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The Milwaukee Brewers have pitched pretty well of late, but that couldn't prevent them from being swept over the weekend. The rebuilding Atlanta Braves have also received some strong performances on the mound lately, which have them coming off an impressive series win. The Brewers (18-26) had won three of four going into their road series against the New York Mets last weekend, but couldn't earn a victory despite limiting the Mets to 11 runs. Continue to Article

May 23, 2016 3:06:pm EST

Toronto Blue Jays' manager John Gibbons has been channeling Bobby Cox this past week. On Sunday, during the Jays game against the Minnesota Twins, he was ejected. Again. For the third time in seven days. Sunday's ejection was brought on by several inside pitches that were delivered to reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson in the fifth inning. Twins starter Phil Hughes threw one pitch inside, and another pitch that was so inside that it was actually behind Donaldson. Gibbons didn't like the pitches and felt they were intentional, so he came out of the dugout to argue with the umpires. That inevitably ended with him being tossed from the game.  [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Since Sunday's ejection gets Gibbons to three in a week (and four total on the year), let's take a look at what's happened during his incredibly eventful week. Sunday, May 15: Ejected.  Gibbons is ejected in the bottom of the third inning of Toronto's game against the Texas Rangers for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout, five innings before the wild brawl between the two teams. Gibbons runs back on the field during the brawl to defend his players/yell at everyone. Monday, May 16: Ejected.  For once again arguing balls and strikes, Gibbons is ejected in the fourth inning of the Toronto-Tampa Bay Rays game.   Tuesday, May 17: Suspended. Gibbons is handed a three-game suspension for running back onto the field after he was ejected (which is agains the rules), and serves the first game.  Wednesday, May 18: Suspended.  Gibbons serves the second of his three-game suspension.  Thursday, May 19: Suspended.  Gibbons sits out one more game to complete his suspension.  Sunday, May 22: Ejected.  For arguing about pitches thrown to (or at, in this case) his batters yet again, Gibbons is ejected from the Blue Jays-Twins game.  Gibbons has been ejected a total of 36 times in his managerial career, so he still has a ways to go to catch up with all-time ejection leader Bobby Cox, legendary manager of the Atlanta Braves. Cox was ejected a stunning 161 times in his career. Since Gibbons isn't likely to maintain his pace of three ejections a week, and considering he had five total in 2016, Cox's record is safe for the foreseeable future. But if Gibbons keeps this up, you never know. More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports:   The StewPod: A baseball podcast by Yahoo Sports Subscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed - - - - - - Liz Roscher is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at lizroscher@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter! Follow @lizroscher Continue to Article

May 23, 2016 9:43:am EST

Fear not Carl Crawford and Mike Hampton, Ryan Howard’s wholly unnecessary five-year, $125 million extension has barreled toward the top of the list. Continue to Article

May 22, 2016 9:41:pm EST

Winners of two of three in Philadelphia, interim manager Brian Snitker can only hope some good times are ahead for the rebuilding Braves. Jerad Eickhoff pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to help the Philadelphia Phillies avoid a three-game sweep and beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Sunday. The once-powerhouse franchise is clearly aiming toward a return to contention in 2017, when the Braves move into their new suburban home, SunTrust Park. Continue to Article

May 22, 2016 6:09:pm EST