MILWAUKEE (AP) After the Milwaukee Brewers announced contract extensions for general manager Doug Melvin and manager Ron Roenicke on Tuesday, principal owner Mark Attanasio admitted to glancing at a few fan comments questioning why the team would hand out votes of confidence in the team’s leadership after such a shaky start to the season.

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The Cincinnati Reds are now without a left-handed bat off the bench.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) Brewers shortstop Alex Gonzalez has a torn ligament in his right knee and will have season-ending surgery, the third Milwaukee player to sustain a serious injury since opening day.

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The usual suspect: The greatest trick Bryce Harper ever pulled was convincing the world he was only a 19-year-old rookie. The kid who seems to do something unique in every game did it again, stealing home on a pickoff attempt by Cole Hamels in the first inning Sunday night. Not only was it Harper’s first stolen base in the majors, it was sweet revenge for getting hit with a pitch in the back by Hamels earlier in the inning. But the joy was fleeting, as Hunter Pence hit two homers and Hamels otherwise dominated in a 9-3 victory for Philly that averted a sweep at Nationals Park. And then there’s what happened to slugger Jayson Werth.

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SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants are accustomed to playing close games.

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Shortstop Alex Gonzalez and outfielder Carlos Gomez joined first baseman Mat Gamel on the disabled list May 5th as the latest casualties of the Milwaukee Brewers’ disastrous California portion of their nine game road trip that started on April 27th. The Brewers brought up infielder Brooks Conrad from Triple A Nashville to replace Gamel on May4th, and now two more infielders from the Sounds will replace Gonzalez and Gomez.

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Matt Cain has been spectacular at AT&T Park this season.

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The Milwaukee Brewers’ lineup Friday for the series opener in San Francisco was unlike any they had fielded this season.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Ryan Braun was held out of the Milwaukee Brewers starting lineup for Friday night’s series opener with San Francisco, two days after the reigning NL MVP left the game at San Diego in the sixth inning with a sore right Achilles tendon.

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With regular first baseman Mat Gamel likely out for the season with a torn ACL, Travis Ishikawa takes over as the starter at that position. Ishikawa has a .261 career batting average, and although he doesn’t hit for a lot of power he does have two home runs in 29 at bats through games of May 2nd this season. Ishikawa has excellent defensive skills, including a .995 fielding percentage in 234 Major League games at the position. Ishikawa is a good short term option at first, and depending on how well he plays, could be the regular first baseman for the rest of the season.

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