Felipe Lopez News Archives

Yorvit Torrealba is turning the sacrifice fly into an art form. His drive to center field in the sixth inning scored Todd Helton from third, putting the Rockies in front 3-2. Last Friday, Torrealba hit a walkoff sacrifice to beat the Cardinals 2-1. The catcher has 14 RBIs in September, his most in any month since July 2006 .

In a way, 's career is defined by extremes. Demoted to the minor leagues in 2007, Cy Young Award winner in 2008.

Ryan Braun 's late two-run homer Saturday carried Milwaukee to a 7-5 victory over Philadelphia.

Chris Narveson struck out 10 in 5 2/3 innings in picking up his first major-league victory as a starter.

This image can accurately depict the Diamondbacks' 2009 season. The old saying is "nobody likes a tease". Guys, you know what I'm talking about.

Prince Fielder is the Brewers' new king of run production. He was denied in the seventh inning on Saturday, but not in the eighth, when Fielder lifted a sacrifice fly off Astros closer Jose Valverde to break Cecil Cooper's 26-year-old franchise record for RBIs.

Casey McGehee singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to complete a Milwaukee rally Friday and lift the Brewers to a 3-2 win over Houston.

The Cubs and Brewers honor Medal of Honor recipients before Thursday's game. Browse more photos>> And after all was said and done, it wasn't the grand slam by Jody Gerut that did the Cubs in, although that did give the Brewers a lead today that they never relinquished.

Alex Escobar had the best night of his young career, finishing 4-for-5 with three runs batted in and two runs scored, as Milwaukee downed Chicago, 9-5, at Wrigley Field.

Jack makes a decision regarding Ben's offer; Kate feels helpless when it appears that Pickett will carry out his threat to kill Sawyer; and Locke discovers a hidden message that may help him unlock the secrets of the island.

By the time Prince Fielder sees Cecil Cooper this weekend, he likely will have broken the Astros manager's record for most RBIs in a single season by a Brewers player.

Casey McGehee went 4-for-5 with a pair of homers and drove in a career-high six runs, as the Milwaukee Brewers used a 16-hit attack to crush the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-2, in the middle installment of a three-game set at Chase Field.

Ryan Braun went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, three runs batted in, and two runs scored to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-3, in the opener of a three-game set at Chase Field.

A few weeks back, we were chortling while listening to the wildly optimistic worldview of Arizona Diamondbacks president/CEO Derrick Hall on one of the morning talk shows.

Brewers at the plate: The Brewers rank fifth in the National League at 4.72 runs per game.

St. Louis right-hander Chris Carpenter was so sharp Monday afternoon that Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jody Gerut felt as if he were playing a video game.

Dave Bush finally looked like himself again. Too bad he matched up against a Cardinals ace who looked like himself, too.

Sunday, September 6, 2009 Brewers' Felipe Lopez throws to first to complete a triple play as Giants' Ryan Garko slides into second.

The Giants began the day one game behind Colorado for the NL wild card. The Rockies hosted Arizona later.

Mitchell Boggs has done a lot more flying than pitching in the past 11 days. Boggs, who last started on Aug.

Without a knight in shining armor this season in CC Sabathia , the NL Central fading Brewers might just be forced to call it a season and look ahead to next Spring.