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Reds 5, Brewers 4: Milwaukee’s injury-thinned pitching staff suffers another blow

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12 months ago

March 4, 2025

Reds 5, Brewers 4: Milwaukee’s injury-thinned pitching staff suffers another blow

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – If anyone needed another reminder of how important pitching depth is to the Milwaukee Brewers, it came on Monday night.

Five batters into what should have been a routine two-inning start for Aaron Ashby, the left-hander exited the game with an injury, marring a 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear Ballpark.

“Looks like an oblique. Got an MRI tomorrow,” said manager Pat Murphy. “It’s our sixth pitching injury. That’s not good.

“Doesn’t seem like it’s three months, but you never can tell.”

Ashby, who was making his third spring appearance while vying for a spot in the starting rotation, had command issues throughout his 22-pitch outing. He hit leadoff batter TJ Friedl, walked Elly De La Cruz and twice nearly hit Gavin Lux before being pulled during the Kenosha native’s at-bat.

“He said he felt it early,” Murphy said. “He’s been struggling with his command, anyway. He’s not a pinpoint guy.”

Ashby’s premature departure came on the same day the Brewers reportedly agreed to terms with veteran left-hander José Quintana.

Ashby, of course, traveled a long road to return from April 2023 shoulder surgery and after extended struggles became an effective reliever down the stretch for the Brewers in 2024.

Following his outing, Ashby’s Cactus League ERA sits at 18.00 and his WHIP at 3.00 as he walked six and hit three batters in three total innings.

In brighter news for the Brewers (4-6-1), Vinny Capra continued his torrid spring as he followed a leadoff home run by Caleb Durbin with his fourth of the spring – a total that leads the major leagues.

Capra also made a nice defensive play at third base, charging in on a soft grounder to register a bang-bang out at first base an inning later. In seven games, Capra is hitting .412 with an OPS of 1.629 and leads Milwaukee with eight runs batted in.

Among the other notables: Tyler Black flipped over the dugout railing catching a foul pop-up to end the second inning (he was OK); Milwaukee pitchers picked off three baserunners (and could have had a fourth, but Tyler Alexander was called for a balk); and Cincinnati took the lead in the seventh when it scored two runs on no hits while stealing five bases.

Pat Murphy, unplugged

“I’ll take a righty or a lefty, if they’re good,” Murphy, speaking in generalities on if it might help the Brewers to add a starting pitcher like Quintana. Murphy can’t comment on the Quintana deal until his physical is finalized.

Prospect watch

KC Hunt, the Brewers’ co-minor-league pitcher of the year in 2024 along with Craig Yoho, replaced Ashby and tossed a scoreless inning with a walk (after assuming the Lux at-bat).

Cooper Pratt entered at shortstop in the eighth inning but didn’t get an at-bat.

Brewers spring training schedule

Off day Tuesday.

Brewers vs. White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Wednesday. Milwaukee RHP Freddy Peralta vs. Chicago RHP Bryse Wilson. Webcast – Brewers.com. Brewers at A’s, 2:05 p.m. Wednesday (split squad). Milwaukee RHP Tobias Myers vs. Oakland LHP Martín Pérez.

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Milwaukee Weather – Frosty and cold morning, sunny day ahead

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9 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels

Frosty Monday morning with temps in the teens inland to low 20s near the lake.
Mostly sunny to sunny skies on Monday. Highs in the mid-40s inland, upper 30s near the lake.
A total lunar eclipse will happen Tuesday morning, total eclipse from 5-6am. It may be tough to see due to increasing clouds.
Increasing clouds on Tuesday with highs in the low 40s. Chance of rain and storms possible Wednesday through Friday with warming temperatures.

Today: 39 Lake. Mostly sunny.
High: 44°
Wind: SE 5-10

Tonight: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear overnight.
Low: 27°
Wind: SE 5

Tuesday: 39 Lake. Mostly cloudy.
High: 43°
Wind: E 5-10

Wednesday:41 Lake. Chance for scattered showers and t-storms.
AM Low: 32° High: 45°
Wind: E 5-10

Thursday: 39 Lake. Mostly cloudy. Chance storms.
AM Low: 37° High: 42°
Wind: NE 5-10

Friday: Chance for showers and t-storms Warmer. Warming at night.
AM Low: 37° High: 57°
Wind: SE 5-15

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with AM rain showers. Blustery with falling afternoon temperatures.
AM Low: 47° High: 53°
Wind: NE 5-10

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Maps and radar

We have a host of maps and radars on the FOX6 Weather page that are updating regularly — to provide you the most accurate assessment of the weather. From a county-by-county view to the Midwest regional radar and a national view — it’s all there.

School and business closings

When the weather gets a little dicey, schools and businesses may shut down. Monitor the latest list of closings, cancellations, and delays reported in southeast Wisconsin.

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Four new community-powered fridges open on Milwaukee’s North Side

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21 hours ago

March 1, 2026

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Four new community-powered fridges open on Milwaukee’s North Side

Community members and city leaders celebrated the opening of four new community-powered fridges on the North Side of Milwaukee. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday, Feb. 27, at Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, 3624 W. North Ave., to mark the occasion.

The effort to fight food scarcity by opening community-powered fridges comes after several grocery stores closed in the area, creating a food desert.

Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, emceed the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of four new community-powered fridges.

District 15 Ald. Russell W. Stamper II, who saw several grocery stores in his district close over the past few years, served as the event’s emcee.

“We could either complain about the problem, or we could come together to find a solution,” Stamper said.

People fill up the community-powered fridge with fresh produce.

In July 2025, a Pick ‘n Save on the North Side closed, prompting the opening of a community-powered fridge at Tricklebee Café in the Sherman Park and Uptown area. Since then, several other grocery stores have closed in the area.

This led Stamper, FEED MKE, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges and One MKE to open four more community-powered fridges.

Christie Melby-Gibbons, executive director of Tricklebee Café, talks about opening the first community-powered fridge at her cafe.

Christie Melby-Gibbons, executive director of Tricklebee Café, talked about the organization’s community-powered fridge. About a week ago, the fridge was empty for the first time since its launch, so staff turned to their online community for support.

“Within 20 minutes, a woman came in with bags of food and filled the fridge for less than $100,” Melby-Gibbons said.

Danell Cross (right), executive director at Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, Metcalfe Park resident Farina Brooks (left), and other attendees applaud during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The community-powered fridge network is run by residents on a take-what-you-need, leave-what-you-can model. Taking a grassroots approach to solving food insecurity in the area, community members provide fresh produce and other healthy food options to ensure that their neighbors have access to nutritious foods.

Residents line up to fill the community-powered fridge with fresh produce.

“Everybody deserves to eat. I can’t go to sleep at night knowing my neighbors are hungry,” said Melody McCurtis, deputy director of Metcalfe Park Community Bridges.

Here’s a list of all the community-powered fridges:

Metcalfe Park Community Bridges

3624 W. North Ave.

Rooted & Rising- Washington Park

3940 W. Lisbon Ave.

Sherman Park Community Association

3526 W. Fond du Lac Ave.

Dominican Center

2470 W. Locust St.

Tricklebee Café

4424 W. North Ave.

Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.

This article first appeared on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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At the Bar

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1 day ago

March 1, 2026

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The bar can be “the place” where memories are made, friendships blossom, and stories live forever. This episode of Real Stories MKE features stories from Dasha Kelly, Kristia Wildflower, Shep Crumrine, and Katelyn Nye. Real Stories MKE is hosted by Kim Shine and Joel Dresang with support from producer Jasmine Gonzalez and audio engineer Sam Woods.

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