Brewers acquire RHP Nick Mears from Rockies
The Milwaukee Brewers acquired Nick Mears from the Colorado Rockies on Saturday in exchange for fellow right-handers Bradley Blalock and Yujanyer Herrera. Mears, 27, went 1-4 with a 5.56 ERA in 41 relief appearances for Colorado this season. He is in his fifth major league season, coming out of the bullpen in 93 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2020-22) and Rockies (2023-24).
In those outings, Mears has gone 2-5 with a 4.93 ERA. The 23-year-old Blalock was Milwaukee’s No. 17 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. He made his major league debut with the Brewers on June 20, pitching a scoreless inning in his only appearance. Blaylock went 5-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 16 starts at Double-A Biloxi this year.
Herrera, 20, spent time with low Class-A Carolina and high Class-A Wisconsin this season, compiling a 9-1 record with a 2.91 ERA in 16 appearances (nine starts). He has not yet appeared in the majors.
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Bell’s three-run homer in the seventh inning helps the Miami Marlins overcome the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3
Josh Bell hit a three-run home run to end a five-run rally in the seventh inning, leading the Miami Marlins to a 7-3 comeback win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
“It feels good,” Bell said, who hit a home run for the fourth game in a row. “For the most part, I feel I’m on time. I feel like I can take advantage of mistakes and not chase pitches outside the strike zone as much. Hopefully, I can keep up these feelings and make sure I don’t lose them.”
Pinch-hitter Emmanuel Rivera began the seventh inning with a triple. Vidal Bruján walked, and Nick Fortes got on base with a bunt single that pitcher Jared Koenig couldn’t handle, allowing Rivera to score and tie the game at 3.
Xavier Reynolds moved the runners with a sacrifice bunt, causing Koenig (8-2), who had not allowed a run in his seven previous games, to leave the game.
Bryan De La Cruz then hit a single to drive in a run. Bell then hit the first pitch for his 14th home run.
Brian Hoeing (1-2) pitched three scoreless innings in relief to get the win.
This win came after the Marlins traded Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the Yankees for three minor league players.
“Part about being a pro is turning the page quick,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “That’s not easy to do when one of your friends and teammates gets traded.
It’s happened a couple of times already this year. But I’m proud of how they played and their effort. Just a really good game despite losing their leadoff hitter and starting center fielder.”
Consecutive losses to Miami have given the NL Central-leading Brewers their third straight home series loss after winning nine series in a row.
