Estrada, Gonzalez lead Brewers over Pirates

Under the Microscope: Mid-May ranks explanation

Todd Zola explains why he ranked Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Chris Davis and others much higher than the aggregate in ESPN's mid-May rankings, and why he ranked players like Jay Bruce and Stephen Strasburg worse.

Cards to call up Lyons for Wednesday debut

The St. Louis Cardinals will promote rookie lefty Tyler Lyons from the minors to make his major league debut in place of injured Jaime Garcia on Wednesday.

Ramirez: 2 Homers, 6 Rbi And A Loss

From Elias: Aramis Ramirez belted a pair of three-run homers to account for all of the Brewers' runs at St. Louis, but those blasts were not enough to prevent a 7-6 Cardinals victory. You have to go back nearly four years to find the last time that a big-league player who produced a multiple-homer game with at least six RBI did not come up a winner; the last such instance came on July 20, 2009, when Justin Morneau had two home runs and seven RBI in a game that the Twins lost to the Athletics by a 14-13 score. (One reason that the Twins lost that game: Matt Holliday had two homers and six RBI for Oakland!) Following that 2009 game, major-league players had gone 69-0 in games in which they contributed two homers and six RBI -- until Ramirez's Brewers lost on Friday night.

Dee Gordon deserves decent rank

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses his midseason hitter rankings and why he's high on Dee Gordon.

Bell: Monday injury cheat sheet

Stephania Bell provides the Monday morning injury cheat sheet for fantasy baseball lineup setters

Brewers' Braun remains out with neck issue

Ryan Braun is getting treatment for his ailing neck every day. He's just not ready to play yet.

Sprained knee lands Brewers' Ramirez on DL

Third baseman Aramis Ramirez has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Milwaukee Brewers.