Gabe Gross

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Although Manny Parra's bid to make the starting rotation appeared to be falling apart toward the end of spring training, the Milwaukee Brewers decided to give him a shot anyway. It looked like a wise move Saturday, as Parra earned his first major league victory with a breakout performance in Milwaukee's 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants. Brewers manager Ned Yost said the team wrote off Parra's shaky performance near the end of exhibition play as a young player... Read Full Story

Johnny Cueto's swift rise from Single-A to the Cincinnati Reds' rotation took less than a year. After his first major league start, he didn't leave much room for improvement. Cueto can't hope for more than a duplicate of his dominating debut when the Reds begin their first road trip of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. Oddsmakers from Sportsbook.com have made Milwaukee -105 money line favorites (MLB Odds) for tonight's game, the over/under has been set at 8.5 total runs... Read Full Story

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