John Axford (RP)

Brewers closer John Axford was able to pitch a scoreless ninth inning during Saturday's contest against the Twins. Axford retired all three batters he faced during his lone frame of work, including one by strikeout. He needed only 12 pitches to get through scoreless outing and is still 6 for 7 in save chances on the year.

Milwaukee Brewers closer John Axford joked that his blown save against the Chicago Cubs sent his wife into labor.

Milwaukee Brewers RP John Axford blew his first save of the year against the Chicago ...

Brewers closer John Axford's streak of 49 consecutive saves came to an end during Friday night's contest against the Cubs. Axford came on in the ninth inning and allowed three runs on two hits, including a RBI single off the bat of Alfonso Soriano. Axford was unable to finish out the inning as he was relieved by Tim Dillard.

Brewers closer John Axford took the mound to pitch the ninth inning on Wednesday afternoon at home against the Reds. Coming into a 0-0 ballgame, Axford allowed the Reds to score twice in the ninth to take a 2-0 lead. Axford gave up two runs on three hits and a walk over his inning and took the loss to fall to 0-2 on the year. He struck out two and his ERA is now at 5.59.

Milwaukee Brewers RP John Axford was hit with the loss when he gave up two ...

Milwaukee Brewers RP John Axford earned his sixth save of the season Friday, May 4, ...

Brewers closer John Axford struck out two batters and got the third to pop out in the ninth inning, preserving the 6-4 win over the Giants. He needed just 12 pitches to get the job done.

Brewers closer John Axford entered Sunday's series finale against the Cardinals in the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He put the first two runners on before striking out David Freese. Then a strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play allowed him to escape the jam and secure the 3-2 win. Axford collected his fifth save of the season while lowering his ERA to 4.70.

RotoInfo.com | Apr 25th, 8:56am

Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said he expects both John Axford and Francisco Rodriguez to be available again Wednesday, though he would certainly prefer not to need them.

Milwaukee closer John Axford earned his fourth save of the season on Tuesday, as he gave up one hit to Houston in his inning of work. Axford threw 21 pitches as he helped Randy Wolf earn his first win of the year by preserving the 9-6 win.

RotoInfo.com | Mar 17th, 12:14pm

Brewers closer John Axford said Saturday morning that he expects talks to begin soon on a contract extension. His agent, Dan Horwitz, is in town and ready to resume negotiations with general manager Doug Melvin. Axford signed a one-year deal for $525,000 early in camp with the understanding that talks would resume at some point for a multi-year term.

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