MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Robert Gasser is heading back to the minors one day after he was unable to protect an early three-run lead in a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Brewers announced Sunday they were optioning Gasser to Triple-A Nashville and recalling right-hander Carlos Rodriguez.
Gasser, who turns 27 on May 31, went 0-1 with a 6.48 ERA in two games with Milwaukee. He struck out seven but walked six over 8 1/3 innings.
Rodriguez, 24, went 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two relief appearances with Milwaukee earlier this season. He was 0-3 with an 8.03 ERA in five starts and three relief appearances with Nashville.
Gasser gave up three runs, two earned, in four innings in a 5-4 loss at Minnesota on May 17. He followed that up by allowing four runs over 4 1/3 innings in an 11-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
He held the Dodgers scoreless for the first three innings as Milwaukee took a 3-0 lead, but the Dodgers scored four runs against him in the fourth. Gasser allowed a three-run homer to Teoscar Hernández that put the Dodgers ahead for good.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after Saturday’s game that he believed Gasser might have been tipping his pitches. Los Angeles’ Andy Pages was on second base and appeared to be motioning with his arms or making some type of signal while Hernández was at the plate.
“There’s a huge emphasis on making sure they can’t get your signs from second base — there’s a huge emphasis on it,” Murphy said. “Pitchers have to be able to not give away anything. It’s gotten to (be) a science. Every team does it. We do it. Every team does it. Some teams do it less subtle than others. He got caught up and gave away some pitches, and it ended up hurting him.”
Gasser said after the game that he did notice Pages making hand signals, but the left-hander added that he didn’t know whether he was tipping anything off.
“It’s definitely something that’s come up before, and I thought I had a good grip on it and was covering it up,” Gasser said. “I don’t know. Maybe they had something. Maybe not.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked Sunday whether the Dodgers had noticed a way in which Gasser was tipping his pitches or if they were simply bluffing.
“Whether you have them to disguise or act like you have them, (there’s) the gamesmanship part of it,” Roberts said. “If you can kind of make a pitcher feel that you’ve got their signs, then you’ve already won. Honestly, right there, I don’t think we had the signs. I think Teo took a good swing and it wasn’t really a great pitch. Yeah, I’m honestly not certain.”
Gasser is 0-0 with a 3.74 ERA in six starts with Nashville.
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
Redwood Symphony presents a unique, must-see musical event: the West Coast premiere of long-… Read moreA Little Night Music
Come and connect with local organizations, learn about support for housing, food, youth serv… Read moreOur Home San Mateo community resource fair
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.