C Martin Maldonado had a career-high tying three walks -- two of them intentional. He also had three walks June 11 against the New York Mets. Maldonado appeared in 75 games, including 62 starts at catcher. The Brewers are 31-31 in his starts.

C Martin Maldonado returned to the Brewers' lineup Sunday after sitting out the last two days as part of baseball's concussion protocol. Maldonado appeared in 71 games this season, with 58 starts.

C Martin Maldonado (1-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI) collected his first single of the series, an RBI base hit in the second inning. That snapped an 0-for-14 run.

C Martin Maldonado was 1-for-3 with a walk Tuesday. He extended his career-best hitting streak to seven games (9-for-23, .391).

C Martin Maldonado will start the next two games, although the Brewers called up C Manny Pina from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Monday and Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said it would be several days before the club figures out the catching situation. Maldonado was 1-for-3 Monday and was hit by a pitch. Pina had a pinch-hit single.

C Martin Maldonado got a start in Lucroy's place. He's batting .286 (6-for-21) with two home runs in his last seven games, including five starts.

C Martin Maldonado hit a solo home run off Max Scherzer on Monday. It was the only run of the game as the Brewers got a road win. Maldonado's homer to left came on a 2-1 fastball from Scherzer in the fifth inning. It was just third homer in 61 at-bats this season for Maldonado, who has only 23 in a career that began in 2011. "It feels good. Especially against a guy that's been pitching the way he has been," Maldonado said of his homer. "Last time we faced him it was the same way. We go up there and compete every pitch."

C Martin Maldonado saw his first action of the season Sunday, getting the start in place of Jonathan Lucroy. Maldonado went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout at the plate but was a big factor in the Brewers' 3-2 victory over Houston by stopping a pair of steal attempts in the early innings.

Martin Maldonado went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI, leading the Brewers to a 4-1 victory over the Pirates on Sunday.

Maldonado has done a very nice job in his first real exposure to Major League pitching, hitting .285 with five homers and 18 RBI in 40 games. It will be interesting to see if he remains on the roster as the backup catcher when Jonathan LuCroy returns from the DL in a couple of weeks.

Martin Maldonado blasted a two-run home run in the ninth inning, breaking a tie and leading the Brewers to a 5-3 victory over the Twins.

Maldonado finished the game 2-for-4 with the crucial home run off Matt Capps. He's provided very solid and unexpected power production since being recalled from Triple-A, hitting .262 with four homers and 12 RBI in just 42 at-bats. While he won't continue at this unsustainable pace, he makes for a very intriguing option in deep two catcher leagues.

Martin Maldonado hit a three-run homer in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Padres.

Maldonado's sixth-inning blast off of Anthony Bass was his only hit in four trips to the plate, though he's now gone deep three times in just 34 at-bats since being recalled from Triple-A Nashville. Seeing more playing time than a banged up George Kottaras (hamstring) in the absence of Jonathan Lucroy, Maldonado is worth a look in NL-only leagues.

Brewers recalled C Martin Maldonado from Triple-A Nashville.

As expected, Maldonado will take Jonathan Lucroy's place on the active roster. The 25-year-old backstop was hitting .198/.270/.347 over 138 plate appearances with Triple-A Nashville this season and has a .236/.313/.333 batting line over parts of nine seasons in the minors. He'll function as a backup to George Kottaras while Lucroy is on the shelf.

The Brewers will recall C Martin Maldonado from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday.

He'll replace the injured Jonathan Lucroy (hand) on the active roster. Known more for his defense behind the plate, the 25-year-old owns a .236/.313/.333 batting line over parts of nine seasons in the minors. He can be ignored in fantasy leagues.

Brewers optioned C Martin Maldonado to Triple-A Nashville.

No surprise here. The Brewers will start Jonathan Lucroy behind the plate with George Kottaras backing him up.

Brewers recalled C Martin Maldonado from Triple-A Nashville.

Maldonado, 24, is coming off a month where he hit .351 with eight homers and 20 RBI over just 77 at-bats. Of course, that was in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League and he is a .238 career hitter in the minors, so we would temper expectations. He will serve as a third catcher behind Jonathan Lucroy and George Kotteras down the stretch.

The Brewers will recall catching prospect Martin Maldonado from Triple-A Nashville Thursday.

Maldonado has had a solid year at the plate, batting .289/.376/.440 with 11 homers over 339 at-bats between Double- and Triple-A. He'll function as the third catcher behind Jonathan Lucroy and George Kotteras.

Brewers purchased the contract of C Martin Maldonado from Triple-A Nashville.

Maldonado, 24, batted .239/.310/.374 with nine home runs and 41 RBI between High-A Brevard County, Double-A Huntsville and Triple-A Nashville this season. He is known more for his ability behind the plate.