Last Week’s Results
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Tuesday: Brewers 2, Guardians 1
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Wednesday: Brewers 9, Guardians 4
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Thursday: Guardians 4, Brewers 2
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Friday: Braves 3, Brewers 2
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Saturday: Braves 4, Brewers 3
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Sunday: Brewers 9, Braves 4
Division Standings
Last Week
Top Pitching Performance of the Week
As usual, the Brewers got good starts this week from Jacob Misiorowski and Kyle Harrison. But I’m going to give the week’s Brew Crew Ball honor to Robert Gasser, the only starter who pitched twice this week. On Tuesday, Gasser went 5 2/3 innings, allowed only two hits, and didn’t allow a run in a game the Brewers won 2-1. On Sunday in Atlanta, Gasser was gifted an early lead and pitched to six solid innings in which he allowed two runs on four hits and matched a season high with seven strikeouts. In total, Bobby Gas had a 1.54 ERA with 12 strikeouts, allowing three walks and six hits in 11 2/3 innings.
Top Hitting Performance of the Week
It wasn’t an especially explosive week for the Brewer offense, which scored three runs or fewer in four of six games. But there are a couple of people worth mentioning: William Contreras, on the back of a four-hit Sunday, hit .350 with a .935 OPS in 20 at-bats. Andrew Vaughn had a smaller workload but led the team in OPS after going 4-for-12 with two doubles and three walks. Sal Frelick, working on turning around a poor start to the season, went 4-for-11 (.364) with two doubles and four RBI.
But for the sake of the big picture, I’m going to give this week’s honor to the new guy, Cooper Pratt. Pratt will still encounter his struggles this year, surely, but given that he was expected to start as a low-offense, high-defense guy, he couldn’t have asked for a better start at the plate. Pratt is still looking for his first extra-base hit, but he went 7-for-19 (.368), knocked in a couple of runs, and walked twice. More importantly, he doesn’t really look overmatched.
Injury Notes & Roster Moves
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The week’s biggest injury news was not good: it was determined that Quinn Priester, who has been dealing with thoracic outlet syndrome since spring training, will need season-ending surgery. He’ll be out 8-10 months, giving him a chance of being ready for spring training next season.
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In happier injury news, Brandon Woodruff made a successful rehab appearance for High-A Wisconsin on Tuesday, and it was announced that his next appearance will come in the majors. He is expected to start against the Reds on Monday.
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Before Tuesday’s game, last weekend’s news that Pratt was being promoted became official. To make space on the roster, Luis Rengifo was designated for assignment. If he goes unclaimed and the Brewers are unable to make a trade, he has accrued enough service time that he can refuse an assignment to Triple-A Nashville and become a free agent.
On Deck
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Monday: @ Reds (6:10 p.m.)
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Tuesday: @ Reds (6:10 p.m.)
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Wednesday: @ Reds (6:10 p.m.)
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Friday: vs. Cubs (6:45 p.m.)
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Saturday: vs. Cubs (6:10 p.m.)
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Sunday: vs. Cubs (1:10 p.m.)
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