2026 Brewers Week in Review: Week 8

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 17: Jake Bauers #9 of the Milwaukee Brewers runs the bases during the game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andrew Ritter/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

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Last Week’s Results

Monday: Off Day
Tuesday: Brewers 6, Padres 4
Wednesday: Padres 3, Brewers 1
Thursday: Brewers 7, Padres 1

Friday: Brewers 3, Twins 2
Saturday: Brewers 2, Twins 1
Sunday: Twins 5, Brewers 4

Division Standings

Cubs 29-18
Brewers 26-18 (1.5 GB)
Cardinals 27-19 (1.5 GB)
Pirates 24-23 (5 GB)
Reds 24-23 (5 GB)

Last Week

Cubs: 2-4
Brewers: 4-2
Cardinals: 4-2
Pirates: 2-4
Reds: 2-4

Top Pitching Performance of the Week

Is it time to rename this section to “What impressive performance did Jacob Misiorowski pull off last week?” It’s starting to feel that way with how well he’s been pitching. He followed up his performance against the Yankees last week with a seven shutout inning, 10-strikeout day on Wednesday. He only allowed four hits, did not walk a batter, and did that in 93 pitches. That start could have gone even longer had he not felt a cramp in his leg again when going out for the eighth inning. Misiorowski hasn’t

allowed a run in the month of May and the last run he allowed came on April 25 against the Pirates.

There’s also some honorable mentions to go around. Kyle Harrison would be making an appearance here more often if it wasn’t for Misiorowski. He pitched five shutout innings on Thursday, allowing just five hits while striking out seven. Chad Patrick is transitioning to the bullpen and it’s going well. He had a scoreless inning on Tuesday, but that was just the warmup for his four shutout innings on Saturday. He allowed just one hit and struck out three as he recorded a four-inning save. Coleman Crow and Logan Henderson also had good starts for the Brewers, each allowing just a single run in five innings of work. Henderson has 56 strikeouts through his first nine major-league games, which is one more than Misiorowski had in his first nine.

Top Hitting Performance of the Week

Jake Bauers is making himself known in his final year before free agency. In four games last week, he went 7-for-15 with four doubles, two RBI, and one stolen base. He had a .467/.529/.733 batting line and boosted his overall line to .281/.358/.489 this season. One of his biggest hits came on Friday, when he hit an RBI double to put the Brewers ahead for good. He’s also on an 18-game on-base streak that goes back to April 21.

Honorable mention goes to Joey Ortiz. He put together a .308/.412/.615 batting line last week with a double, home run, and two runs batted in. His home run was his first since July 19 of last season.

Injury Notes & Roster Moves

The Brewers’ batting order returned to full strength as Christian Yelich was activated from the IL on Tuesday. Tyler Black was optioned back to Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move. However, that lasted just one day and then Yelich was back to day-to-day with back tightness. He didn’t need a repeat trip to the IL, and was back in the lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Twins.
The pitching carousel was in full swing for the Twins’ series. Prior to Friday’s opener, the Brewers recalled Coleman Crow to make the start and optioned Brian Fitzpatrick to Triple-A. The next day, Crow was optioned and Peter Strzelecki’s contract was selected for Saturday’s game. Strzelecki didn’t even get to pitch and was designated for assignment before Sunday’s game, and Robert Gasser was recalled for Sunday’s start.
Brandon Lockridge had an MRI that came back clear of any fractures or tears. He began riding a stationary bike on Wednesday. He officially has a bone bruise and is expected back in mid-to-late June.
Jared Koenig threw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. He’s been out most of the season with a UCL sprain.
Jacob Misiorowski had another start end early when he felt another cramp when warming up in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game. He felt fine the next day and is expected to start on Tuesday against the Cubs.
Rob Zastryzny was sent to Nashville on a rehab assignment on Thursday. He pitched in Thursday’s game for Nashville, pitching a clean inning with a strikeout.
Brandon Woodruff threw a bullpen session on Thursday and was pleased with it. His next step is another bullpen session today in Chicago.
Akil Baddoo was sent to Nashville on a rehab assignment on Friday. He played in Friday’s game, going 0-for-2 at the plate and played five innings in left field.
Quinn Priester began his second rehab assignment on Saturday, this time starting with High-A Wisconsin. It was another short outing for him. He allowed seven runs in 1 1/3 innings and faced 12 batters. He allowed five hits and three walks, and struck out two. Manager Pat Murphy reiterated that it will take a while for him to get back to where he was.