Last Week’s Results
- Monday: Brewers 15, Athletics 14
- Tuesday: Athletics 7, Brewers 5
- Wednesday: Athletics 4, Brewers 3
- Friday: Brewers 6, Phillies 0
- Saturday: Phillies 9, Brewers 8
- Sunday: Brewers 4, Phillies 0
Division Standings
- Brewers 43-26
- Cardinals 38-31 (5.0 GB)
- Cubs 37-34 (7.0 GB)
- Pirates (8.5 GB)
- Reds (10.5 GB)
Last Week
- Brewers: 3-3
- Cardinals: 3-3
- Cubs: 3-3
- Pirates: 2-4
- Reds: 2-4
Top Pitching Performance of the Week
This past week was filled with a lot more offensive performances than it was with pitching. Of course, half of the week, some could say you could put an asterisk on, as they played at a Triple-A stadium. Naturally, in the first game back in an MLB ballpark, we get the best outing from a Brewers pitcher all week. Yet again, Jacob Misiorowski earns this week’s top pitching performance after his dominance on Friday night.
On what was the first of many more strikeouts to come, Misiorowski hit 104.5 mph
on the radar gun to retire Kyle Schwarber. He then went on to strike out 14 more batters to tie the second-most strikeouts in a game by a Brewers pitcher. That wasn’t even the best part; Misiorowski tossed a complete-game shutout in 95 pitches, making it the most strikeouts in a Maddux (a complete game of fewer than 100 pitches).
Top Hitting Performance of the Week
As I previously mentioned, it was quite the week for the Brewers’ offense as they benefited from the small field of play in Las Vegas. Overall, throughout the last week, the offense posted 41 runs and somehow only came away with three wins. There were many phenomenal performances throughout the course of this week, but none was more impactful than Jackson Chourio’s efforts at the plate. Over this past week, we saw Chourio hit .457 with a .943 SLG. He crushed five home runs, including a two-home-run performance on Saturday’s loss to the Phillies, drove in 10 hitters, and struck out only five times.
Some honorable mentions for top hitting performances of the week:
- Blake Perkins went 2-for-4 against Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez on Sunday with a three-run home run and a double, continuing to see the ball well over his career against the southpaw.
- Andrew Vaughn shone in the slugfest that was the opening game of the Las Vegas series, as he went 4-for-6 at the plate with four RBIs, a double, and a home run.
- Jake Bauers carried the majority of the load in the Crew’s win on Friday night as he smashed a three-run blast in the series opener against the Phillies.
Injury Notes & Roster Moves
- The time has officially come as the Brewers will be calling up their No. 4 prospect, Cooper Pratt, for the start of their series against the Guardians on Tuesday night.
- Brandon Woodruff’s return is nearing as he threw 68 pitches in 3 2/3 innings in the Arizona Complex League on Tuesday. He will have one more minor league appearance before potentially rejoining the Brewers rotation.
- DL Hall received an anti-inflammatory injection on Friday for his minor pectoral injury. He’s expected to return in late July.
- Brandon Lockridge is also nearing a comeback as he underwent a platelet-rich plasma injection in his knee on Thursday after experiencing some setbacks while working out. He will still have to complete a rehab assignment before moving forward.
- Quinn Priester’s struggles on his rehab assignments continue, as he threw 73 pitches and gave up five walks in 2 2/3 innings. He was scheduled to pitch again in the minors, but has since gone back on the IL. The team is currently reevaluating the plan moving forward.
- Jacob Waguespack was traded to the Detroit Tigers for cash.
On Deck
- Monday: Off Day
- Tuesday: vs. Guardians (6:40 p.m.)
- Wednesday: vs. Guardians (6:40 p.m.)
- Thursday: vs. Guardians (1:10 p.m.)
- Friday: @ Braves (6:15 p.m.)
- Saturday: @ Braves (3:10 p.m.)
- Sunday: @ Braves (12:35 p.m.)
