The Brewers are looking to avoid the sweep on Father’s Day afternoon in Atlanta, as the team has dropped a pair of low-scoring affairs in heartbreaking fashion. After Jackson Chourio was cut down at the plate as the tying run in the ninth inning on Friday evening, Ozzie Albies played hero for the Braves Saturday afternoon, hitting his second homer of the game just over the wall in right field for a walk-off win.
To avoid the sweep, the Brewers will send out lefty Robert Gasser. Gasser, 27, hasn’t
quite been able to replicate the success of his 2024 rookie season across five starts this year, but he is coming off his best outing of the year. While he’s 0-3 with a 4.88 ERA and 24 strikeouts over 24 innings this year, he tossed 5 2/3 scoreless frames against the Guardians on Tuesday night, allowing a pair of hits and a pair of walks while striking out five in a no-decision.
Opposite Gasser is right-hander Bryce Elder. Elder, also 27 (actually exactly 12 days older than Gasser), is in his fifth MLB season, all with the Braves. He looked great in his first two seasons, pitching to a 3.17 ERA over 54 innings in 2022 and earning an All-Star selection with a 3.81 ERA and 128 strikeouts over 174 2/3 innings in 2023. He’s coming off a pair of rough seasons — he totaled -1.2 bWAR across 38 starts in 2024 and 2025 — but he’s looked much more like the Elder of early seasons this year, with a 3.15 ERA, 3.76 FIP, and 73 strikeouts over 88 2/3 innings. He got roughed up in his last outing, though, allowing six runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out two over four-plus frames.
Christian Yelich bats leadoff as the DH, followed by Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, and William Contreras. Jake Bauers, Garrett Mitchell, and Sal Frelick follow, with Cooper Pratt and David Hamilton rounding things out behind Gasser.
First pitch is at 12:35 p.m. on Brewers.TV and the Brewers Radio Network.
