2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 23

Last Week’s Results

Monday: Brewers 7, D-backs 5
Tuesday: Brewers 9, D-backs 8
Wednesday: D-backs 3, Brewers 2
Thursday: D-backs 6, Brewers 4
Friday: Brewers 7, Blue Jays 2
Saturday: Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1
Sunday: Blue Jays 8, Brewers 4

Division Standings

Brewers: 85-53
Cubs: 78-59 (6.5 GB)
Reds: 69-68 (15.5 GB)
Cardinals: 68-70 (17 GB)
Pirates: 61-77 (24 GB)

Last Week

Brewers: 4-3
Cubs: 2-4
Reds: 1-5
Cardinals: 4-3

Pirates: 4-3

Top Pitching Performance of the Week

Freddy Peralta continues to mow down hitters, as he worked another strong six innings with no runs allowed, giving up one hit and one walk with a hit batter with eight strikeouts. All but guaranteed to now win NL Pitcher of the Month, Peralta’s August went like this: 4-0, 0.32 ERA (one earned run), 28 innings, 34 strikeouts. For the season, Peralta has a 2.58 ERA and 168 strikeouts over 153 2/3 innings, as he’s vying for a third consecutive season with 200 strikeouts.

Top Hitting Performance of the Week

William Contreras remained hot

this week, with 10 hits, including three homers and two doubles, driving in six runs with a .323/.344/.677 line. Not to be outdone, utilityman Andruw Monasterio also had 10 hits, slugging a pair of homers and three doubles as he hit .400/.423/.760. Brice Turang and Caleb Durbin each had nine hits on the week, and Christian Yelich added eight hits. Overall, it was a fairly solid week for Milwaukee offensively.

Injury Notes & Roster Moves

It was a busy week on the transaction front, as just about every day, somebody went somewhere. Things started on Monday with Tobias Myers and Easton McGee being recalled from Triple-A Nashville, as RHP Chad Patrick was optioned and RHP Grant Anderson was placed on the 15-day IL with ankle tendonitis.
On Wednesday, the Brewers moved RHP Logan Henderson from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL (no surprise there, given he isn’t expected to return until the playoffs at the earliest), allowing them to sign RHP Erick Fedde. Fedde, 32, has bounced around this season, spending time with the Cardinals and Braves before landing with Milwaukee. He pitched 4 1/3 solid innings in relief on Wednesday night, allowing two runs on eight hits with two strikeouts, though he took the loss as the Brewers weren’t able to put much together offensively.
On Friday, Easton McGee was sent back to Triple-A Nashville after pitching multiple innings on both Wednesday and Thursday. LHP Rob Zastryzny was activated from the 15-day IL to replace him on the active roster.
On Saturday, the long-awaited return of Jackson Chourio came to fruition, as he was activated from the IL after roughly a month. LHP Robert Gasser was also activated from the 60-day IL, though he was immediately optioned to Triple-A Nashville. To open up the active spot for Chourio, OF Brandon Lockridge was optioned, while the 40-man spot needed for Gasser’s reinstatement was created with IF Oliver Dunn designated for assignment.
After Sunday’s series finale in Toronto, it was announced that former Brewer infielder Luis Urías signed a minor league deal with the Crew, as he’ll head to Triple-A Nashville this week. Wicho has bounced around between Boston, Seattle, and the Athletics since being traded at the deadline in 2023. In 96 games with the A’s this season, he hit .230/.315/.338 with eight homers, 25 RBIs, and 27 runs before being released on Thursday.