The Brewers earned their only Sunday off day of the season as they completed a series sweep of the Padres on Saturday. After a sluggish offensive start to the season, the Brewers exploded for fifteen runs over the second and third games of the series, punctuated by Ryan Braun’s dramatic home run on Friday and […]
Author: Andrew Salzman
Weekend Recap: Santana and Wilkerson
The Brewers made it to the final weekend of the season still eligible for the postseason, but were officially eliminated from playoff contention in Game 161, their only loss of the weekend against the Cardinals. There will be plenty of debate on the appropriate reaction to this season (see here for some thoughts on a […]
Weekend Recap: Guerra and Shaw
Milwaukee came into the weekend only 3.5 games behind the division leading Cubs, needing at least three wins to have a realistic shot at the division title. Instead, they dropped three of four, including two gut wrenching extra innings losses. The team’s playoff hopes are still alive thanks to the Rockies floundering this weekend against […]
Weekend Recap: Walker and Thames
The Brewers completed a successful “away” series this weekend against the Miami Marlins, winning two of three games held at Miller Park. The weekend was defined by the bats, as the team scored twenty four runs across the series, highlighted by two eight run innings. Overall, Milwaukee went 4-2 on the week, but lost ground […]
Weekend Recap: Hader and Braun
The Brewers concluded another up and down week at its highest point, completing a sweep of the Chicago Cubs over the weekend to bring the squad within two games of the division lead. The weekend once again featured strong pitching performances from the starters and the bullpen. The Cubs mustered only three runs over the […]
Weekend Recap: Villar, Jeffress
The Brewers took three of four games from the Washington Nationals this weekend, pulling to within half a game of the second wild card spot. The pitching had another strong weekend, holding the Washington offense, which is 3rd in MLB with a .276 TAv to eight runs across the four games. Unfortunately, with the Cubs […]
Weekend Recap: Davies and Knebel
The Brewers marched into Los Angeles and took down the mighty Dodgers in two of three games over the weekend. The pitching staff led the way, holding the Dodgers to fives runs over the three games. It was the first series loss by Los Angeles since early June against the Nationals. The series win allowed […]
Weekend Recap: Anderson and Aguilar
The Brewers had a big weekend in Denver, winning two of three against the Colorado Rockies. The bats predictably had a good weekend at Coors Field, but it was the pitching taking a step forward that netted the two wins. While the Brewers are only two games behind the division lead, swoons by both Arizona […]
Weekend Recap: Walker, Nelson
Milwaukee righted what looked to be a lost week as they took two of three over the weekend against Cincinnati. The Reds were a sight for sore eyes again this season as the Brewers ran their record to 9-5 against the Cincinnati nine. The bats came alive with twenty three runs scored by Milwaukee over […]
Weekend Recap: Woodruff, Arcia
The Brewers pitching staff was dominant this weekend in Tampa. Across three games, the Rays only managed two runs. Unfortunately, the bats weren’t quite as strong, but the team scored enough to take two of three from the Rays, capping off a 4-2 week that stopped the recent slide. The Brewers are now only a […]