Tl;dr: Pittsburgh jumped on Matt Garza for five runs and their bullpen shut down the Brewers in a 6-3 victory. Top Play (WPA): Matt Garza ran into trouble immediately. He allowed the first three Pirates batters to reach base. Adam Frazier led off with a single, Josh Bell walked, and Andrew McCutchen hit a double […]
Author: Andrew Salzman
Game 145: Reds 6 Brewers 4
Tl;dr: Sloppy defensive play in the bottom of the third inning led to four unearned runs which Milwaukee could not overcome as the Reds beat the Brewers 6-4. Top Play (WPA): Adam Duvall’s two run double with the bases loaded in the third inning put the Reds ahead 4-2 (.167). Garza actually did a good job pitching […]
Game 138: Brewers 12 Cubs 5
Tl;dr: Milwaukee’s first seven batters of the game reached base en route to a five run first inning, and Wily Peralta stifled the Cubs in the Brewers 12-5 win. Top Play (WPA) What a night for Jonathan VIllar: He missed the cycle by a double, and was the catalyst for the Brewers huge first inning […]
Game 125 Recap: Brewers 6 Rockies 4
Tl;dr: The Brewers withstood a strong start by Colorado’s Jon Gray and scored six runs off the Rockies bullpen to win 6-4. Top Play: After being held in check by Jon Gray through six innings, the Brewers came back to take the lead in the seventh inning. Jake McGee started the inning for Colorado and […]
Game 118 Recap: Cubs 4 Brewers 1
Tl;dr: The Brewers ninth inning rally fell short as they lost 4-1 to the Cubs, dropping both ends of the double header. More importantly, Chase Anderson and Ryan Braun left the game with injuries. Top Play (WPA): Kris Bryant’s third inning single, which scored David Ross and opened the scoring at 1-0, was the game’s […]
Game 111 Recap: Braves 2 Brewers 1
Tl;dr: Wily Peralta pitched six shutout innings before faltering in the seventh, and the Brewers bats could only muster a Ryan Braun home run, as Milwaukee lost to Atlanta 2-1. Top Play (WPA): The top play of the game was Nick Markakis’s single in the seventh inning, which scored Freddie Freeman and tied the game at […]
Game 105 Recap: Brewers 3 Padres 2
Tl;dr: The Brewers won 3-2 as Ryan Braun’s home run and Chris Carter’s double plated two runs in the sixth inning, and Zack Davies pitched effectively enough through 5.2 innings. Top Play: Ryan Braun’s solo home run to lead off the sixth inning, and put the Brewers in the lead 2-1, was the top play of the game (.182). […]
Game 98 Recap: Brewers 9 Diamondbacks 4
Tl;dr: The Brewers blew open a tight game with a five run eighth inning to beat the Diamondbacks 9-4. Top Play (WPA): In the top of the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt hit a RBI single which tied the game at 4 and also advanced Jean Segura to second base (.181). The play itself was fluky. […]
Game 91 Recap: Pirates 3 Brewers 2
Tl;dr: The Pirates won 3-2 via a walk off throwing error during a lead off Josh Harrison triple in the bottom of the ninth. No, I did not make that up. Top Play (WPA): Surprisingly not the Josh Harrison play! WPA sometimes produces a weird result, but let’s roll with this. According to WPA, the […]
Three Stats to Follow: Deadline Relief
Coming into the season, the trio of Michael Blazek, Jeremy Jeffress, and Will Smith were arguably three of the top four bullpen pieces in Milwaukee, alongside Tyler Thornburg. This piece examines some factors which may have affected their value over the past 4 months. While the potential headline trades involve names such as Braun and Lucroy, […]