Tl;dr: Chase Anderson put the Brewers in an early hole and the Dodgers bullpen held off a late Brewers rally to win 6-5. Top Play (WPA): Though they lost, the top play of the game belonged to the Brewers. Specifically, the top play was Ryan Braun’s double in the third inning, which scored both Keon […]
Author: Andrew Salzman
Game 71 Recap: Athletics 5 Brewers 3
Tl;dr: The Athletics pulled away in a close game as defensive miscues and poor relief work by the Brewers led to a 5-3 loss. Top Play (WPA): Yonder Alonso’s single to center, which scored Danny Valencia and advanced old friend Khris Davis to 3B, broke the tie and gave Oakland a 3-2 lead (.228). Both […]
Game 65 Recap: Giants 3 Brewers 2
Tl;dr: The Brewers scored two off Madison Bumgarner, but some erratic relief work left them with a 3-2 loss. Top Play (WPA): Hernan Perez’s RBI single in the 6th inning tied the game at two (.174). Jonathan Villar scored on the play. Unfortunately, on this play the Brewers not only scored their last run of […]
Game 58 Recap: Brewers 5 Athletics 4
Tl;dr: Zach Davies took a no hitter into the seventh inning, but Chris Carter’s two home runs were enough to overcome a shaky appearance by Jeremy Jeffress to beat Oakland 5-4. Top Play (WPA): Chris Carter home runs accounted for all of the Brewers scoring. His first mammoth home run of the game occurred in […]
Game 52 Recap: Cardinals 10 Brewers 3
Tl;dr: The Brewers kept the game close through 6 innings and Wily Peralta had a non-disaster start, but the Cardinals destroyed Milwaukee’s bullpen and pulled away for a 10-3 win. Top Play (WPA): Matt Carpenter’s first triple of the game scored Greg Garcia from 1st base and gave the Cardinals a 4-2 lead (.154). They […]
Game 45 Recap: Brewers 2 Braves 1
Tl;dr: Jimmy Nelson and Julio Teheran engaged in a pitcher’s duel, with the Brewers prevailing 2-1 as Scooter Gennett delivered the go ahead hit. Top Play (WPA): When you win 2-1 and the winning run scores in the 8th inning, you don’t need an advanced stat to prove that was the top play of the […]
Game 39 Recap: Brewers 4, Cubs 2
Tl;dr: Chase Anderson took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before losing his shutout and complete game in the ninth, but the Brewers hung on to win 4-2. Top Play (WPA): Jonathan Lucroy 4th inning solo home run which made the game 1-0 Brewers (.133) Worst Play (WPA): Dexter Fowler strike out to end the 6th […]
Game 33 Recap: Brewers 10 Marlins 2
Tl;dr: The Brewers chased starter Adam Conley in the fourth inning and continued scoring on the Marlins bullpen in a 10-2 win. Top Play (WPA): As mentioned above, the Brewers knocked Adam Conley out of the game after four innings, and Jonathan Villar played a large part in building that 4-2 lead. He terrorized Conley, […]
Game 26 Recap: Brewers 5 Angels 4
TL;DR: Chris Carter hit two bombs and the pitching held off the Angels as the Brewers won 5-4. Top Play (WPA): Jonathan Lucroy’s two run homer in the bottom of the 5th, which tied the game at 4 was the top play of the game (.247). All of the Brewers runs were scored via the […]
Game 20 Recap: Cubs 4 Brewers 3
Game Recap On a freezing cold night at Wrigley Field, Jimmy Nelson got into trouble in the 6th inning and the bullpen couldn’t bail him out, as the Cubs beat the Brewers 4-3. Top Play (WPA) Addison Russell’s two run triple in the bottom of the 6th put the Cubs ahead 3-1 (.286). They wouldn’t […]