In 2015, it seemed as though the Brewers had no consistently competent starting pitchers. Matt Garza melted down, Kyle Lohse ran out of gas, Wily Peralta regressed hideously, and Mike Fiers left at the trade deadline. Taylor Jungmann performed pretty well, but he didn’t debut until June, and he wore down into the later part of […]
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Game 66 Recap: Giants 10 Brewers 1
It was with great anticipation that I ended my work shift with the intent to listen to some afternoon baseball…only to immediately find our beloved Milwaukee Nine four runs in the hole. The Brewers would never recover, but if you like fringe bullpen depth, the afternoon was not entirely lost for Milwaukee. Top Play (WPA): […]
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 60 Recap: Mets 5 Brewers 2
I’m not sure who’s brilliant idea it was to schedule baseball games the day of the draft, but here we are. TOP PLAY (WPA): The top play of the game, for the Mets, came very early on. In fact, it occurred in the first inning, with the first hitter of the game. Jimmy Nelson didn’t […]
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 […]
Pitching Staff and the Rebuild
It’s no secret that the Brewers’ pitching staff has struggled tremendously this year: they rank last in baseball in DRA, are the only group to have posted negative WARP, and are leading only Cincinnati in FIP. And unfortunately for the Brewers, many of the culprits are young pitchers who the club was hoping to be […]
Game 40 recap: Cubs 2 Brewers 1
In a marathon affair lasting 13 innings, the Cubs beat the Brewers 2-1. Top Play (WPA): It will come as no surprise that the most impactful play from Wednesday’s game was the walk to Travis Wood with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the thirteenth. After struggling with his command all […]
Game 35 Recap: Padres 3, Brewers 0
(Editor’s note: this recap was written by famous online blogger Travis Sarandos) THE STORY OF TONIGHT: Milwaukee finally got a solid pitching performance, as Jimmy Nelson went eight innings while allowing five hits and a walk against five strikeouts. It was the first time this season that a starting pitcher had completed the eighth inning […]
Game 25 Recap: Brewers 8 Angels 5
TOP PLAY: On Sunday, the Brewers laid the beat down on the Marlins, scoring 14 runs. The Brewers were back in action on Monday; while they didn’t score 14 runs, they still put up a quality offensive performance, scoring 8. Early on, however, it didn’t appear as though this was going to be a high […]
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 […]