The Brewers and Dodgers, who kindly waited until both the NBA Finals and Copa America games were finished before kicking things off in Chavez Ravine, capped a busy sports night with a fireworks display in Los Angeles Thursday night. The two teams combined for four home runs, 14 runs and 18 hits as the Brewers […]
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Game 54 Recap: Brewers 4 Phillies 1
After salvaging a win from a three-game home set with the Cardinals on Wednesday, the Brewers headed east for a four-game series against slightly less deadly prey. The reeling Phillies, one of the season’s early surprises after jumping out to a 24-17 record, entered the series having dropped six in a row and 10 of […]
Jonathan Villar and Orlando Arcia Delay the Rebuild
There is no questioning the fact that the Brewers’ plan is for Orlando Arcia to be the shortstop of the future. However, when exactly “the future” will begin is a bit of a question mark at this point, as we are not yet at the Super Two deadline and Jonathan Villar has been playing very […]
When You’re Young, You Just Run
There are two kinds of unwritten rules in baseball. There are the ones that folks like Brian McCann and Tony LaRussa protect and/or make up at will, like the maximum amount of time one is allowed to take while rounding the bases following a home run or what actions constitute the necessity to throw a […]
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 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 32 Recap: Marlins 4 Brewers 1
TOP PLAY? WEIRDEST PLAY (WPA): On April 15th, I saw one of the weirdest plays in baseball. The Brewers were facing the Cardinals and Wily Peralta just gave a two-run home run to Randal Grichuk. Grichuk, however, passed Moss on the base paths who was tagging at first base. The problem was that neither the […]
Game 31 Recap: Brewers 5, Reds 4
Best play: You know how the Brewers don’t really have a bullpen? Well, that also applies to the post-Aroldis Chapman Reds. John Lamb, who threw a solid start for Cincinnati, departed after four innings with an injury; from there, Milwaukee slowly chipped away at the 4-1 deficit. Hernan Perez led off the fifth with a dinger […]
Game 6 Recap: Brewers 3 Astros 2
Jimmy Nelson blew past his opponents for the second time in as many starts, and the hitters backed him up this go-round, giving the Brewers a 3-2 win over the Astros in the rubber game. Worst Play: Normally, we start with the best play, but this recap will go with the chronological order. Following Nelson’s six strong […]
2016 and the Brewers Middle Infield
Opening Day was a delight for the Brewers’ young middle infield. Scooter Gennett has had a rough few years, but he was the Opening Day second baseman and remains just 25 years old. Jonathan Villar is 24 and already in his third organization. But on the first day of the season, both players hit home […]