Brewers Week In Review: A Brutal Start

[Kyle Ginsbach]

The Brewers opened the 2025 campaign as victims of a sweep in the Bronx. Here's a recap if you missed the action.

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Weekly Snapshot:
Record Last Week: 0-3  (Overall: 0-3)
Runs Scored Last Week: 14
Runs Surrendered Last Week: 37
Standing: 5th in NL Central

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Game 1 (3.28) | NYY 4, MIL 2
Game 2 (3.29) | NYY 20, MIL 9
Game 3 (3.30) | NYY 13, MIL 3
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Transactions:

03/28/25 - Traded RF Brewer Hicklen to Detroit Tigers for cash.
03/27/25 - Placed LHP Aaron Ashby on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025. Right oblique. 
03/27/25 - Activated LHP Connor Thomas.
03/27/25 Milwaukee Brewers placed RHP Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025.
03/27/25 - Placed RHP Tobias Myers on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025. Left oblique. 
03/27/25 - Placed RHP Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025.
03/27/25 - Placed CF Blake Perkins on the 10-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025.
03/27/25 - Changed RHP Abner Uribe’s roster status
03/27/25 - Designated RF Brewer Hicklen for assignment. 
03/27/25 - Optioned LHP Jose Quintana to ACL Brewers. 
03/27/25 - Recalled RHP Chad Patrick from Nashville Sounds. 
03/27/25 - Selected the contract of 1B Jake Bauers from Nashville Sounds. 
03/26/25 - Signed free agent C Ty Duvall to a minor league contract.

Breakdown / Highlights
The Brewers kicked off their 2025 campaign by getting kicked in the face courtesy of the aptly nicknamed Bronx Bombers. Over the three-game set, the Brewers surrendered 15 home runs, nine of which came on Saturday, a Yankees franchise record. The primary victims of that barrage were starter Nestor Cortes and major league debutant Connor Thomas, who were both tagged with giving up eight runs.

On the more positive side, the Brewers’ offense found some success of their own. Most notably, Sal Frelick had a solid weekend, picking up five hits, while Brice Turang, Vinny Capra, and Jake Bauers put the ball over the fence. Of those who struggled, was the Brewers' top of the order. On Opening Day, Jackson Chourio, Christian Yelich, and William Contreras went a combined 0-15, including Chourio’s first career 5 (and 4) strikeout game.

Lastly, newly minted Gold Glover Sal Frelick makes a diving grab:

Looking Ahead:

March 31, 2025 – Kansas City Royals @ Milwaukee Brewers – 1:10 PM CT

April 1, 2025 – Kansas City Royals @ Milwaukee Brewers – 6:40 PM CT

April 2, 2025 – Kansas City Royals @ Milwaukee Brewers – 12:10 PM CT

April 3, 2025 – Cincinnati Reds @ Milwaukee Brewers – 6:40 PM CT

April 4, 2025 – Cincinnati Reds @ Milwaukee Brewers – 7:10 PM CT

April 5, 2025 – Cincinnati Reds @ Milwaukee Brewers – 6:10 PM CT

April 6, 2025 – Cincinnati Reds @ Milwaukee Brewers – 1:10 PM CT

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[biedergb]

No pressure, but the number of 0-3 teams making the playoffs is small, and the number of 0-4 teams is even smaller.

I did not expect this pitching staff to look this bad. Hopefully it is just catching the Yankees at the wrong time, but wow 36 runs allowed in 3 games is a shocking start. And the offense seems fine, but may not have that "kick it up a notch" ability without a rah rah guy like Willy or Ryan Braun before him. Yeli and  Contreras are uber-talented but seems like quiet lead-by-example leaders, and Chourio is so young.

[Jim Goulart]

1 hour ago, biedergb said:

the number of 0-4 teams is even smaller.

Ron Roenicke and the two games away from the World Series 2011 Brewers would like a word :)

[biedergb]

1 hour ago, Jim Goulart said:

Ron Roenicke and the two games away from the World Series 2011 Brewers would like a word :)

Yes sir - they are one of those exceptions.

Maybe we can double jinx this club into having a season to remember ;)