Brewers Week In Review: Tough Road Trippin'

[Kyle Ginsbach]

The Brewers battled against old friend Willy Adames and the Giants, as well as NL Central rival St. Louis, in the midst of a long road trip last week. It wasn't pretty, as the Brewers once again find themselves below .500. Here's a quick recap if you missed the action.

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Weekly Snapshot:
Record Last Week: 2-5 (Overall: 14-15 )
Run Scored Last Week: 34
Runs Surrendered Last Week: 30
Standing: 3rd in NL Central (3.5 GB)

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Game 18 (4/21) | SF 5, MIL 2
Game 19 (4/22) | MIL 11, SF 3
Game 20 (4/23) | SF 4, MIL 2
Game 21 (4/24) | SF 6, MIL 5
Game 22 (4/25) | STL 3, MIL 2
Game 23 (4/26) | STL  6, MIL 5
Game 24 (4/27) | MIL 7, STL 1
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Transactions:

04/26/25 - Transferred CF Blake Perkins from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right shin.
04/26/25 - Placed CF Garrett Mitchell on the 10-day injured list. Left oblique strain.
04/26/25 Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of LF Daz Cameron from Nashville Sounds.
04/24/25 - Activated RHP Tobias Myers from the 15-day injured list.
04/24/25 - Sent RHP Brandon Woodruff on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds.
04/24/25 - Optioned LHP Bryan Hudson to Nashville Sounds.
04/22/25 - Signed free agent RHP Steven Duran to a minor league contract.
04/21/25 - Transferred LHP Nestor Cortes from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left elbow flexor strain.
04/21/25 - Acquired RHP Cesar Espinal from the Kansas City Royals.
04/21/25 - Optioned RHP Logan Henderson to Nashville Sounds.

Breakdown / Highlights
It wasn’t a hot week for highlights. There were plenty of lowlights, including Sal Frelick seeing his 21-game on-base streak snapped after he was benched by Pat Murphy; the bullpen blowing multiple leads; and Garrett Mitchell being added to the plethora of Brewers injuries. Even Caleb Durbin, who hit his first major-league homer in San Francisco, found himself getting benched for a baserunning gaffe in the Cardinals series. There was some good news this week, though, as Tobias Myers made his first start of the season in his return from injury, while Brandon Woodruff is on the verge of making the same return. Needless to say, there's a bit of a light at the end of this injury tunnel the Brewers are traversing early.

Jackson Chourio also struggled this past week, but the wünderkind has continued to prove that his slumps are temporary, picking up a four-hit game on Saturday in the 6-5 loss.

Meanwhile, the highlights around Brewer Fanatic were plentiful, including some discussions around Pat Murphy’s apparent urgency, and some of the numbers behind Contreras’s sudden surge in throwing out baserunners. Also, be sure to check out this piece on Grant Anderson or this update on Jacob Misiorowski’s success in the minor leagues.

Looking Ahead:

• April 29, 2025 – Brewers at White Sox – 6:40 PM CT 
• April 30, 2025 – Brewers at White Sox – 6:40 PM CT 
• May 1, 2025 – Brewers at White Sox – 1:10 PM CT 
• May 2, 2025 – Cubs at Brewers – 7:10 PM CT 
• May 3, 2025 – Cubs at Brewers – 6:10 PM CT 
• May 4, 2025 – Cubs at Brewers – 1:10 PM CT

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