Brewers (Misiorowski) vs Red Sox (Crochet): 4/7/26, 5:45pm

[Frisbee Slider]

The Brewers have faced Crochet twice over the past two seasons and won both games. As a member of the Red Sox, Crochet threw 6 2/3 innings allowing 2 ER and striking out 11 on May 26, 2025. Brewers won 3-2. As a member of the White Sox, Crochet threw 6 innings allowing 1 ER while striking out 8 on June 1, 2024. Brewers won 4-3 in ten innings. Milwaukee's current roster has two career extra base hits off Crochet and both belong to Joey Ortiz. source

Jacob Misiorowski will make his first career start against the Red Sox. Boston has one active player who has ever reached base against Miz, Wilson Contreras (.800 OBP over 5 career PA). source

[Brock Beauchamp]

Oh boy, this is going to be a fun one.

	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TOT
Ashby	0	0	41	0	32	73
Anderson, G	0	0	0	12	15	27
Hall	0	0	38	0	0	38
Woodford	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zerpa	0	0	0	23	16	39
Uribe	0	0	14	14	0	28
Koenig	0	0	17	0	0	17
Megill	0	0	22	12	0	34

[jay87shot]

I would expect that Drohan (Woodford if a bigger lead one way or the other) works a couple innings today just help the bullpen recover today.

Should be a good one, I watched a bit of the Red Sox broadcast after the game ended and slightly sadistic way loved how down the tone of the broadcaster was. If we could best Crochet today head might start flying in Boston soon.

[Sixtolezcano]

Keep an eye out for Wilson Contreras today. He threatened the team that, ‘“I’m going to take one of them out.” He has been HBP 131 times in his career and 24 times by Brewer pitchers. He’s had it with our team.

[Frisbee Slider]

The spikes up slide from Wilson Contreras to David Hamilton seemed like it hurt.

[Patrick425]

How was Willson Contreras allowed to stay in the game last night after that slide and how has MLB not suspended him yet for those comments after the game? Or is this just the world we live in now? He's just being a "man". 

[Fear The Chorizo]

Just now, Sixtolezcano said:

Keep an eye out for Wilson Contreras today. He threatened the team that, ‘“I’m going to take one of them out.” He has been HBP 131 times in his career and 24 times by Brewer pitchers. He’s had it with our team.

He's had it with the Brewers for years - and quite frankly I don't think there's anyone in the organization that cares....even his little brother.  It's no surprise to me that among the NL Central clubs that Contreras would've gotten the majority of his career plate appearances against since he's spent most of his career playing in that division, the Brewers have held him to the lowest OPS.  The Brewers have faced him the most, so they've hit him the most.  You need to pitch a hitter inside who essentially sets up in the box with his hands on the inside corner - and that isn't just inside strikes because that is Contreras' happy zone.  If he doesn't get himself out of the way on pitches in off the plate, getting hit is his problem.

 

[Fear The Chorizo]

2 minutes ago, Patrick425 said:

How was Willson Contreras allowed to stay in the game last night after that slide and how has MLB not suspended him yet for those comments after the game? Or is this just the world we live in now? He's just being a "man". 

No, he's being a petulant child

[Frisbee Slider]

Relive all 24 regular season HBP against Willson Contreras source

[liveforoctober]

We have such a good thing going.. Ignore the child screaming for attention. Let him go 1-3 with a walk today and ignore his stare downs. We have bigger things to concern ourselves with.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

I am never one to want to see a player get hurt, but that slide was clearly malicious. David Hamilton is still trying to establish his career, while Willson Contreras has already been well-compensated for his time. That kind of bush league play is exactly how you end someone's season with a knee injury or worse. It has no place in the game. I want him to wear 99 MPH from Abner to the ribcage. From that post-game interview he's all about sending messages. So now it is time to reply.

 

Here's a thought Willson. If you don't want to get "hit" maybe don't set up directly on top of the plate. What a crybaby. 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

9 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

We have such a good thing going.. Ignore the child screaming for attention. Let him go 1-3 with a walk today and ignore his stare downs. We have bigger things to concern ourselves with.

Not sure you can just ignore how dirty that slide was. We'll see if cooler heads prevail. I know I wouldn't ignore it. You got to protect your guys. But you also need to be smart. 

[Frisbee Slider]

Never get in a fight with a person who has less to lose then you.

[owbc]

5 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

Not sure you can just ignore how dirty that slide was. We'll see if cooler heads prevail. I know I wouldn't ignore it. You got to protect your guys. But you also need to be smart. 

I want to beam him so bad but we're 8-2 and they are 2-8. 

Finish the sweep and then we never have to think about the Red Sox again this year. 

[MadScientist]

First pitch, high and tight from Miz.  

[liveforoctober]

13 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

I am never one to want to see a player get hurt, but that slide was clearly malicious. David Hamilton is still trying to establish his career, while Willson Contreras has already been well-compensated for his time. That kind of bush league play is exactly how you end someone's season with a knee injury or worse. It has no place in the game. I want him to wear 99 MPH from Abner to the ribcage. From that post-game interview he's all about sending messages. So now it is time to reply.

Here's a thought Willson. If you don't want to get "hit" maybe don't set up directly on top of the plate. What a crybaby. 

If we didn't have pennant aspirations I would want the entertainment too. The last thing we need though is Abner actually connecting with a right hand and busting a finger or something dumb. If we let him draw us into a fight it will be the highlight of his season. We have bigger things to worry about.

Plus the pen is already short handed ... can't handle suspensions now either.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

14 minutes ago, owbc said:

I want to beam him so bad but we're 8-2 and they are 2-8. 

Finish the sweep and then we never have to think about the Red Sox again this year. 

Very true I guess I am stuck on the old school mentality of protecting your guys.

[Sixtolezcano]

1 hour ago, Sixtolezcano said:

Keep an eye out for Wilson Contreras today. He threatened the team that, ‘“I’m going to take one of them out.” He has been HBP 131 times in his career and 24 times by Brewer pitchers. He’s had it with our team.

Maybe we’ll see Willson vs. William tonight…..a Civil War lol.

 

[liveforoctober]

15 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

Very true I guess I am stuck on the old school mentality of protecting your guys.

So this part I would bend on in real time probably. I was mildly surprised no one challenged him after he hurt Hamilton yesterday.

I don't love the premeditated stuff really at all, but if he goes after someone today I hope our guys would defend whomever that is.

[tmwiese55]

The three guys on MLB network had some comically bad takes on the incident.  All saying how that was a good slide as if its still 1985. In today's baseball that is clearly wrong.   They even went as far as to blame Hamilton for not getting out of the way since he should've known Contreras is crazy.     

I guess for the most part though, they did acknowledge a guy standing on top of the plate diving over the plate with his hands should know they're going to get hit a lot.  I mean, the guy where's elbow pads and hand pads for a reason

[liveforoctober]

This generation's Boston fans are typically pretty defiant against sliding with spikes up. Machado more or less started the end of Pedroia's career by spiking him. I can't imagine many Boston fans would defend Contreras' actions yesterday...

[AKCheesehead]

1 hour ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Relive all 24 regular season HBP against Willson Contreras source

Darn it.  I was hoping it would be a video montage.

[CheezWizHed]

30 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

So this part I would bend on in real time probably. I was mildly surprised no one challenged him after he hurt Hamilton yesterday.

I don't love the premeditated stuff really at all, but if he goes after someone today I hope our guys would defend whomever that is.

Willllllson booked it off the field like his pants were on fire.  I don't think anyone knew Hamilton was hurt until Willson was barking from the dugout.

[Simba2020]

3 hours ago, Sixtolezcano said:

Keep an eye out for Wilson Contreras today. He threatened the team that, ‘“I’m going to take one of them out.” He has been HBP 131 times in his career and 24 times by Brewer pitchers. He’s had it with our team.

And nobody has hit him more than Woodruff either. Roughly 20% of the time. I'm actually ok with him for being upset with Woody/Brewers but his BS slide is totally unforgiveable. 

[MadScientist]

If he crowds the plate, he should expect to get hit and take it like Don Baylor.  It's not against the rules to pitch inside, and if you are going for the inside corner, you are better off missing inside than out over the plate.   Or he can learn to hit the up and in ball better so pitchers will attack somewhere else.

Also, even if the Brewers don't go after him, William should pound the glove behind Wilson's head every pitch.