Brewers Week In Review: Big Innings And Pitching Injuries

Weekly Snapshot:
Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 18-15)
Run Scored Last Week: 40
Runs Surrendered Last Week: 14
Standing: 4th in NL Central

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Game 28 (4/28) | MIL 13, AZ 2
Game 29 (4/29) | AZ 6, MIL 2
Game 30 (4/30) | MIL 13, AZ 1
Game 31 (5/1) | MIL 6, WSN 1
Game 32 (5/2) | MIL 4, WSN 1
Game 33 (5/3) | WSN 3, MIL 2
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Game 28 | Brewers 13, Diamondbacks 2

MIL Starter: Chad Patrick (5.0 IP, 1 H, 5 BB, 1 ER, 5 K)

Top Performers:
Tyler Black (3 H, 3 RBI)
David Hamilton (2 H, 2 B, 2 RBI)
Brice Turang (2 H, BB, 2 B)

The Brewer offense was all over both Merrill Kelly and Andrew Hoffman in Tuesday's series opener, tallying 14 hits and 13 runs against the Snakes before the sixth inning had concluded. That provided a nice blanket of coverage for Chad Patrick, who struggled with his command through five innings, walking five but coming away with the win while only surrendering a single run.

Sal Frelick finds the bleachers (+10.5 WP%)

Game 29 | Diamondbacks 6, Brewers 2

MIL Starter: Brandon Sporat (4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 ER, 5 K)

Top Performers:
Brice Turang (2 H, 2 2B, RBI)
DL Hall (2.1 IP, H, BB, 0 ER, 3 K)
Brian Fitzpatrick (1.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 0 ER)

Arizona roughed up Brandon Sproat, who, despite a dominant start, coughed up four runs in the 4th inning. Meanwhile, the combination of DBack starter Eduardo Rodriguez and four relievers was able to keep the Brewers' offense in check, keeping the Brewers at just two runs of scoring to even the series.

Brice Turang’s RBI double (+10.6 WP%)

Game 30 | Brewers 13, Diamondbacks 1

MIL Starter: Brandon Woodruff (1.1 IP, H, BB, 0 ER, 2 K)

Top Performers:
William Contreras (4 H, BB, 2B, HR, 4 RBI)
Shane Drohan (4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 K)
Brice Turamg (2 H, 2 BB, RBI)

It was a short turnaround for the Crew to get back to their hitting ways, as once again, they hung 13 runs on the Diamondbacks to win the series rubber match. There was some bad news, though, as Brandon Woodruff exited the game in the 2nd inning with an injury, souring the Brewers' 13-1 win.

William Contreras leaves the yard (+7.5 WP%)

Game 31 | Brewers 6, Nationals 1

MIL Starter: Jacob Misiorowski (5.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K)

Top Performers:
William Contreras (4 H, 3 RBI)
Tyler Black (2 H, 2 2B, RBI)
David Hamilton (2 H, BB)

Jacob Misiorowski was at his best as the Brewers traveled to the nation's capital to play the Nationals, twirling 5 1/3 innings of no-hit baseball before a cramp ended his start prematurely. That was plenty for the rest of the team, as William Contreras recorded his second straight game with four hits, while the bullpen closed the door behind the Miz for a 6-1 win.

Misiorowski’s dominant outing

Game 32 | Brewers 4, Nationals 1

MIL Starter: Kyle Harrison (6.0 IP, 7 H, BB, 1 ER, 5 K)

Top Performers:
Brandon Lockridge (2 H, 2 RBI)
Trevor Megill (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER)

Kyle Harrison had a busier day than Misiorowski the day before, but the results were much the same in Saturday’s game. That being the Nationals scoring only a single run, this time to a different tune of Kye Harrison working around seven hits and a walk in his six innings of work, while a three-run first inning made up the majority of the Brewer offense in a 4-1 win.

Brandon Lockridge plates a pair (+14.2 WP%)

Game 33 | Nationals 3, Brewers 2

MIL Starter: Logan Henderson (6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 8 K)

Top Performers:
Brandon Lockridge (2 H, 2B)

Sunday's game was headlined by Logan Henderson's return to the big leagues, and as he's proven to be in his young career so far, he was effective. Henderson tossed six innings of 2-run ball on just 76 pitches. On the other side, though, Washington was able to avoid the sweep, using five pitchers to hold the Brewers' offense to just 2 runs of their own.

Henderson's strong outing

Transactions:

05/03/26 - Recalled RHP Logan Henderson from AAA Nashville.
05/03/26 - Optioned RHP Easton McGee to AAA Nashville.
05/01/26 - Placed RHP Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.
05/01/26 - Recalled RHP Easton McGee from AAA Nashville.
04/29/26 - Sent 1B Andrew Vaughn on a rehab assignment to AAA Nashville.
04/29/26 - Placed LHP Angel Zerpa on the 15-day injured list with left forearm tightness. (Retroactive to April 26, 2026)
04/29/26 - Sent CF Jackson Chourio on a rehab assignment to AAA Nashville.
04/29/26 - Selected the contract of LHP Brian Fitzpatrick from AAA Nashville.

Notes

• Brandon Woodruff left his start on April 30th in the 2nd inning with his velocity down significantly. Tests showed Woodruff avoided any arm damage, and it is believed that his IL stint will be short.
• Jacob Misiorowski left his start on May 1st with leg cramps. He was not placed on the IL, although his next scheduled start against St. Louis is currently TBA.
• Angel Zerpa is currently mulling over season-ending Tommy John surgery.
• Jackson Chourio’s rehab hit a roadblock after Chourio fouled a ball off his foot. X-Rays are negative, but the Brewers need to see how the injury progresses before he is reinstated from the IL.
• Brice Turang was scratched from Sunday’s game with an illness. 

Looking Ahead:
5/4 - Brewers @ Cardinals - 6:45 PM CDT
5/5 - Brewers @ Cardinals - 6:45 PM CDT
5/6 - Brewers @ Cardinals - 12:15 PM CDT
5/8 - Yankees @ Brewers - 6:40 PM CDT
5/9 - Yankees @ Brewers - 6:10 PM CDT
5/10 - Yankees @ Brewers - 1:10 PM CDT