Brewers Week In Review: Coasting To October

Weekly Snapshot:
Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 97-65)
Run Scored Last Week: 16
Runs Surrendered Last Week: 22
Standing: 1st in NL Central (#1 Seed in MLB)

Game 157 (9/22) | SD 5, MIL 4
Game 158 (9/23) | SD 7, MIL 0
Game 159 (9/24) | MIL 3, SD 1
Game 160 (9/26) | CIN 3, MIL 1
Game 161 (9/27) | CIN 7, MIL 4
Game 162 (9/28) | MIL 4, CIN 2

Transactions:
09/28/25 - Activated LHP DL Hall from the 15-day injured list.
09/28/25 - Designated RHP Erick Fedde for assignment.
09/28/25 - Activated RHP Trevor Megill from the 15-day injured list.
09/28/25 - Optioned RHP Carlos Rodriguez to ACL Brewers.
09/27/25 - Sent LHP Bruce Zimmermann outright to AAA Nashville.
09/24/25 - Designated LHP Bruce Zimmermann for assignment.
09/24/25 - Recalled RHP Carlos Rodriguez from Nashville Sounds.
09/22/25 - RHP Joel Payamps claimed off waivers by Atlanta Braves.

Breakdown / Highlights
To say the Brewers coasted into October would be putting it lightly. Their own manager even admitted to “trying things,” so across from two teams playing for more than themselves, Milwaukee floundered a bit heading into the postseason.

It all started in San Diego, with an 11-inning loss on Monday. Freddy Peralta was on the mound for the Brewers, pitching five strong innings, surrendering two runs, and striking out six. A collection of six relievers followed, leading up to Grant Anderson’s 11th inning, where San Diego finally walked it off.

If the offense was quiet in game one, game two saw the group go silent. Bruce Zimmerman was tasked with making an emergency start, of sorts, and was a victim of a hot Padres offense early. Ryan O’Hearn hit a first-inning grand slam off the veteran, and the Friars added two more runs in the second before he settled in and gave the Crew six innings. On the other side, Randy Vásquez tossed 7 scoreless innings, giving up only a single Brewers hit. The bullpens on both sides gave up a few hits after the starters exited, but nothing much changed, leading to a 7-0 Padres win.

The Brewers salvaged a game on Wednesday, behind a game pieced together by Chad Patrick and the bullpen. Patrick twirled three brilliant innings, striking out six and putting up a zero, while Erick Fedde followed in long relief, throwing 2 2/3 innings and surrendering the sole Padres run. The trio of Nick Mears, Jared Koenig, and Abner Uribe would close the game, following a go-ahead 7th-inning single from Brice Turang. Danny Jansen added a solo homer in the 9th for insurance, and Milwaukee won 3-1. Last week may not have been pretty, but ending on a high note bodes well for the future to come.

For the final home series of the regular year, Milwaukee was up against a Reds team playing for the final Wild Card slot, and it showed. With the 1-seed officially being wrapped up with a Phillies loss before Saturday’s game concluded, there was nothing to play for. Perhaps most noteworthy was some continued offensive mediocrity, or the Robert Gasser/Jacob Misorowski duo getting blown up on Saturday. The final game of the season ended as it started, with Freddy Peratla on the mound. Despite two solo home runs, a mini-breakthrough for the offense in the 4th inning put the Brewers ahead for good. With the win, the 2025 Brewers are now the franchise's winningest team. 

Looking Ahead:

October 4, 2025 – Brewers vs. TBD* – Game 1 (NLDS)
October 6, 2025 – Brewers vs. TBD* – Game 2 (NLDS)
October 8, 2025 – Brewers @ TBD* – Game 3 (NLDS)
October 9, 2025 – Brewers @ TBD* – Game 4 if necessary (NLDS)
October 11, 2025 – Brewers vs. TBD* – Game 5 if necessary (NLDS)

*Winner of SDP/CHC Wild Card Series