Brewers Week In Review: Mediocrity Out West

Weekly Snapshot:
Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 8-8)
Run Scored Last Week: 39
Runs Surrendered Last Week: 20
Standing: 2nd in NL Central (1.0 GB)

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Game 11 (4.8) | MIL 7, COL 1
Game 12 (4.9) | MIL 17, COL 2
Game 13 (4.10) | COL 7, MIL 2
Game 14 (4.11) | MIL 7, AZ 0
Game 15 (4.12) | AZ 5, MIL 4
Game 16 (4.13) | AZ 5, MIL 2
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Transactions:
04/11/25 - Recalled LHP Jose Quintana from ACL Brewers.
04/11/25 - Optioned RHP Elvis Peguero to Nashville Sounds.
04/08/25 - Activated RHP Nick Mears from the 15-day injured list.
04/08/25 - Brewers activated RHP Nick Mears from the 15-day injured list.
04/08/25 - Sent RHP Tobias Myers on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds.
04/08/25 - Activated RHP Quinn Priester.
04/08/25 - Placed LHP Connor Thomas on the 15-day injured list with left elbow arthritis.  (Retroactive to April 6, 2025)
04/07/25 - Designated LHP Grant Wolfram for assignment.
04/07/25 - Optioned LHP Grant Wolfram to Nashville Sounds.
04/07/25 - Acquired LF Daz Cameron and cash from the Baltimore Orioles for LHP Grant Wolfram.
04/07/25 Baltimore Orioles traded LF Daz Cameron and cash to Milwaukee Brewers for LHP Grant Wolfram.
04/07/25 Boston Red Sox traded RHP Quinn Priester to Milwaukee Brewers for CF Yophery Rodriguez, Player To Be Named Later and Draft Pick.
04/07/25 Acquired RHP Quinn Priester from the Boston Red Sox for CF Yophery Rodriguez, Player To Be Named Later and a Draft Pick.
04/07/25 - Optioned LF Daz Cameron to Nashville Sounds.

Breakdown / Highlights
Now that the disastrous four-game start to the season seems to be light years behind the Brewers, the strengths on all sides of the ball for the Brewers are beginning to show. Victims of that all-rounded effort were the woeful Colorado Rockies, who scored just three runs, surrendered 24, and committed five errors in the first two games against Milwaukee to start the week. The Rockies would nab the series finale with a late five-run outburst before Milwaukee would head to Arizona.

Against the Diamondbacks, game one would see Jose Quintana make his Brewers debut and proceed to join a shortlist of names to throw seven scoreless innings in their first game in Brewer blue. Games two and three of the series would see much of the same efforts from the starters, but the bullpen faltered. After another scoreless start from Chad Patrick on Saturday, Trevor Megill and Joel Payamps surrendered five runs in the bottom of the 9th in a 5-4 D-Backs win. The next day, a William Contreras two-run homer in the first was all Milwaukee could manage against the Arizona Ace Zac Gallen. After 5.1 innings of two-run ball from Freddy Peralta, the bullpen once again fell victim to the comeback kids in Arizona, with Bryan Hudson surrendering his first run of the season in the loss.

Here are a few varied highlights from the weekend if you need to wipe the sour taste from your mouth:

Meanwhile, on Brewer Fanatic, be sure to check out:

Where Milwaukee stands at 3B, some of the numbers behind Turang's hot offensive start, and Did the Brewers Trade Devin Williams at the right time?

Looking Ahead:
April 14, 2025 - Brewers vs. Tigers - 6:40 PM
April 15, 2025 - Brewers vs. Tigers - 6:40 PM
April 16, 2025 - Brewers vs. Tigers - 12:10 PM
April 18, 2025 - Brewers vs. Athletics - 7:10 PM
April 19, 2025 - Brewers vs. Athletics - 6:10 PM
April 20, 2025 - Brewers vs. Athletics - 1:10 PM