Brewers Week In Review: Staying Strong

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Weekly Snapshot:
Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 7-2)
Run Scored Last Week: 31
Runs Surrendered Last Week: 23
Standing: 1st in NL Central (1.0 GA of PIT)

Game 4 | Rays 3, Brewers 2

MIL Starter: Kyle Harrison (5.0 IP, 4 H, BB, 1 ER, 8 K)

Top Performers:
William Contreras (2 H, HR, 2 RBI)
Angel Zerpa (1 IP, 2K)

Kyle Harrison’s first start as a Brewer was an excellent one, as the lefty rode his four-seam fastball to great success, striking out eight Rays over 5 innings of one-run ball. His offense couldn’t muster much against old NL Central foe Nick Martinez, however, as a 2-run home run off the bat of William Contreras was the only runs Milwaukee could scrape across against a stringent Rays staff, while the Brewers bullpen found their first hiccup of the young season, as Trevor Megill was charged with the loss by surrendering the go-ahead run in the 9th.

William Contreras’ two-run home run (+23.6 WP%)

Game 5 | Brewers 6, Rays 2

MIL Starter: Brandon Woodruff (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 6 K)

Top Performers:
Gary Sánchez (H, BB, HR, RBI)
Jake Bauers (2 H, HR, RBI)
Brandon Lockridge (2 H, 2B, RBI)

Game two of the series against Tampa Bay saw a marquee pitching matchup between Brandon Woodruff and Shane McClanahan. Luckily for the Brewers, it was Woody who got the better of his counterpart, tossing five innings of two-run ball. On the other side, McClanahan was effective through four innings, but a three-run fifth from the Milwaukee offense chased him from the game. They’d add two more runs in the next innings, as well as one in the eighth, and the bullpen put up a zero behind Brandon Woodruff to secure a 6-2 Milwaukee win.

Gary Sánchez's solo home run (+11.9 WP%)

Game 6 | Brewers 8, Rays 2

MIL Starter: Jacob Misiorowski (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K)

Top Performers:
Brice Turang (H, BB, HR 2 RBI)
Christian Yelich (2 H, 2 RBI)
Garrett Mitchell (2 H, 2B, 2 RBI)

Jacob Misiorowski took the mound for his second start of the season and did little more than pick up where he left off on Opening Day. The Miz provided six innings of two-run ball for the Crew, and while it wasn’t until the eighth inning that the Brewers' bats finally broke through for their first big inning of the series, the six-run explosion off Griffin Jax was more than enough to propel Milwaukee to its second straight series win.

Brice Turang’s two-run home run (+18.1 WP%)

Game 7 | Brewers 5, Royals 2

MIL Starter: Chad Patrick (4.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K)

Top Performers:
Garrett Mitchell (2 H, 2B, HR, 5 RBI)
Abner Uribe (1.1 IP, 0 ER, K)
Trevor Megill (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, SV)

While it was Chad Patrick who ended his day with a scoreless outing, Garrett Mitchell stole the show in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader by knocking in a career-high five runs. Both came early into the game, with a two-run double in the 1st, and a three-run home run in the 3rd. It would be all the offense the Brewers needed, as then, the backend of the ‘pen closed the daycap out.

Garett Mitchell’s Five RBI

Game 8 | Royals 8, Brewers 2

MIL Starter: Logan Henderson (2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 3 K)

Top Performers:
Brice Turang (H, 3B, RBI)
Garett Mitchell (H, 2B, RBI)
DL Hall (2.0 IP, 0 ER, H, BB, 2 K)

The Saturday nightcap saw the Royals even the series by getting to a pair of young Brewers pitchers, with both Logan Henderson and his piggyback Brandon Sporat surrendering multiple runs. On the offensive side, the Kansas City trio of Seth Lugo, Nick Mears, and Eli Morgan kept the Brewers bats to just two runs on five hits, and used a six-run sixth inning to send the series to a Sunday rubber match.

Gary Sánchez throws out Maikel Garcia

Game 9 | Brewers 8, Royals 5

MIL Starter: Kyle Harrison (5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K)

Top Performers:
William Contreras (2 H, 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBI)
Gary Sánchez (H, HR, RBI)
Christian Yelich (2 H, 2B, 3B, RBI)

Sunday's rubber match in Kansas City featured Kyle Harrison's second consecutive quality start in a Brewer uniform, as the Brewer hurler tossed 5.1 innings of two-run ball. Meanwhile, Gary Sánchez popped his team-leading third home run of the year, and William Contreras reached base safely four times in a six-run effort, while the bullpen navigated some late-inning trouble to close out the series against the Royals 8-5.

Gary Sánchez's two-run homer (+15.4 WP%)

Transactions:

04/05/26 - Optioned RHP Logan Henderson to AAA Nashville Sounds.
04/04/26 - Recalled RHP Logan Henderson from Nashville Sounds.
04/04/26 - LHP Sammy Peralta was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies.
04/03/26 - Designated RF Steward Berroa for assignment.
04/03/26 - Selected the contract of SS Cooper Pratt from AAA Nashville.
04/03/26 - Optioned SS Cooper Pratt to Nashville Sounds.
03/31/26 - Activated RF Luis Matos.
03/31/26 - Sent LHP Rob Zastryzny on a rehab assignment to AAA Nashville
03/31/26 - Optioned C Jeferson Quero to AAA Nashville.
03/30/26 - Designated LHP Sammy Peralta for assignment.
03/30/26 - Acquired RF Luis Matos from the San Francisco Giants for cash.

Notes:

RHP Logan Henderson served as the 27th man for Saturday's doubleheader.
It was reported early last week that SS Cooper Pratt is set to sign a $50.75 million extension. You can read more about the potential deal here.
RF Sal Frelick left game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader with left side tightness. No corresponding move followed Sunday, although Frelick did not play in the series finale.

Looking Ahead:

Monday, 4/6 - Brewers @ Red Sox - 5:45 PM CDT
Tuesday, 4/7 - Brewers @ Red Sox - 5:45 PM CDT
Wednesday, 4/8 - Brewers @ Red Sox- 12:35 PM CDT
Friday, 4/10 - Nationals @ Brewers - 6:40 PM CDT
Saturday, 4/11 - Nationals @ Brewers - 6:10 PM CDT
Sunday, 4/12 - Nationals @ Brewers - 1:10 PM CDT