Brewers Week In Review: West Coast Blues

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Weekly Snapshot:
Record Last Week: 3-4 (Overall: 77-48)
Runs Scored Last Week: 22
Runs Surrendered Last Week: 28
Standing: 1st in NL Central

Game 119 | Padres 3, Brewers 2

MIL Starter: Logan Henderson (6.1 IP, 5 H, BB, 3 ER, 7 K)

Top Performers:
Christian Yelich (H, HR, 2 RBI)

The Brewers kicked off their week having to swallow a tough loss at the hands of the Padres, as Logan Henderson pitched into the 7th inning in an attempt to save a tired bullpen, only to surrender a 2-run home run off the bat of Jackson Merrill, flipping what was a 2-1 Brewers lead into a 3-2 deficit. It was a score that held, as San Diego quieted the Brewers' offense the rest of the way and captured game one.

Christian Yelich goes deep (+17.7 WP%)

Game 120 | Padres 11, Brewers 2

MIL Starter: Kyle Harrison (4.2 IP, 10 H, 3 BB, 8 ER, 3 K)

Top Performers:
Andrew Vaughn (2 H, 2B)

It got ugly on Tuesday, with Kyle Harrison struggling to find any kind of success against the Padres' bats while the Brewers were unable to pick on Walker Buehler, who turned in one of his finest outings of the season. The only highlight was Gary Sánchez, as he was the only Brewers pitcher to record a scoreless inning.

Sánchez toes the slab

Game 121 | Padres 4, Brewers 3

MIL Starter: Dustin May (7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, ER, 6 K)

Top Performers:
Gary Sánchez (2 H, BB, 2B, HR, 2 RBI)
Joey Ortiz (H, 2 BB)
Trevor Megill (1.2 IP, 0 H, BB, 0 ER)

The Padres added to the Misery by completing the sweep in a heartbreaker on Wednesday. It was a game that saw Dustin May pitch very well, allowing only 1 run in his seven innings of work, but the Brewers' offense was unable to hold a small lead late once again, and eventually, they fell behind in the 11th inning with Antonio Senzatela on the mound.

Sánchez puts the Brewers in front (+23.8 WP%)

Game 122 | Brewers 5, Dodgers 4

MIL Starter: Shane Drohan (5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 ER, 5 K)

Top Performers:
Joey Ortiz (2 H, BB, RBI)
Andrew Vaughn (2 H, 2 BB)
D.L. Hall (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 3 K)

Shifting over to Los Angeles, the Brewers picked up their first win of the week over the Dodgers. Shane Drohan pitched well, better than his 3-run line may indicate, while the Brewers' offense struggled through the first eight innings of the game to get anything going off of Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers' bullpen. It all changed in the 9th, as the Brewers were all over Edwin Díaz, scoring 3 runs to flip the scoreboard and hand the ball to Trevor Megill with the lead.

Milwaukee mounts a 9th-inning comeback

Game 123 | Dodgers 3, Brewers 1

MIL Starter: Robert Gasser (6.1 IP, 8 H, BB, 3 ER, 2 K)

Top Performers:
Bryse Wilson (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 3 K)
Joey Ortiz (H, 2B, RBI)

The week’s offensive woes continued against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in game two, as behind their best arm, the Dodgers evened the series with a 3-1 win on Friday despite another shaky outing from Edwin Díaz in the 9th.

Game 124 | Brewers 4, Dodgers 1

MIL Starter: Jacob Misiorowski (6.0 IP, 5 H, BB, ER, 6 K)

Top Performers:
Joey Ortiz (H, HR, 2 RBI)
William Contreras (2 H, HR, 2 RBI)
Aaron Ashby (2.0 IP, 0 H, BB, 0 ER, 2 K, SV)

The Brewers punched back behind their ace to start the weekend, as Jacob Misiorowski maneuvered through the Dodgers' lineup without his best strikeout stuff, while the Brewers used the long ball to get through Justin Wrobleski on the offensive side, setting up a season-series decider on Sunday.

William Contreras’ 2-run homer (+19.5 WP%)

Game 125 | Brewers 6, Dodgers 2

MIL Starter: Logan Henderson (7.0 IP, 3 H, BB, ER, 6 K)

Top Performers:
Jake Bauers (4 H, BB, 2B, 2 RBI)
Jackson Chourio (3 H, 2 2B)
Andrew Vaughn (2 H, RBI)

Behind Logan Henderson, the Brewers claimed the season series over the reigning champs, as the Brewers righty turned in the longest start of his career, doing what he couldn't earlier in the week and completing seven innings. With the bats, it was the Jake Bauers show, as he continued his resurgent season by recording his first 4-hit day since 2019.

Jake Rakes

Transactions:

08/15/26 - Designated IF Jihwan Bae for assignment.
08/15/26 - Acquired IF Jonathan Ornelas from Athletics for cash.
08/14/26 - Placed RHP Abner Uribe on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm flexor strain. (Retroactive to August 11, 2026)
08/14/26 - Signed free agent RHP Lyon Richardson to a minor league contract.
08/14/26 - Recalled RHP Grant Anderson from AAA Nashville.
08/11/26 - Signed free agent RHP Bryse Wilson.
08/11/26 - Designated RHP Lyon Richardson for assignment.
08/11/26 - LHP Drew Rom was claimed off waivers by the Athletics.

Looking Ahead:

Tuesday, 8/18 - Mariners @ Brewers - 6:40 PM CDT
Wednesday, 8/19 - Mariners @ Brewers - 6:40 PM CDT
Thursday, 8/20 - Mariners @ Brewers - 1:10 PM CDT
Friday, 8/21 - Braves @ Brewers - 3:10 PM CDT
Saturday, 8/22 - Braves @ Brewers - 1:10 PM CDT
Sunday, 8/23 - Braves @ Brewers - 6:10 PM CDT