Week In Review: A Surging Offense Powers A Successful Week

It was a week powered by the Brewers' offense, in an outburst the Brewers haven't replicated in years. Here's a quick recap if you missed any of the action:

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04/14/24 - Transferred OF Garrett Mitchell from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. (Fractured left index finger)
04/14/24 - Placed RHP J.B. Bukauskas on the 15-day injured list. (Right lat strain)
04/14/24 - Recalled OF Joey Wiemer from Nashville Sounds.
04/14/24 - Optioned SS Andruw Monasterio to Nashville Sounds.
04/14/24 - Selected the contract of LHP Jared Koenig from Nashville Sounds.
04/13/24 - Sent RHP Trevor Megill on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds.
04/10/24 - Activated LHP Wade Miley from the 15-day injured list.
04/10/24 - Optioned RHP Kevin Herget to Nashville Sounds.
04/09/24 - Transferred RHP Devin Williams from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. (Back stress fracture)
04/09/24 - Selected the contract of RHP Kevin Herget from Nashville Sounds.
04/09/24 - Optioned LHP Aaron Ashby to Nashville Sounds.

Breakdown

If you couldn’t tell judging by the scores, the past week was all about offense. The Brewers offense came into the game Sunday having scored 7+ runs in six straight games, tying a franchise record. And while old friend Corbin Burnes and the Orioles bullpen would finally quiet the Brewers' offense on Sunday, the Brewer offense still put up a valiant effort against a Baltimore that hasn't been swept since May of 2022.

The pitching staff was solid last week too, with the only collectively poor performance coming on Monday, although the Brewers' poor defense early in that game didn’t do them any favors. Freddy Peralta, Joe Ross, Colin Rea, and Wade Miley all turned in good starts last week, while DL Hall labored in his start against the Orioles.

The offense saw contributions from everyone, but perhaps the biggest thing to note was Christain Yelich re-aggravating his back injury. Blake Perkins filled in admirably the past week, but the Brewers losing their hottest bat is not what they envisioned. Health will be important for the team going forward, as players like Aaron Ashby and Joey Wiemer have already earned calls from Triple-A Nashville. The Brewers are already without Garret Mitchell and Devin Williams for the foreseeable future, and with Jakob Junis and Christian Yelich battling injuries that may sideline them for a handful of weeks, health will be key to the Brewers going forward.

Highlights

William Contreras has arguably been one of the best offensive players on the team this year, if not the league. On Sunday, he extended his hit streak to 10 games by taking Corbin Burnes to dead center to start the game.

All of Jake Bauers’ highlights had come with the glove, but he picked a good time for his first Brewer home run on Saturday. The 3-run shot put the Brewers ahead for good and hopefully has provided a big boost of confidence for the Brewers' first basemen.

Freddy Peralta has earned the moniker of ace. Fastball Freddy turned in his third straight quality start in the series opener against Baltimore, pitching six innings, giving up one run, and striking out 11.

Blake Perkins hasn’t found himself with much playing time in the early going, but with the injury to Yelich, Perkins found himself starting in a handful of games last week. He hit his first home run in Cincinnati late, but his second of the year in Baltimore on Sunday gave the Brewers their first lead of the game.

Joe Ross is the forgotten piece in a rotation full of what Pat Murphy lovingly described as “nobodies.” His start on Tuesday was key to the Brewers quieting a hot Cincinnati offense, where Ross tossed 6.1 innings of two-run ball.

Other Tidbits

The Brewers offense scored 50 runs and 73 hits last week
Eight Brewers picked up five or more hits last week
Brewers Batter Drew 17 Walks last week
The pitching staff had 41 strikeouts in 6 games

3 Stars of the Week

3rd Star - Christain Yelich (.385/.500/.923, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB)

2nd Star - Sal Frelick (.400/.483/.440, 10 H, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB)

1st Star - Blake Perkins (.444/.545.778, 2 HR, 3 BB, 5 RBI)

Looking Forward

Monday, 4/15 - Padres @ Brewers (6:40 pm CDT) - TBD vs. RHP Joe Ross
Tuesday, 4/16 - Padres @ Brewers (6:40 pm CDT) - TBD vs. LHP Wade Miley
Wednesday, 4/17 - Padres @ Brewers (12:10 pm CDT) - TBD vs. TBD
Friday, 4/19 - Brewers @ Cardinals (7:15 pm CDT) - TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, 4/20 - Brewers @ Cardinals (1:15 pm CDT) - TBD vs. TBD
Sunday, 4/21 - Brewers @ Cardinals (1:15 pm CDT) - TBD vs. TBD