Week in Review: Hey, Where'd Our Bats Go?

The Brewers went 3-3 against the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels, showing the effects of a somewhat depleted roster due to injury. Let's look back at the highs and the lows.

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WEEKLY SNAPSHOT

Record Last Week: 3-3
Runs Scored: 20
Runs Surrendered: 19
Standing: 2nd in NL Central (1.5 GB)

Game 23 | MIL 2, DET 4
Game 24 | MIL 3, DET 4
Game 25 | MIL 6, DET 2
Game 26 | MIL 2, LAA 1: Brewers 2, Angels 1: Tell 'Em, Tellez
Game 27 | MIL 7, LAA 5: Brewers 7, Angels 5: Insert Cruel Angels Joke Here
Game 28 | MIL 0, DET 3: Brewers 0, Angels 3: It's Okay, We Already Won The Series

NEWS AND NOTES

Losing a series to the Detroit Tigers is probably not the best way to start a week, and it showed in the team’s offense. Run scoring was down from the week before, putting up 11 fewer runs in the same number of games. It seemed like the lineup as a whole struggled to put bat to ball and hit with authority and the Brewers had the second lowest OPS in Major League Baseball.

AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
.183	.269	.323	.592

Both catchers had standout performances this week, with Victor Caratini logging an astounding OPS of 1.625 and William Contreras coming in at a not-too-shabby .821. Rowdy Tellez also had some high-quality at-bats, slashing .313/.353/.563 for an OPS of .916.

The same could not be said about Willy Adames and Brian Anderson. Adames struck out 11 times and batted a measly .105 over 19 ABs this week, really slumping from his offensive surge earlier in the season and posting a .524 OPS. Anderson put up similar numbers, striking out ten times and posting an OPS of .425, with an OBP of just .208 for the week.

Team pitching was a mixed bag. The Brewers had the fifth-best ERA in MLB, mostly thanks to their lights-out relievers. New additions to the bullpen Jake Cousins and Tyson Miller joined Joel Payamps, Peter Strzelecki, and Devin Williams in holding batters to zero earned runs.

Starting pitching was a little less dominant, with Eric Lauer and Colin Rea giving up several important earned runs in their respective starts against the Detroit Tigers. Rea would come back in strong fashion against the Angels, striking out nine in the final game of the week.

ERA	BB	SO	WHIP
3.17	13	47	1.20

INJURY REPORT

Sal Frelick had UCL repair surgery on Tuesday to resolve issues he’s been having with his left thumb
Brandon Woodruff is targeting a return by the end of June based on positive MRI results on his right shoulder
Garrett Mitchell was moved from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL, potentially signaling the end of his 2023 season as a result of shoulder surgery
Gus Varland and Adrian Houser are in Low A and Triple A for their respective rehab assignments

HIGHLIGHTS

Joey Wiemer’s diving catch

Rowdy Tellez's go-ahead RBI single

Jesse Winker's two-run single

Craig Counsell and Willy Adames ejected over a batter’s pitch clock violation

LOOKING AHEAD

The Rockies and Giants might not be the most difficult opponents the Brewers have had, but that’s what many said last week when they were slated to play the Tigers and Angels. Given how the offense has looked very recently, this is a chance for them to regain the momentum they had built up in the beginning of the season and close the current 1.5-game gap in the NL Central standings.

TUESDAY, 5/2: Brewers @ Rockies - RHP Freddy Peralta vs. RHP Ryan Feltner
WEDNESDAY, 5/3: Brewers @ Rockies - LHP Eric Lauer vs. LHP Kyle Freeland
THURSDAY, 5/4: Brewers @ Rockies - LHP Wade Miley vs. TBD
FRIDAY, 5/5: Brewers @ Giants - TBD vs. TBD
SATURDAY, 5/6: Brewers @ Giants - TBD vs. TBD
SUNDAY, 5/7: Brewers @ Giants - TBD vs. TBD