MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 1 of a 10-game road trip to Arizona (3g), San Diego (4g) and Seattle (3g)…..the Brewers are coming off a 5-1 homestand against New York-NL (3-0) and St. Louis (2-1)…..following this trip and an off day on April 20, the team returns to American Family Field for a 9-game homestand against Boston (3g), Detroit (3g) and Los Angeles-AL (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Adrian Houser (right groin), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), INF Luis Urías (left hamstring) and LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) are on the injured list….. Alexander, Ashby and Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (11 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 9, SECOND: 0, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the second-place Pirates by 1.0 game.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 3-0-0 in series play.
Game 1: 2-1, Game 2: 2-1, Game 3: 3-0, Game 4: 0-0
Sweep Wins (1): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5)
Sweep Losses (-): None
AT HOME: The Brewers are 5-1 at home, going 2-0-0 in series play…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 2-1 on the road, going 1-0-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
MANAGER: Craig Counsell – the longest-tenured active manager in the National League and third in the majors – is in his ninth season as Brewers manager (622-557) and eighth full season…..he has the most wins of any manager in franchise history…..his 1,179 games managed are second to Phil Garner (1,180)…..Counsell was named the 19th manager in franchise history on 5/4/15, replacing Ron Roenicke…..he is signed through the 2023 season.
COACHES: First base coach Quintin Berry (3rd season), hitting coach Connor Dawson (2nd season), bullpen coach Jim Henderson (2nd season), pitching coach Chris Hook (5th season), third base coach Jason Lane (8th season, 3rd as 3B coach), associate pitching, catching and strategy coach Walker McKinven (4th season), bench coach Pat Murphy (8th season) and hitting coach Ozzie Timmons (2nd season) all returned from the 2022 staff…..Néstor Corredor, who had previously been bullpen catcher (2021-22), is now a coach.
2022 IN REVIEW: The Brewers went 86-76 last season, missing the postseason for the first time since 2017…..the team was eliminated from NL Central contention on September 27 and eliminated from postseason contention on October 3, snapping their franchise-record four consecutive years of making the playoffs…..the team won at least 86 games for the fifth consecutive full season (since 2017), joining the Dodgers (since 2012), Astros (since 2017) and Yankees (since 2017) as the only teams to accomplish the feat during this stretch (does not include 2020).
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made one replay challenge this season, going 0-1…..the challenge came on Opening Day at Chicago-NL as a safe call at first base (Dansby Swanson) on a pickoff attempt stood
TONIGHT’S STARTER: #20 – LHP WADE MILEY (1gs, 1-0, 0.00)
MILEY AT A GLANCE: Wade Miley, 36, is making his second start…..Miley made his season debut last Tuesday vs. New York-NL and earned his 100th career win in a 9-0 victory (6ip, 5h, 0bb, 3k, 1hbp, 79 pitches)…..he signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on January 9…..he is signed through the 2023 season with a mutual option for 2024.
WELCOME BACK!: Miley returned to Milwaukee, where he pitched in 2018 for the National League Central champions and went 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA in 16 starts…..he went on to make 4 starts during the postseason, posting a 1.23 ERA (14.2ip, 2er), as the team went on to advance to the seventh game of the NLCS against Los Angeles.
LAST SEASON: Miley went 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 9 games/8 starts with Chicago-NL last season…..he missed most of the season while spending time on the injured list on three occasions: 4/7-5/9 (left elbow inflammation), 5/29-6/9 (left shoulder strain) and 6/11-9/5 (left shoulder strain).
CAREER: Is 100-94 with a 4.11 ERA in 293 games/286 starts (1624ip, 742er)…..is in his 13th Major League season with Arizona (2011-14), Boston (2015), Seattle (2016), Baltimore (2016-17), Milwaukee (2018, ‘23), Houston (2019), Cincinnati (2020-21) and Chicago-NL (2022)…..he was an All-Star with the Diamondbacks in 2012…..he threw a no-hitter with the Reds on 5/7/21 at Cleveland…..Miley was selected by Arizona in the supplemental first round (43rd overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Southeastern Louisiana University.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 5-2 with a 3.77 ERA in 13 starts (59.2ip, 25er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 48-50 with a 4.00 ERA in 155 games/153 starts (863.1ip, 384er)…..went 0-2 with a 4.85 ERA in 4 starts last season (13ip, 7er).
CAREER vs. DIAMONDBACKS: Is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 2 starts (14.2ip, 4er)…..he earned a 6-1 win as a member of the Orioles on 9/24/16 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (8.2ip, 7h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 11k) and had no decision last season with the Cubs in a 5-4 win on 5/22 at Wrigley Field (6ip, 6h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 3k).
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NOTES:
HERE’S THE STORY
♦ The D-backs are 3-1 in their opening homestand of the 2023 season vs. Dodgers (3-1) and Brewers (April 10-12).
♦ Arizona went 4-3 vs. Brewers in 2022 (3-1 @ home, 1-2 on road).
♦ The D-backs won their first series of the season, taking 3-of-4 games from the Dodgers (+12 run differential), marking Arizona’s first 4-game series win vs. Los Angeles since Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2019 and first series win overall vs. Dodgers since April 25-27, 2022 @ Chase Field (2-of-3).
♦ Josh Rojas has three 3-hit performances in his last 4 games while hitting .588 (10-for-17)/1.344 OPS with 3 doubles, 4 RBI, 1 walk and 2 stolen bases.
♦ Geraldo Perdomo’s .438 average (7-for-16) currently ranks fi fth in the Majors (min. 20 PA), behind Matt Chapman/TOR (.475), Luis Arráez/MIA (.471), Adam Duvall/BOS (.455) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr./TOR (.439).
AMONG REST OF NL WEST
♦ The D-backs are atop the NL West through the first 10 games of a season for the first time since 2018, when they went 8-2, ahead of the Rockies (5-5), Giants (5-5), Dodgers (4-6) and Padres (2-8).
RISP-Y BUSINESS
♦ The D-backs’ .333 average (29-for-87) with runners in scoring position currently ranks second in the Majors, behind only the Rays (.371).
♦ Arizona leads the Majors with its .415 average (17-for-41) with 2 outs and runners in scoring position, ahead of the Astros (.354) and Rays (.345).
SWIPIN’ BAGS
♦ The D-backs currently lead the Majors with 17 stolen bases, ahead of the Guardians and Orioles (15), White Sox (13) and Yankees, Mariners and Pirates (11).
♦ Arizona’s 17 stolen bases through the fi rst 10 games of the season set a franchise high (previous: 12 in 2011) and tied for the third most by a team since 1998 [source: Sportradar]:
MOST STOLEN BASES IN FIRST 10 GAMES: 21 – Yankees/1998; 19 – Royals/2002; 17 – D-backs/2023, Astros/1999, Tigers/1998
♦ Corbin Carroll is just 1 of 2 players in the Majors this season to have 2+ stolen bases in multiple games (2 games – also: Jorge Mateo/BAL).
♦ His team-leading 5 stolen bases so far this season leads all MLB rookies, ahead of Anthony Volpe/NYY (3).
RUN PRODUCERS [source: Sportradar]
♦ The 31 runs by the D-backs in the last 4 games marked their most ever in a series vs. Dodgers, surpassing the 29 runs scored back on May 24-26, 2002 during a 3-game series.
NO HOMERS, NO PROBLEM [source: Sportradar]
♦ Yesterday marked the 10th time in franchise history where Arizona scored 11+ runs without the benefit of a home run and first time since Sept. 11, 2022 @ Rockies (W, 12-6).
3-HIT DAYS FOR ROJAS
♦ Yesterday, Josh Rojas collected a second consecutive 3-hit game, marking just the second time in his career with back-to-back 3-hit performances (also: Aug. 15 vs. Padres to Aug. 17, 2021 vs. Phillies).
RUNS BEING SAVED
♦ The D-backs’ 13 Defensive Runs Saved are the second most in the Majors, behind the Brewers (16) and ahead of the Mets (9), Blue Jays (7) and Mariners (6).
TODAY’S STARTER – RHP ZAC GALLEN ♦ #23
AT A GLANCE: Is in his fourth full season with the D-backs.
• 2022 D-backs Most Valuable Pitcher by the Arizona Chapter of the BBWAA after going 12-4 with a 2.54 ERA.
• Finished fi fth in the NL Cy Young Award voting, behind Sandy Alcantara (MIA), Max Fried (ATL), Julio Urías (LAD) and Aaron Nola (PHI).
• Acquired on July 31, 2019 from the Marlins.
• Cardinals’ third-round pick in the 2016 draft out of the University of North Carolina.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Is making his third start of the season.
• Made fi rst career Opening Day start on March 30…became the 12th different D-backs pitcher in franchise history to start the season opener.
LAST START: Did not factor in the decision on April 4 @ Dodgers (ND; 4 ER in 6.0 IP).
VS. BREWERS: Has gone 1-3 with 2.45 ERA (6 ER in 22.0 IP) in 4 career starts.
• Is 1-1 with a 0.75 ERA (1 ER in 12.0 IP) over 2 career starts @ Chase Field.
• Made his final start of the 2022 season @ Brewers on Oct. 4 (L; 3 ER in 5.0 IP).
2022 REVIEW: Set career highs in virtually all categories, including wins, starts, innings and strikeouts.
• Led the NL in WHIP and opponent average…also ranked among NL leaders in win pct. (T-2nd, .750), ERA (4th), quality starts (T-7th, 19), strikeouts (8th) and innings (10th).
THE SCORELESS STREAK: Established the D-backs’ all-time record for consecutive scoreless innings (44.1) from Aug. 8-Sept. 11, 2022, surpassing Brandon Webb’s 42.0-inning stretch (July 20-Aug. 17, 2007) and was the longest in the Majors since Zack Greinke’s/LAD 45.2-scoreless frames in 2015.
