MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
Improved Road Conditions
The Brewers have won their first road series since they swept 3 games in Seattle from April 17-19, snapping a streak of 5 straight losing road series.
WKRsweeP In Cincinnati
The Brewers are looking to sweep a 4-game series from the Reds for just the second time in franchise history….. their only 4-game sweep of the Reds came from 8/25-8/28, 2003, also at Great American Ball Park…..this series marks the 25th 4-game set ever between the two teams.
Four Goodness Sake!
The Brewers yesterday improved to a Major League-best 28-4 (.875) when scoring at least 4 runs.
Sealing The Deal
The Brewers are 32-0 when leading (27-0) or tied (5-0) after 8 innings.
Devinly Body
Devin Williams has gone 10-for-10 in save opportunities…..he is unscored upon in 18 of his 19 outings, posting a 0.46 ERA…..opponents are batting just .119 (8-for-67, 1hr) and he has a 0.86 WHIP with 26 K in 19.2 innings.
The Brice Is Right
Rookie infielder Brice Turang has yet to commit a Major League error in 191 total chances (165 at 2B/26 at SS).
Better Off Red
Since joining the Brewers in 2018, Christian Yelich has played 78 games against Cincinnati and has hit .301 (86-for-286) with 17 HR and 50 RBI.
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 7 (4-2) of a 7-game road trip to Toronto (1-2) and Cincinnati (3-0)…..following this trip, the Brewers return to American Family Field for a 6-game homestand against Baltimore (3g) and Oakland (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: SS Willy Adames (concussion), RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP JB Bukauskas (neck), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), LHP Eric Lauer (right shoulder), LHP Wade Miley (left lat), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), INF Luis Urías (left hamstring), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow), OF Jesse Winker (neck) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injure
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 9-10-0 in series play, including this series.
Game 1: 8-11, Game 2: 12-7, Game 3: 10-9, Game 4: 2-0
Sweep Wins (3): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14)
Sweep Losses (1): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 16-12 at home, going 5-4-0 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 16-15 on the road, going 4-6-0 in series play, including this series…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 10 replay challenges this season, going 5-5…..their last challenge (lost) came on May 25 vs. San Francisco as a foul tip (Joey Wiemer) stood.
TONIGHT’S STARTER: #49 – RHP JULIO TEHERAN (2gs, 1-1, 0.82)
TEHERAN AT A GLANCE: Julio Teheran, 32, will be making his third start of the season…..Teheran last started last Wednesday at Toronto and earned a 4-2 victory (6ip, 4h, 1r, 0er, 0bb, 0k, 79 pitches)…..he became the first Brewers pitcher since Scott Karl (5/5/99 at Florida) to toss at least 6.0 innings in a game without a walk or a strikeout…..he made his Brewers debut on 5/25 vs. San Francisco and took a 5-0 loss (5ip, 4h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 5k, 83 pitches)…..it was his first Major League appearance since a start and win with Detroit on 4/3/21 vs. Cleveland…..Teheran signed with Milwaukee as a free agent on May 25 after opting out of his contract with San Diego on May 22…..after pitching in the Atlantic League and Mexican League last season, he signed with San Diego in December as a non-roster invitee…..Teheran went 4-2 with a 5.63 ERA in 8 starts at Triple-A El Paso this season (40ip, 51h, 26r, 25er, 16bb, 45k, 7hr)…..he was born and resides in Cartagena, Colombia…..name is pronounced “teh-RON.”
LAST SEASON: Teheran began his 2022 season with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League and went 1-1 with a 1.60 ERA in 6 starts…..he held opponents to a .198 batting average with 35 strikeouts in 33.2 innings…..he then pitched in the Mexican League for Toros de Tijuana (6gs) and Sultanes de Monterrey (1gs), going a combined 4-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 7 starts…..he had 35 strikeouts in 32.2 innings in the Mexican League.
CAREER: Is 79-78 with a 3.78 ERA in 242 games/238 starts (1407.1ip, 591er)…..is in his 12th Major League season with Atlanta (2011-19), Los Angeles-AL (2020), Detroit (2021) and Milwaukee (2023)…..the two-time All-Star (2014 and 2016) made 30+ starts in seven consecutive seasons from 2013-19…..he was the Braves’ Opening Day starter in six straight seasons from 2014-19.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 0-3 with a 2.96 ERA in 4 starts (24.1ip, 8er)…..is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 1 start this season (5ip, 1er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 41-41 with a 3.91 ERA in 115 games/113 starts (671.1ip, 292er)…..is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 1 start this season (6ip, 0er).
CAREER vs. REDS: Is 3-4 with a 4.14 ERA in 9 starts (54.1ip, 25er), including 2-1 with a 5.29 ERA in 3 starts at Great American Ball Park (17ip, 10er).
CINCINNATI REDS NOTES:
TRANSACTIONS
- The Reds today selected from Louisville the contract of LHP Andrew Abbott (#41), optioned to Louisville RHP Kevin Herget and designated for
assignment RHP Frank German (HER-mahn, was claimed off waivers from the White Sox on 5/8)…Abbott will start tonight in his Major League debut.
TODAY’S GAME
- Is Game 4 (0-3) of a 4-game series vs Mike Vassallo’s Brewers and Game 4 (0-3) of a 7-game homestand that concludes with a 3-game series vs LAD beginning tomorrow night.
- The Brewers are trying to produce their first 4-game sweep of the Reds since 8/25-8/28, 2003, also here at Great American Ball Park.
- The Reds are coming off a 5-1 road trip to two oldest ballparks in the Major Leagues, Chc’s Wrigley Field (1914, 3-0) and Bos’ Fenway Park (1912, 2-1)…included their first series sweep at Wrigley Field since 8/12-8/14, 2013 (3g) and their first series win vs Bos since the 1975 World Series.
- Following this homestand, the Reds hit the road again for a 10-day, 9-game road trip to StL (3g), KC (3g) and Hou (off day, 3g).
SERIES NOTES
- Over the last 5 seasons, the Brewers’ .711 winning percentage (32-13) at GABP is the best of any NL Central Division team in that span.
- In 2022 the Brewers won 4 of last season’s 6 series and 13 of the 19 games.
- The Reds’ 6-game losing streak vs Mil at GABP from 6/17-9/24, 2022 tied their longest single-season home losing streak to the Brewers (2015).
- Reds pitchers in 2022 allowed 44 HR to Mil, the most by Brewers batters against any team in a single season and the most allowed to any team in a season by Reds’ pitchers…the 2017 Brewers rank third on the Reds pitchers’ single-season HR allowed list (38hr), behind the 2016 Cubs
(42hr)…@EliasSports.
DODGERS UP NEXT
- The Dodgers’ .625 winning percentage at Great American Ball Park (40-24) is the best by any National League team.
- Dating back to a 3-1 win on 9/17/21 at Great American Ball Park, the Reds have lost the last 9 games vs LAD.
- Last season’s 7-0 series win by the Dodgers was only the third season series sweep by either team, all won by LAD (6-0 in 2006, 6-0 in 2017).
JUST AS WE PLANNED IT
- 1B Spencer Steer was May’s National League Rookie of the Month… in August 2022 was acquired by the Reds from the Twins in the Tyler Mahle trade.
- SS Matt McLain was last week’s National League Player of the Week… he was the Reds’ first-round pick in 2021 (17th overall).
- LHP Andrew Abbott tonight is making his Major League debut after just 41 minor league apps…he leads all minor league pitchers in strikeouts…he was the Reds’ second-round pick in 2021.
- Class AA Chattanooga IF Noelvi Marte today was named Minor League Baseball’s Southern League Player of the Month…in July 2022 was acquired by the Reds from the Mariners in the Luis Castillo trade.
- Class A Dayton RHP Julian Aguiar today was named Minor League Baseball’s Southern League Player of the Month…he was the Reds’ 12th-round pick in 2021.
- Class A Daytona OF Hector Rodríguez today was named Minor League Baseball’s Florida State League Player of the Month…in July 2022 was acquired from the Mets in the Tyler Naquin trade.
RED HOTS
- Wil Myers today reached 10.000 years of Major League service time.
- Reds batters rank third in the Major Leagues with 58 stolen bases (TB 82, Pit 64), matching last season’s total…haven’t recorded more than 58 steals in a season since 2019 (80sb).
- The Reds are tied for 28th in the Major Leagues with 46 HR (Cle 35, Wsh 46), their fewest in 59 games since the 2001 team produced 46 HR through its first 59 games…from 4/18-4/25, this year’s team did not produce a home run in a season-high 8 consecutive games, their longest team homerless streak since 1992.
Tonight’s Pitcher – #41 Andrew Abbott, LHP
- Tonight is making his Major League debut after 41 minor league apps (39gs, 14-7, 3.45)…leads minor league baseball in strikeouts (90k, 54ip).
- Yesterday, spent his first day in the Major Leagues on the Taxi Squad.
- Was selected by the Reds in the second round (53rd overall) of the June 2021 first-year player draft…was signed by Jeff Brookens.
- Will become the seventh Reds player this season to make his Major League debut (RHP Casey Legumina, RHP Levi Stoudt, IF Matt McLain, LHP Brandon Williamson, RHP Eduardo Salazar, OF TJ Hopkins) and the 10th rookie to appear in a game.
- Was the Southern League’s first Pitcher of the Week and the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April (4gs, 1-0, 1.74, 20.2ip, 9h, 6bb, 43k).
- Began the season at Class AA Chattanooga…on 4/25 was promoted to Class AAA Louisville.
- Began the 2023 season rated No. 11 on Baseball America’s Reds Top 40 Prospects list.
- In January was invited to 2023 Major League spring training camp, along with RHP Connor Phillips, 1B Alex McGarry, SS Richie Martin, SS Matt McLain and 3B Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
