MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
Today’s Transactions
INF Brice Turang was recalled from Triple-A Nashville…..INF Luis Urías was optioned to Nashville…..the team sent OF Tyrone Taylor to Nashville on rehab assignment.
You Don’t Know The Half of It
Tonight’s game marks the halfway point of the 2023 season for the Brewers…..a look at the team’s recent records after 81 games (minus 2020):
Road Work Ahead
The Brewers (4-2) are currently playing their second season-long 10-game road trip as they are visiting Cleveland (2-1), New York-NL (2-1) and Pittsburgh (3g)…..the team went 7-3 on its last 10-game road trip to Arizona (1-2), San Diego (3-1) and Seattle (3-0) from April 10-19.
Fine ‘Penmanship
Brewers relievers have a 1.62 ERA over the last 11 games (39ip, 7er)…..the bullpen has tossed 14.1 consecutive scoreless innings.
A Slice of Devin
Devin Williams has posted a sterling 1.63 ERA this season (27.2ip, 5er)….. he surrendered 4 runs without retiring a batter in his lone blown save on 6/13 at Minnesota…..without that outing, his ERA drops to 0.33 (27.2ip, 1er).
It’s Milner Time!
Hoby Milner is unscored upon in each of his last 16 appearances (13.1ip) to lower his ERA from 4.50 to 2.59.
Rebel Yeli
Since June 6, Christian Yelich has hit .355 (27-for-76) with 2 HR and 11 RBI in 20 games while he has produced a .443 OBP/.579 SLG/1.022 OPS.
Take Me To Your Leader
Christian Yelich is the team leader in runs (54 – 9th in NL), hits (79), walks (40 – T10th in NL), SB (18 – T5th in NL), doubles (16), total bases (124), XBH (26), OBP (.372), SLG (.435) and OPS (.807) and tied for the lead in RBI (36).
Four Goodness Sake!
The Brewers are a Major League-best 37-6 (.860) when scoring 4+ runs.
One and Done
The Brewers are 13-4 (.765) in 1-run games…..the Marlins (19-5, .792) are the only MLB team with a better mark.
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 7 (4-2) of a 10-game trip to Cleveland (2-1), New York-NL (2-1) and Pittsburgh (3g)….following this trip, the team returns to American Family Field for 7 games against Chicago-NL (4g) and Cincinnati (3g) leading into the All-Star break.
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Jake Cousins (right shoulder), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), LHP Bennett Sousa (left shoulder), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day injured list.
IN THE STANDINGS (91 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 53, SECOND: 36, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in second place, trailing the first-place Reds by half a game.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 12-13-0 in series play.
Game 1: 12-14, Game 2: 15-11, Game 3: 13-12, Game 4: 2-1
Sweep Wins (4): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14), vs. PIT (3g, 6/16-6/18)
Sweep Losses (3): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4), vs. OAK (3g, 6/9-6/11), at MIN (2g, 6/13-6/14)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 22-18 at home, going 7-6-0 in series play…..the Brewers went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 20-20 on the road, going 5-7-0 in series play…..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 16 replay challenges this season, going 7-9…..their last challenge (lost) came on 6/25 at Cleveland as an out call at first base on a pickoff attempt of Blake Perkins stood.
TONIGHT’S STARTER: #37 – RHP ADRIAN HOUSER (9g, 7gs, 2-2, 4.02)
HOUSER AT A GLANCE: Adrian Houser, 30, will be making his 10th appearance and eighth start of the season…..he last pitched last Friday at Cleveland in his second straight relief appearance (1ip, 2h, 0r, 0bb, 1k, 19 pitches)…..the team is 4-3 in his starts…..he has 2 quality starts…..opponents are batting .297 (49-for-165, 3hr)…..Houser began the season on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain…..he was sent to Triple-A Nashville on rehab assignment on April 14, where he made 4 starts…..he was acquired from Houston, along with LHP Josh Hader, OF Brett Phillips and OF Domingo Santana, in exchange for OF Carlos Gómez, RHP Mike Fiers and International Signing Bonus Slot #76 on 7/30/15.
LAST SEASON: Houser went 6-10 with a 4.73 ERA in 22 games/21 starts last season…..the team went 9-12 in his starts…..he made 6 quality starts…..opponents batted .258….. he posted a 2.98 ERA over his first 8 starts of the season (42.1ip, 14er) and a 6.17 ERA over his last 13 starts (58.1ip, 40er)…..he was on the 15-day injured list from 7/1-8/23 with a right flexor strain and from 9/28 through the remainder of the season with a right groin strain.
CAREER: Is 25-31 with a 3.98 ERA in 115 games/83 starts (468.1ip, 207er)…..is in his seventh Major League season, all with the Brewers (2015, 2018-23)…..has gone 20-31 with a 4.31 ERA as a starter (407ip, 195er) and 5-0 with a 1.76 ERA in relief (61.1ip, 12er)…..underwent “Tommy John” surgery on his right elbow on 7/21/16.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 9-15 with a 3.56 ERA in 58 games/40 starts (230ip, 91er)…..is 1-1 with a 4.67 ERA in 4 games/3 starts this season (17.1ip, 9er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 16-16 with a 4.38 ERA in 57 games/43 starts (238.1ip, 116er)…..is 1-1 with a 3.52 ERA in 5 games/4 starts this season (23ip, 9er).
CAREER vs. METS: Is 0-1 with a 2.84 ERA in 4 games/2 starts (12.2ip, 4er), including 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 2 starts last season (9.1ip, 4er).
NEW YORK METS NOTES:
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets fell to the Brewers, 5-2, last night… New York is 6-17 over their last 23 games…Tonight, the Mets continue a seven-game homestand (1-2) against the Brewers (1-2) and Giants (three games)…Following this homestand, the Mets head out on the road one final time before the All-Star break…The team heads west to Arizona (three games) and San Diego (three games).
WHAT A PERFORMANCE!: Congrats to Head Performance Coach Dustin Clarke who will manage the NL’s strength and conditioning at the 2023 All-Star Game in Seattle, WA…Clark is in his ninth season as the head performance coach and his 13th season in the organization.
ABSENCE OF PROOF: The New York Mets are teaming up with the national non-alcoholic pop-up Absence of Proof to bring a fun nonalcoholic experience to Citi f Field…Fans ages 21 and up can enjoy a ballgame at Citi Field while sipping on refreshing craft mocktails and other non-alcoholic beverages during this special experience…The event, presented by Cadillac and Dunkin’, will run in the Piazza Club on the Excelsior level for four home games: Thursday, June 29 vs. the Milwaukee Brewers and June 30-July 2 vs. the San Francisco Giants.
HALFWAY HOME: The Mets are slated to play their 81st game of the season today, marking the halfway mark of the season…The 2022 Mets were 50-31 after 81 games.
MAX EFFORT: Max Scherzer is set to make his 14th start of the season tonight…He is 7-2 with a 3.95 ERA (31 ER/70.2 IP) with 16 walks and 76 strikeouts…He is 3-0 this month…Since May 14, Scherzer has gone 5-0 with a 3.19 ERA (17 ER/48.0 IP) with six walks and 56 strikeouts.
LEGENDARY: Scherzer and Justin Verlander swapped places on the all-time strikeouts leaderboard all season long in 2022…Now teammates in 2023, the pair are neck and neck, with just 22 punchouts separating the two…With 73 more strikeouts this season, Scherzer can enter the top-10…Scherzer now ranks 12th all-time, having passed all-time greats Fergie Jenkins, Pedro Martinez, Bob Gibson, Curt Schilling, CC Sabathia and John Smoltz last season…See below for a chart of the No. 10-19 strikeout pitchers of all-time:
PHAM-TASTIC: Tommy Pham has safely hit in 16 of his last 19 games… Over the last 19 games, Pham is batting .315 (23-73) with 11 runs, seven doubles, three home runs, 15 RBI, six walks, four steals with an .897 OPS… Since May 17, Pham is batting .323 (32-99) with 15 runs, nine doubles, one triple, five home runs, 22 RBI, 10 walks, seven steals with a .968 OPS in 30 games.
FIRST IS THE WORST: The Mets have been outscored 59-23 in the first inning this year…New York has posted a 6.08 ERA (54 ER/80.0 IP) in the first inning this season…That is the fifth-highest first inning ERA in the majors…Last year, the Mets posted a 4.39 ERA (79 ER/162.0 IP) in the first frame.
BACK IN THE CITI: The Mets are 18-17 at home this year and have posted a 4.04 ERA…The Mets went 28-15 at home before the All-Star break last season.
STEAL THIS BASE: The Mets have stolen a franchise-record 34 consecutive bases without being caught…The last time a Mets player was thrown out attempting a stolen base was on May 10 (Francisco Lindor at second)…The Mets are first in the major leagues with a 90.9% stolen base success rate this season…Starling Marte has swiped 21 bags this year, tied for sixth in the majors and tied for third in the National League…His 335 career stolen bases rank second among active players…
Elvis Andrus is the active leader with 341 steals.
IN JUNE: New York is now 7-17 (.304) in June…The team has posted 4.51 ERA and has slashed .225/.298/394.
GIRL DAD POWER: Over the last 11 games, Francisco Lindor is batting .324 (11-34) with nine runs, two doubles, four home runs, 10 RBI, even walks, three steals with a .432 OBP and a .735 SLG…Over the last 21 games, Lindor has posted a .965 OPS, batting .265 (18-68) with 14 runs, four doubles, six home runs, 14 RBI, 13 walks, five steals with a .376 OBP and a .588 SLG…He has posted a 2.4 fWAR this year, which ranks 14th in the National League…His 35 extra-base hits are tied for the 10th most in the National League.
INVADER NIM: Brandon Nimmo has recorded four home runs over his last 11 games, posting an .871 OPS in that span…Nimmo is batting .323 (32-99) with 10 extra-base hits against left-handed pitchers this year… His .323 average is the fourth-highest mark by a southpaw against fellow southpaws this season…It is second in the National League behind Miamis Luis Arraez (.371).
CREAM CITI: Brandon Nimmo has hit .320 (33-103) with 18 runs, seven doubles, five triples, four homers, five RBI, 10 walks with a .391 OBP and a .602 SLG in 30 career games against Milwaukee…Starling Marte has appeared in 121 games against the Crew and is a .288/.327/.458 hitter with 25 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 58 RBI…Daniel Vogelbach, who played for the Crew, is a .289/.393/.500 hitter with eight XBH and 14 RBI in 23 games vs. the Brewers.
KEEP THE CAR RUNNING: The Mets are 6-10 when both teams score six or more runs this year…They are 3-6 when both score seven or more runs and 2-3 when they both score 8 or more runs.
IF YOU START ME OFF: New York is 22-3 when their starter goes at least 6.0 innings…The Mets are 8-1 when the starter goes at least 7.0 innings.
FIRST IS THE BEST: The Mets are 23-9 (.719) when scoring first this season…The Mets are 13-35 (.271) when their opponent scores first.
STARTING PITCHER – MAX SCHERZER RHP #21
2023 STATS: 7-2, 3.95 ER A
SCHERZER’S PITCH ARSENAL
Pitch Type Usage Rate vs. LHB vs. RHB Avg. Velocity
Four-Seam Fastball 46.7% 49.0% 44.6% 93.4 mph
Slider 19.9% 0.2% 37.8% 83.6 mph
Changeup 14.2% 18.0% 10.8% 83.5 mph
Curveball 10.8% 15.8% 6.2% 75.2 mph
Cutter 8.4% 17.0% 0.5% 88.3 mph
LAST TIME OUT: Pitched 6.0 innings against Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park on June 24… Allowed two runs on seven hits…Struck out eight and walked just one to earn the win in the Mets’ 4-2 victory…Threw a season-high 107 pitches.
BREW CITY: Scherzer has made 12 appearances (11 starts) against the Brewers in his career… In those starts, he is 3-4 with a 2.63 ERA (20 ER/68.1 IP)…When facing the Brewers at home, Scherzer has pitched to a 1.88 ERA (5 ER/24.0 IP) in four starts, with a 1-2 record…His last win against the Brewers was on September 19, 2022, during which he threw 6.0 no-hit innings and struck out nine.
EIGHT IS GREAT: Scherzer pitched 8.0 innings for the first time this season on June 19 at Houston…The last time Scherzer pitched 8.0 innings or more was September 12, 2021 with the Los Angeles Dodgers…This was Scherzer’s first time accomplishing this feat as a Met… Scherzer holds a career record of 47-3 and has a 1.25 ERA (66 ER/475.2 IP) in games where he pitches 8.0 innings or more.
TURNING THINGS AROUND: After pitching to a 5.56 ERA (14 ER/22.2 IP) in his first five starts this season, Scherzer has picked up five wins over his last eight starts (since May 14 at Washington) and has pitched to a 3.19 ERA (17 ER/48.0 IP) during that span…In that time frame, he has tallied 56 strikeouts compared to six walks, holding opponents to a .245 average and pitching to a 1.06 WHIP.
