MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
Today’s Transactions
RHP JB Bukauskas was recalled from Triple-A Nashville…..the team selected LHP Clayton Andrews from Nashville…..RHP Matt Bush and LHP Thomas Pannone were designated for assignment.
All Hands On Deck
Clayton Andrews, who will be making his Major League debut, is the 48th player to appear on the active roster this season…..the team had 53 players appear on the active roster in 2022….. Andrews would be the sixth player to make his MLB debut this season:
Player MLB Debut
INF Brice Turang …………… 3/30 at CHC
RHP Gus Varland ………….. 3/30 at CHC
OF Joey Wiemer ………………. 4/1 at CHC
OF Blake Perkins …………….4/19 at SEA
INF Andruw Monasterio … 5/28 vs. SF
LHP Clayton Andrews …………………. TBD
Central Intelligence
Last night began a 13-game stretch (0-1) during which the Brewers play NL Central opponents: at PIT (0-1), vs. CHC (4g), vs. CIN (3g) and at CIN (3g).
Road Work Ahead
The Brewers (5-3) are currently playing their second season-long 10-game road trip as they are visiting Cleveland (2-1), New York-NL (3-1) and Pittsburgh (0-1)…..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.
Rebel Yeli
Since June 6, Christian Yelich has hit .329 (28-for-85) with 2 HR and 12 RBI in 22 games while he has produced a .418 OBP/.541 SLG/.960 OPS.
Take Me To Your Leader
Christian Yelich is the team leader in runs (56 – T8th in NL), hits (80), walks (41 – T10th in NL), SB (18 – T5th in NL), doubles (17), total bases (126), extra-base hits (27), OBP (.367), SLG (.429) and OPS (.796) and tied in RBI (37).
A Slice of Devin
Devin Williams has posted a sterling 1.57 ERA this season (28.2ip, 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 0.31 (28.2ip, 1er).
It’s Milner Time!
Hoby Milner is unscored upon in each of his last 17 appearances (13.2ip) to lower his ERA from 4.50 to 2.56.
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 9 (5-3) of a 10-game trip to Cleveland (2-1), New York-NL (3-1) and Pittsburgh (0-1)….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 (93 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 54, SECOND: 37, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in second place, trailing the first-place Reds by 1.0 game.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 13-13-0 in series play.
Game 1: 12-15, Game 2: 15-11, Game 3: 13-12, Game 4: 3-1
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 21-21 on the road, going 6-7-0 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
TODAY’S STARTER: #39 – RHP CORBIN BURNES (16gs, 5-5, 4.10)
BURNES AT A GLANCE: Corbin Burnes, 28, will be making his 17th start of the season and first against the Pirates…..Burnes last started last Sunday at Cleveland and received no decision in the Brewers’ 5-4, 10-inning win (5.2ip, 8h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 3k, 1hr, 1wp, 99 pitches)…..the team is 8-8 in his starts…..he has made 9 quality starts…..opponents are batting .224 (79-for-353, 13hr)…..Burnes was selected by Milwaukee in the fourth round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Mary’s (CA) College…..he is under club control through 2024.
LAST SEASON: Burnes went 12-8 with a 2.94 ERA in 33 starts, finishing seventh in NL Cy Young Award voting after winning the award in 2021…..he was an All-Star for the second straight season and was Brewers Most Valuable Pitcher for the second year in a row…..his career-high 243 strikeouts led the National League and ranked second in MLB behind the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole (257)…..he was the first pitcher in franchise history to lead his league in strikeouts…..he was also among the NL top five in starts (T1st, 33), AVG (2nd, .197), K/9IP (2nd, 10.83), H/9IP (2nd, 6.42), innings (4th, 202.0), K/BB (4th, 4.76), quality starts (T4th, 21) and WHIP (5th, 0.97)…..the team went 20-13 in his starts.
CY BURNES: Burnes won the 2021 National League Cy Young Award after going 11-5 with a Major League-best 2.43 ERA in 28 starts…..he became the third pitcher in franchise history to win a Cy Young Award, joining Rollie Fingers (1981) and Pete Vuckovich (1982)…..he became the first pitcher in franchise history to lead his league in ERA.
CAREER: Is 40-24 with a 3.35 ERA in 151 games/90 starts (610ip, 227er)…..is in his sixth Major League season, all with the Brewers (2018-23)…..is 32-21 with a 3.14 ERA as a starter (528ip, 184er) and 8-3 with a 4.72 ERA in relief (82ip, 43er)…..Burnes is a two-time All-Star (2021-22) and was a 2021 All-MLB First Team selection.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 20-14 with a 3.58 ERA in 74 games/47 starts (319ip, 127er)…..is 3-2 with a 4.27 ERA in 8 starts this season (46.1ip, 22er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 20-10 with a 3.09 ERA in 77 games/43 starts (291ip, 100er)…..is 2-3 with a 3.94 ERA in 8 starts this season (48ip, 21er).
CAREER vs. PIRATES: Is 6-1 with a 3.45 ERA in 20 games/8 starts (62.2ip, 24er), including 2-1 with a 4.44 ERA in 4 starts last season (24.1ip, 12er)…..has gone 3-1 with a 3.56 ERA in 10 career games/4 starts at PNC Park (30.1ip, 12er).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES NOTES:
THE PIRATES: Have won four straight games for the first time since winning six in a row from May 30 to June 5…Have had five separate winning streaks of at least four games this season, including a season-high seven-game winning streak from 4/17-23…Are 5-2 in their last seven games following their season-high 10-game losing streak from 6/13-22…Are 4.5 games out of first place at the midpoint of the season, the closest the team has been to first place since holding a 2.0 game lead atop the National League Central with a 51-30 record after 81 games in 2013.
SPLASH DOWN WALKOFF STYLE: Last night Carlos Santana became the second different Pirate to hit a walkoff home run into the Allegheny River since PNC Park opened in 2001…In addition to Santana’s 431-foot blast last night, Garrett Jones also connected for walkoff home runs that landed in the river on both July 17, 2009 and August 16, 2011.
CARLOS SANTANA’S HITS: Carlos Santana has multiple hits in each of his last four games, going 10-for-18 (.556) with three doubles, three homers and six RBI (his first time to have multiple hits in four straight games since April 17-20, 2021)…Santana comes into today ranked fourth among all National League cleanup hitters with 39 RBI, trailing Pete Alonso (55), Christian Walker (54) and Nolan Arenado (47).
CASHING IN AT PNC: Pittsburgh has gone 14-4 at PNC Park in games decided by one or two runs this season…The Bucs have won seven straight games on the North Shore that have been decided by one or two runs since losing 3-2 against the Rangers on May 24.
HOIST THE COLORS: The Pirates have won twice in their last seven games when trailing after eight innings…Pittsburgh was 0-38 when trailing after eight innings before winning for the first time this season last Friday at Miami and again last night.
FUR YOUR INFORMATION: Andrew McCutchen has 13 hits over his last six games… According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that’s the most hits for McCutchen over any six-game span since having 14 from July 8-17, 2012.
SELECT COMPANY: Andrew McCutchen is just three home runs away from 300 in his career (his 297 are the 11th-most among active players)…McCutchen ranks fourth all-time in Pirates history with 213 home runs, trailing only Willie Stargell (475), Ralph Kiner (301) and Roberto Clemente (240).
PEN POWER: Pittsburgh’s bullpen allowed three unearned runs in 5.2 innings of work Friday night…Beginning with the action on June 23, Pittsburgh’s relievers have posted an 0.40 ERA (22.2ip/1er) in the team’s last seven games.
ABOUT TODAY’S STARTER: Johan Oviedo allowed just one run in 7.0 innings, but came away with a loss in his last start in the team’s 2-0 shutout Sunday at Miami…Oviedo has recorded eight quality starts this season, including four last month…The only Pirate with more quality starts this year is Mitch Keller, whose 11 are tied for the third-most in the National League…Oviedo also comes into today ranked eighth among all National League pitchers in fewest home runs allowed per 9.0 innings (0.71).
COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH: The Pirates are 19-for-47 (.404) with runners in scoring position in their last four games…The team’s seven RBI with RISP last night were the most since recording 11 against the Mets on June 9.
ON-BASE MACHINE: Andrew McCutchen has a team-high 19-game on-base streak coming into today…Since McCutchen’s streak began on June 5, his .476 on-base percentage ranks second in all of MLB behind Shohei Ohtani (.514)…This is also McCutchen’s longest streak since reaching in 24 straight games from April 18-May 14, 2018.
STARTING PTICHER – 24 – RHP JOHAN OVIEDO
JOHAN OVIEDO: The 25-year-old righthander is making his 17th start…He lost a 2-0 decision (7.0ip/1r) in his last start Sunday at Miami.
vs. MILWAUKEE: 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA (14.0ip/5er) in four appearances (one start) as a member of the Cardinals…His only start came on 9/16/20 at Milwaukee…He has also tossed a combined 8.2 scoreless innings in relief.
