MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
End of the Road (Trip)
The Brewers (6-3) are wrapping up their second season-long 10-game trip (2-1 at CLE, 3-1 at NYM, 1-1 at PIT) and look to go 7-3 on both trips…..the team went 7-3 on a 10-game road trip from April 10-19 (1-2 at ARI, 3-1 at SD, 3-0 at SEA)…..a win today would give the team its seventh 10-game trip in franchise history with at least 7 wins.
Dates/Opponents Record
7/5-7/17, 1988 (KC/MIN/TEX) ………………..8-2
8/10-8/19, 2021 (CHC/PIT/STL) …………….8-2
5/27-6/6, 1982 (CAL/SEA/OAK)…………… 7-3
7/1-7/13, 1983 (CLE/CWS/TEX) …………….. 7-3
5/10-5/20, 2018 (COL/ARI/MIN) ………….. 7-3
4/10-4/19, 2023 (ARI/SD/SEA) …………..7-3
Central Intelligence
The Brewers are in a 13-game stretch (1-1) during which the team takes on NL Central opponents: at PIT (1-1), vs. CHC (4g), vs. CIN (3g) and at CIN (3g).
Welcome to The Show
Clayton Andrews yesterday made his Major League debut…..he became the sixth player to make his MLB debut with the Brewers 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 …………7/1 at PIT
Rebel Yeli
Since June 6, Christian Yelich has hit .330 (29-for-88) with 3 HR and 15 RBI in 23 games while he has produced a .427 OBP/.568 SLG/.995 OPS.
Take Me To Your Leader
Christian Yelich is the team leader in runs (59 – 8th in NL), hits (81), walks (43 – 9th in NL), SB (18 – T5th in NL), doubles (17), RBI (40), total
bases (130), extra-base hits (28), OBP (.370), SLG (.438) and OPS (.808).
Born Again Christian
Christian Yelich hit his 10th homer of 2023 yesterday to go along with his 18 SB…..he is one of seven players in the majors with 10+ HR and 15+ SB, joining Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL), Corbin Carroll (ARI), Julio Rodríguez (SEA), Josh Lowe (TB), Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) and Anthony Volpe (NYY).
The Brice Is Right
Rookie infielder Brice Turang has yet to commit an error in 207 total chances (180 at 2B/27 at SS).
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 10 (6-3) of a 10-game trip to Cleveland (2-1), New York-NL (3-1) and Pittsburgh (1-1)….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 (94 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 55, SECOND: 37, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently tied with the Reds for first place.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 13-13-0 in series play.
Game 1: 12-15, Game 2: 16-11, 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 22-21 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: #48 – RHP COLIN REA (14g, 13gs, 4-4, 4.57)
REA AT A GLANCE: Colin Rea, 32, will be making his 15th appearance and 14th start of the season…..Rea last started on Monday at New York-NL and earned a 2-1 victory (6.1ip, 3h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 3k, 1wp, 86 pitches)…..it was his longest outing since he tossed 6.1 innings with the Padres on 6/18/16 vs. Washington…..the team is 8-5 in his starts….. he has 2 quality starts…..opponents are batting .233 (60-for-257, 10hr)…..he has also made 2 starts at Triple-A Nashville this season, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (7ip, 6h, 2r, 0er, 0bb, 9k)…..after pitching in Japan in 2022, Rea re-signed with Milwaukee on January 27 (non-roster invitee)…..his only outing for the Brewers prior to this season came in relief on 10/2/21 at Los Angeles-NL…..his name is pronounced “RAY.”
LAST SEASON: Rea pitched in Japan, where he went 5-6 with a 3.96 ERA in 23 games/16 starts with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
CAREER: Is 12-12 with a 4.80 ERA in 50 games/40 starts (223.1ip, 119er)…..has pitched for San Diego (2015-16), Miami (2016), Chicago-NL (2020) and Milwaukee (2021, ‘23)…..is 11-12 with a 4.78 ERA as a starter (207ip, 110er) and 1-0 with a 4.96 ERA as a reliever (16.1ip, 9er)…..Rea was originally selected by San Diego in the 12th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Indiana State University…..he underwent “Tommy John” surgery on 11/11/16, causing him to miss the entire 2017 season…..he was named 2019 Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year after going 14-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 26 starts at Triple-A Iowa (Cubs).
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 2-2 with a 4.75 ERA in 8 games/7 starts, all coming this season (36ip, 19er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 5-6 with a 5.00 ERA in 22 games/15 starts (93.2ip, 52er)…..is 2-2 with a 4.36 ERA in 6 starts this season (33ip, 16er).
CAREER vs. PIRATES: Is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 2 games/1 start (6ip, 3er)…..earned a 5-4 win with the Padres on 4/19/16 at Petco Park (5ip, 7h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 6k, 2hbp, 1bk)….. his other outing came in relief with the Cubs on 9/1/20 at PNC Park (1ip).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES NOTES:
THE PIRATES:..had their four-game winning streak come to an end yesterday…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 5-3 in their last eight games following their season-high 10-game losing streak from 6/13-22.
ROSTER MOVE: The Pittsburgh Pirates today reinstated outfielder Bryan Reynolds from the 10-day injured list (low back inflammation)…Infielder Ji Hwan Bae has been placed on the 10-day injured list (left ankle sprain)…In addition, righthanded pitcher Wil Crowe will begin a rehab assignment today with Low-A Bradenton…Crowe is currently on the 60-day injured list with right shoulder discomfort.
HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS: Pittsburgh has scored 37 runs during the first five games of this homestand that began Tuesday night…The only team in MLB to score more runs
since Tuesday are the Dodgers (40)…In addition, Pittsburgh’s bullpen has posted a 1.35 ERA (20.0ip/3er) on the homestand, which is the seventh-best ERA in MLB since Tuesday.
COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH: The Pirates are 24-for-56 (.429) with runners in scoring position in their last five games…The Pirates are hitting .259 with runners in scoring position this year, which ranks 11th in all of MLB after finishing 30th in the league in 2022 with a .220 average with RISP.
RICH ON THE HILL: Rich Hill gets the start this afternoon in the finale of this three-game series and six-game homestand…Hill earned his seventh win of the season after winning a 9-4 decision in his last start Tuesday against the Padres…Since allowing five runs in 5.1 innings and losing a 6-1 decision against the Rangers here at PNC Park on May 23, Hill is 3-1 with a 3.55 ERA (25.1ip/10er) in his last four starts at home.
THROWN FOR A CURVE: Rich Hill has thrown his curveball 38.4 percent of the time this season…The only three pitchers to throw that pitch at a higher percentage of the time are Drew Smyly (49.1%), Charlie Morton (44.9%) and Domingo German (41.7%).
SO LONG TO THE CENTRAL: Following today, the Pirates will play 24 straight games outside of their division before facing the Brewers again from August 3-6 at American Family Field…The August 3-6 series will begin a stretch that will have the Bucs playing 26 of their final 55 games of the regular season against their own division.
GO WEST YOUNG BUCS: The Pirates will depart for their final road trip leading up to the All-Star Game following today’s game…Pittsburgh’s first stop will take the team to Dodger Stadium for four games, where the team swept a three-game series last year from May 30 to June 1…The trip will conclude with a three-game series next weekend at Arizona…The Pirates are 12-6 overall, including 5-1 on the road, against the NL West this season.
ON-BASE MACHINE: Andrew McCutchen has a team-high 20-game on-base streak coming into today…Since McCutchen’s streak began on June 5, his .461 on-base percentage ranks second in all of MLB behind Shohei Ohtani (.495)…This is also McCutchen’s longest streak since reaching in 24 straight games from April 18-May 14, 2018.
STARTING PITCHER – 44 – LHP RICH HILL
RICH HILL: The 43-year-old lefthander is making his 17th start of the season today…He won a 9-4 decision (6.0ip/4r) in his last start Tuesday vs. San Diego.
vs. MILWAUKEE: 3-4 with a 3.96 ERA (63.2ip/28er) in 12 career appearances (11 starts)…Is 0-1 in one start this year…Walked six batters in 5.0 innings while losing a 5-4 decision (4r/3er) to Julio Teheran on 6/16 at Milwaukee.
