COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:
No team release avaiable.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
BREWERS vs. ROCKIES
SUMMARY: Are 83-90 all-time, including 1-4 this season…..went 4-3 last season.
at MIL: Are 51-35 all-time, including 1-1 this season…..went 3-1 last season…..are 42-30 at AmFam Field and 9-5 at County Stadium…..the Brewers have won 7 of the last 9 games in Milwaukee.
at COL: Have gone 32-55 all-time at Coors Field, including 0-3 this season…..went 1-2 last season…..are 3-10 in the last 13 games in Denver with 5 straight losses.
L, W, L, W, L, W, L, W, L
The Brewers have alternated losses and wins over their last 9 games…..the team is scheduled to win today.
Worth the Wade
Wade Miley last night made the 300th start of his Major League career…..he is one of 10 active pitchers with 300+ starts…..the current active leader in starts is Zack Greinke (536).
Greetings and Sal-utations
Sal Frelick made his Major League debut on July 22…..since that date, he ranks among the National League leaders in the following categories:
Category Rank
Walks (14) …………………………………….. T3rd
RBI (15) …………………………………………. T6th
Runs (14) ………………………………………..T7th
OBP (.435)……………………………………. T9th
The Brice Is Right
Rookie Brice Turang is batting .359 (14-for-39) with 2 HR and 7 RBI in his last 13 games while he has produced a .444 OBP/.538 SLG/.983 OPS.
Rebel Yeli
In his last 54 games, Christian Yelich has batted .327 (71-for-217) with 40 runs, 9 HR and 38 RBI while he has a .402 OBP/.553 SLG/.955 OPS.
Don’t Mess With Bill
William Contreras over his last 31 games is batting .346 (45-for-130) with 4 HR and 25 RBI…..Contreras has a .377 OBP/.546 SLG/.923 OPS during this stretch.
A Slice of Devin
All-Star Devin Williams is unscored upon in 41 of his 45 appearances this season…..he has not allowed an earned run in 13 consecutive outings (11.2ip)…..Williams is currently among NL relief leaders in ERA (2nd, 1.45), AVG (3rd, .139), saves (3rd, 27), H/9IP (3rd, 4.36) and K/9IP (5th, 13.08).
It’s Milner Time!
Hoby Milner is unscored upon in 29 of his last 31 appearances while posting a 0.65 ERA (27.2ip, 2er)…..his season ERA is down to 2.17, which ranks eighth among qualified NL relievers.
A Piece of the Payamps
Joel Payamps has not surrendered an earned run in 22 of his last 23 appearances, posting a 0.75 ERA (24ip, 2er)…..his season ERA is down to 1.86, which ranks fourth among qualified NL relievers…..he leads all MLB relievers in WHIP (0.84).
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 7 (3-3) of a 7-game homestand against Pittsburgh (2-2) and Colorado (1-1)…..following an off day tomorrow, the team takes a 9-game, 10-day road trip to Chicago-AL (3g), Los Angeles-NL (3g) and Texas (3g)…..their next homestand covers 5 games in 6 days vs. Minnesota (2g) and San Diego (3g) from August 22-27.
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), RHP Julio Teheran (right hip), 1B Rowdy Tellez (right forearm/left ring finger), LHP Justin Wilson (left lat) and OF Jesse Winker (back) are on the injured list…..Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf and Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (132 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 79, SECOND: 51, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the Cubs and Reds by 1.5 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 18-16-2 in series play.
Game 1: 18-19, Game 2: 20-17, Game 3: 19-16, Game 4: 4-2
Sweep Wins (5): 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), at CIN (3g, 7/14-7/16)
Sweep Losses (4): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4), vs. OAK (3g, 6/9-6/11), at MIN (2g, 6/13-6/14), at ATL (3g, 7/28-7/30)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 32-27 at home, going 9-7-2 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 29-27 on the road, going 9-9-0 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 27 replay challenges this season, going 11-16…..their last challenge (lost) came on 8/6 vs. Pittsburgh as an out call at third base (William Contreras) stood.
TODAY’S STARTER: #37 – RHP ADRIAN HOUSER (15g, 13gs, 4-3, 4.19)
HOUSER AT A GLANCE: Adrian Houser, 30, will be making his 16th appearance and 14th start of the season…..Houser last started last Thursday vs. Pittsburgh and earned a 14-1 win (6ip, 4h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 5k, 95 pitches)…..the team is 8-5 in his starts…..he has 5 quality starts…..opponents are batting .292 (86-for-295, 8hr)…..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 27-32 with a 4.01 ERA in 121 games/89 starts (501ip, 223er)…..is in his seventh Major League season, all with the Brewers (2015, 2018-23)…..has gone 22-32 with a 4.32 ERA as a starter (439.2ip, 211er) 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 10-15 with a 3.50 ERA in 61 games/43 starts (247ip, 96er)…..is 2-1 with a 3.67 ERA in 7 games/6 starts this season (34.1ip, 14er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 17-17 with a 4.50 ERA in 60 games/46 starts (254ip, 127er)…..is 2-2 with a 4.66 ERA in 8 games/7 starts this season (38.2ip, 20er).
CAREER vs. ROCKIES: Is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 4 starts (20ip, 10er)…..he earned a 6-4 win in his only start last season on 9/5 at Coors Field (5ip, 2h, 3r, 1er, 2bb, 2k).
