LOS ANGELES DODGERS NOTES:
TODAY’S STARTER at BREWERS: LHP CLAYTON KERSHAW (5-2, 2.53 ERA in 7 GS)
2023 SEASON NOTES:
• Over seven starts, the Texas native owns a 5-2 record with a 2.53 ERA (12 ER/42.2 IP) with 48 strikeouts against 10 walks and has generated a 0.98 WHIP
• Notched his 200th career win in his start on April 18 against the Mets, making him the only Los Angeles Dodger to win 200 games with the same franchise…joins Don Sutton (233) and Don Drysdale (209) on the Dodger all-time list…
• Moved into 21st all-time on the Major League strikeout list with 2,855, tying Jim Buning in his last start on May 5…he needs 145 more to
become the 20th player in Major League history with 3,000 strikeouts
• Has fired 6.0+ innings in six out of his seven starts this season
• He was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for April after posting a 5-1 record with a 1.89 ERA (8 ER/38.0 IP) and 41 strikeouts and a 0.76 WHIP
VS. BREWERS:
• Will face the Brew Crew for the 17th time in his career…is 6-5 with a 3.09 ERA (34 ER/99.0 IP) and 108 strikeouts against 28 walks
• Last faced the club on October 1, 2021, tossing just 1.2 innings and giving up five hits and three runs while striking out one
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
WHAT’S BREWING?
Most Regular Season Wins
National League – Since 2017
Team Wins
Los Angeles ………………………………..584
Atlanta …………………………………………….508
Milwaukee ……………………………………501
Ker-plunk
Christian Yelich is a career .474 hitter (9-for-19, 2hr, 3bb, 5k) against lefty Clayton Kershaw…..he owns the highest AVG (.474), OBP (.545) and OPS (1.387) and the second-highest SLG (.842) of any MLB player against Kershaw (min. 20 plate apps).
NL Leaders – ERA
Pitcher ERA
Justin Steele, CHC ………………………..1.45
Bryce Elder, ATL ……………………………1.74
Alex Cobb, SF …………………………………2.01
Marcus Stroman, CHC …………………2.28
Zac Gallen, ARI ……………………………..2.36
Clayton Kershaw, LAD ………………2.53
- Wade Miley (2.31) does not qualify by 1.0 IP
Let’s Get Rowdy!
Over his last 23 games, Rowdy Tellez is batting .278 (22-for-79) with 8 HR and 18 RBI.
NL Leaders – HR
Player HR
Pete Alonso, NYM ……………………………..12
Max Muncy, LAD …………………………… 12
Matt Olson, ATL ………………………………….11
Patrick Wisdom, CHC ………………………..11
Rowdy Tellez, MIL…………………………. 10
Rebel Yeli
Christian Yelich has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games during which he is batting .313 (10-for-32, 1hr, 5rbi)…..he is on a 4-game hitting streak, batting .313 (5-for-16, 3rbi).
NL Leaders – Runs
Player Runs
Ronald Acuña Jr., ATL …………………… 33
Matt Olson, ATL ………………………………. 32
Freddie Freeman, LAD ………………… 29
Christian Yelich, MIL ……………………. 28
Cody Bellinger, CHC ……………………….. 28
Nick Castellanos, PHI …………………….. 28
Taylor Made
Tyrone Taylor has hit safely in each of his last 5 starts while batting .316 (6-for-19, 1hr, 1rbi)
It’s Not a Hoby, It’s a Lifestyle
Hoby Milner, who stranded 32 of 37 inherited runners last season, has already stranded 12 of 15 this season, including each of his last five.
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 3 (1-1) of a 6-game, 7-day homestand against Los Angeles-NL
(1-1) and Kansas City (3g)…..following this homestand, the team takes a 6-game, 7-day
trip to St. Louis (3g) and Tampa Bay (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), INF Luis Urías (left hamstring), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell, Urías and Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (41 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 22, SECOND: 17, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in second place, trailing the first-place Pirates by half a game…..the team has been in second place for 17 straight days.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 6-5-0 in series play.
Game 1: 6-6, Game 2: 7-5, Game 3: 6-5, Game 4: 1-0
Sweep Wins (2): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19)
Sweep Losses (1): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 10-7 at home, going 3-2-0 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 10-9 on the road, going 3-3-0 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 five replay challenges this season, going 2-3…..their last challenge (won) came on 5/4 at Colorado as a hit by pitch (Charlie Blackmon) was overturned to a foul ball.
TODAY’S STARTER: #20 – LHP WADE MILEY (6gs, 3-1, 2.31)
MILEY AT A GLANCE: Wade Miley, 36, is making his seventh start of the season…..Miley last started last Thursday at Colorado and received no decision in the Brewers’ 9-6 loss (6ip, 6h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 2k, 90 pitches)…..he left the game in the seventh inning with a 4-2 lead…..the team is 4-2 in his starts…..he has made 4 quality starts…..opponents are batting .233 (31-for-133, 2hr)…..Miley signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on January 9…..he is signed through the 2023 season with a mutual option for 2024.
WELCOME BACK!: Miley returned to Milwaukee, where he pitched in 2018 for the National League Central champions and went 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA in 16 starts…..he went on to make 4 starts during the postseason, posting a 1.23 ERA (14.2ip, 2er), as the team went on to advance to the seventh game of the NLCS against Los Angeles.
LAST SEASON: Miley went 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA in 9 games/8 starts with Chicago-NL last season…..he missed most of the season while spending time on the injured list on three occasions: 4/7-5/9 (left elbow inflammation), 5/29-6/9 (left shoulder strain) and 6/11-9/5 (left shoulder strain).
CAREER: Is 102-95 with a 4.09 ERA in 298 games/291 starts (1653ip, 751er)…..is in his 13th Major League season with Arizona (2011-14), Boston (2015), Seattle (2016), Baltimore (2016-17), Milwaukee (2018, ‘23), Houston (2019), Cincinnati (2020-21) and Chicago-NL (2022)…..was an All-Star with the Diamondbacks in 2012…..he threw a no-hitter with the Reds on 5/7/21 at Cleveland…..Miley was selected by Arizona in the supplemental first round (43rd overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Southeastern Louisiana University.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 6-2 with a 3.57 ERA in 15 starts (70.2ip, 28er)…..is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA in 3 starts this season (17ip, 3er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 49-51 with a 3.98 ERA in 158 games/156 starts (881.1ip, 390er)…..is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 3 starts this season (18ip, 6er).
CAREER vs. DODGERS: Is 4-6 with a 4.03 ERA in 16 games/15 starts (91.2ip, 41er)…..he did not face the Dodgers last season.
