MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
NL Central Standings
Team Record
Milwaukee ……………………………….29-26
Pittsburgh ………………………..28-27 (-1.0)
Cincinnati ……………………….. 26-29 (-3.0)
St. Louis …………………………..25-32 (-5.0)
Chicago …………………………… 24-31 (-5.0)
A Series Situation
The Brewers went 5-1 over their first 6 series this season and have since gone 3-8 in series play…..the team is looking for a series win this afternoon.
Road Work Ahead
The Brewers are looking to win their first road series since they swept 3 games in Seattle from April 17-19….. the team is 4-10 on the road since then, losing 4 straight series.
A Whole Lotta Nothing
Brewers pitchers did not register a walk or a strikeout last night, marking the seventh time in franchise history that this has happened and first time since 1992…..are 6-1 in these games.
Date/Opponent Result
5/1/77 vs. Cleveland …………………W, 7-3
4/5/79 at New York-AL ………….. W, 5-1
6/4/79 at Chicago-AL …………….W, 6-0
6/15/79 vs. Kansas City ………….L, 14-11
8/21/79 vs. Chicago-AL …………. W, 3-2
7/11/92 vs. Kansas City …………… W, 5-1
5/31/23 at Toronto ………………..W, 4-2
Can’t Spell “Toronto” Without Toro
Abraham Toro last night made his first start with the Brewers (3B) and hit a 2-run HR in his first at-bat…..the native of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada now has 3 HR in 7 career games in his home country (2 HR with Seattle).
A Slice of Devin
Devin Williams has gone 9-for-9 in save opportunities…..he is unscored upon in 16 of his 17 outings, posting a 0.51 ERA…..he has held opponents to a .133 AVG (8-for-60, 1hr) and has a 0.85 WHIP with 22 K in 17.2 innings.
The Brice Is Right
Rookie infielder Brice Turang has yet to commit a Major League error in 182 total chances (165 at 2B/17 at SS).
Better Off Red
Since joining the Brewers in 2018, Christian Yelich has played 75 games against Cincinnati and has hit .302 (83-for-275) with 17 HR and 49 RBI, including three cycles.
Most HR vs. Cincinnati – Since 2018
Player HR
Ian Happ, CHC ………………………………….. 19
Christian Yelich, MIL …………………….. 17
Paul Goldschmidt, STL …………………….17
Most RBI vs. Cincinnati – Since 2018
Player RBI
Ian Happ, CHC ………………………………….. 51
Christian Yelich, MIL ……………………. 49
Paul Goldschmidt, STL ………………….. 46
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 3 (1-1) of a 7-game road trip to Toronto (1-1) and Cincinnati (4g)…..following this trip, the Brewers return to American Family Field for a 6-game homestand against Baltimore (3g) and Oakland (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: SS Willy Adames (concussion), RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP JB Bukauskas (neck), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), LHP Eric Lauer (right shoulder), LHP Wade Miley (left lat), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), INF Luis Urías (left hamstring), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow), OF Jesse Winker (neck) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell, Urías, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day IL.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 8-9-0 in series play.
Game 1: 7-11, Game 2: 11-7, Game 3: 9-8, Game 4: 2-0
Sweep Wins (3): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14)
Sweep Losses (1): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 16-12 at home, going 5-4-0 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 13-14 on the road, going 3-5-0 in series play…..are 4-10 over their last 14 games and have dropped their last 4 series…..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 10 replay challenges this season, going 5-5…..their last challenge (lost) came on May 25 vs. San Francisco as a foul tip (Joey Wiemer) stood.
TODAY’S STARTER: #51 – RHP FREDDY PERALTA (10gs, 5-4, 4.64)
PERALTA AT A GLANCE: Freddy Peralta, 26, will be making his 11th start of the season…..Peralta last started last Friday vs. San Francisco and took a 15-1 loss as he allowed a career-high 10 runs (2.1ip, 8h, 10r, 4er, 1bb, 4k, 2hr, 78 pitches)…..the team is 5-5 in his starts…..he has 6 quality starts…..opponents are batting .254 (54-for-213, 8hr)….. Peralta was acquired from Seattle, along with RHP Carlos Herrera and RHP Daniel Missaki, in exchange for 1B Adam Lind on 12/9/15…..on 2/28/20, he signed a 5-year contract through the 2024 season with club options for 2025 and 2026.
LAST SEASON: Peralta went 4-4 with a 3.58 ERA in 18 games/17 starts…..he held opponents to a .190 batting average with 86 strikeouts in 78.0 innings…..the team went 8-9 in his starts…..he produced 4 quality starts…..he was on the injured list twice last season: 5/23-8/2 (right posterior shoulder strain) and 9/9-9/24 (right shoulder inflammation).
CAREER: Is 35-21 with a 3.91 ERA in 126 games/77 starts (469.1ip, 204er)…..is in his sixth Major League season, all with the Brewers (2018-23)…..is 27-19 with a 3.92 ERA as a starter (385.1ip, 168er) and 8-2 with a 3.86 ERA in relief (84ip, 36er)…..was an All-Star in 2021.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 22-12 with a 3.34 ERA in 68 games/40 starts (255.2ip, 95er)…..is 4-2 with a 3.38 ERA in 6 starts this season (32ip, 12er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 13-9 with a 4.59 ERA in 58 games/37 starts (213.2ip, 109er)…..is 1-2 with a 6.45 ERA in 4 starts this season (22.1ip, 16er).
CAREER vs. BLUE JAYS: Peralta has never faced the Toronto, Ontario, Canada Blue Jays
TORONTO BLUE JAYS NOTES:
THE LATEST: The Blue Jays were dealt a 4-2 loss by the Brewers last night…Finished the month of May with an 11-17 record. Toronto has won four of its last eight games but is 5-11 across its last 16 contests…Can move to 11-7-0 in series play with a win today (6-2-0 at home)…Have gone 3-2 in rubber games so far.
AN UNTRUE OUTCOME: Toronto batters did not strike out, draw a walk, or connect for a home run during last night’s game… Marked the 3rd time in team history for that to occur, also doing so on July 24, 1978 (G2) vs. SEA and May 11, 1979 vs. TEX…Has only happened two other times in MLB this century: Colorado on May 17, 2008 at DET and Oakland on July 1, 2014 at MIN.
DOUBLE THE FUN: Matt Chapman doubled down the left-field line in the both the 2nd and 7th innings last night, his AL-best 20th and 21st doubles of the season (2nd in MLB: Freddie Freeman – 23)…Went 2-for-4 on the night, for his 16th multi-hit effort of the year…His six games with multiple extra-base hits are tied with Aaron Judge for the most in the junior circuit. The third baseman is now tied for the AL lead at 28 extra-base hits along with Judge and Luis Robert Jr… Sits T-7th with 60 hits…Ranks 2nd among MLB hitters with a 61.1 hard-hit percentage (1st: Judge – 64.0) while ranking 3rd in barrel rate (13.2%), T-4th in hardhit balls (91), and 6th in average exit velocity (94.3 MPH).
PLAYING THE HITS: Bo Bichette singled in his 1st at-bat last night and finished 1-for-4…Has hits in nine of his last 10 games, going 18-for-45 (.400) with a double, a triple, two home runs, and eight RBI over that span (1.013 OPS). The 25-year-old leads all MLB hitters with 80 hits (2nd: Freddie Freeman – 79)…Also leads the AL with 126 total bases, trailing only Freeman (134) for the most in MLB…His .333 batting average ranks 1st in the AL (2nd: Masataka Yoshida – .317) while he ranks 6th in OPS (.895), 7th in SLG (.525), and 9th in OBP (.370)…Now has 96 hard-hit (95+ MPH) balls this season, tied with teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the AL lead.
AT THE CENTER OF IT: Kevin Kiermaier got Toronto on the board last night with an RBI triple in the 5th…Marked his 4th triple of the year, tied with six others for the most in the Majors…His 41 hits while batting 9th are the most in the Majors (2nd: Ezequiel Tovar – 31). The center fielder finished May at 26-for-71 with six doubles, two triples, three homers, and eight RBI…His .366 batting average for the month of May was 2nd best among qualified AL hitters (Leody Tavares – .368) while he ranked 3rd in OPS (1.044) and T-5th in SLG (.634).
CAVAN MORE FUN: Cavan Biggio went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI last night…Over his last seven contests, has gone 7-for-18 (.389) with five runs scored, a double, two home runs, and four RBI (1.228 OPS).
GAUS FOR EXCITEMENT: Kevin Gausman enters today with 89 strikeouts, one back of Shohei Ohtani (90) for the AL lead…The 89 punchouts are the most ever by a Blue Jay in his first 11 games of a season (2nd: Robbie Ray – 82 in 2021)…Is currently T-8th in the AL in innings pitched
(68.1) and 12th in ERA (3.03).
A DASH AT THE DOME: The Blue Jays are on a brief three-game homestand against the Brewers…Have gone 14-10 this season at Rogers Centre…The .583 win% at home is 5th best in the AL…After this series, will head out on an equally brief road trip to Citi Field to visit the Mets (29-27) for three contests over the weekend. Toronto batters rank 4th in the AL in home AVG (.263), while also 4th in home OBP (.333), 9th in home OPS (.727), and 10th in home SLG (.394)…The pitching staff ranks 1st among AL teams with a 3.19 home ERA and a .203 home opponents’ average, and sit 2nd with a 1.15 home WHIP (1st: SEA – 1.12).
INTERTAINMENT: Toronto is playing its 5th interleague series of the year…Has gone 8-5 vs. NL clubs so far…The .615 win% is 5th best among AL teams…Led the AL with 13 interleague wins last season, which was one off the franchise’s all-time single-season record (14 in 2021)…Since the beginning of the 2021 campaign, Toronto’s .660 win% in Interleague Play (35-18) is 2nd best among all MLB clubs (1st: TB – .672). The Blue Jays have hit 655 home runs all-time in Interleague Play, the most among all 30 teams (2nd: NYY – 625).
DONUT-FREE DIET: The Blue Jays have notched 520 hits this season, 3rd most in MLB (TB – 524; TEX – 522)…Are currently 3rd in the AL in team AVG (.265), 4th in OBP (.332), 5th in OPS (.752), T-5th in extra-base hits (172), and 7th in SLG (.420). The Blue Jays are one of two MLB teams to have scored in every game this season (also: ARI)…Have now gone 74 straight games without being shut out, the longest active streak in the Majors (2nd: ARI – 57G).
TOUGH SCHEDDING: The Blue Jays are in the midst of playing 30 games over the course of 31 days…All opponents during this stretch are currently over .500…Are 8-11 so far.
VS. THE BREWERS: All-Time: 123-166
2023: 1-1 Home: 66-80
Home: 1-1 Rogers Centre: 32-34
The Blue Jays went 1-2 against the Brewers during their only series last season, a three-gamer last June in Wisconsin…Last met the Brew Crew here for a series at Rogers Centre in 2017, dropping both contests…The gap of 2,239 days without a home game vs. MIL was Toronto’s 3rd-longest active streak vs. any opponent (COL – 3,632; LAD – 2,578). Brandon Belt picked up four hits in his four games against the Brewers last season (4-for-13), including a homer and three RBI…Leads all current Blue Jays with 55 career games vs. MIL, now batting .282 (49-for-174 with eight doubles, nine homers, and 28 RBI along the way (.867 OPS). Alejandro Kirk is now 9-for-18 (.500) with two home runs, five RBI, two walks, and four runs scored in the five games he has played vs. Milwaukee. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. now has hits in four of his five career contests vs. MIL, going 7-for-20 (.350) with a double, two RBIs, and two walks.
STARTING PITCHER – Kevin Gausman, RHP #34
TODAY’S GAME:
Making his 12th start of the season and his 5th at Rogers Centre… Improved to 3-3 his last time out, on 5/26 at MIN, throwing 5.1 innings of one-run ball with 4 hits, a season-high 5 walks, and 8 strikeouts. His 89 strikeouts are the most ever by a Blue Jay in their first 11 outings of a season (2nd: Robbie Ray – 82 in 2021), and are the 2nd most in the AL in 2023 (1st: Shohei Ohtani – 90K). Owns a 2.77 FIP since the start of the 2020 season, the 2nd-best mark among qualified hurlers (Corbin Burnes – 2.72).
2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
Took a no-decision on 5/21 vs. BAL, tossing 8.0 frames of two-run ball on a season-high 115 pitches (6H, 2BB, 4K)…Matched his longest outing of the year (8.0IP on 4/12 vs. DET). Gave up 3R/2ER runs on 5/16 vs. NYY, surrendering 5 hits and 2 walks over 7.0 innings with 10 strikeouts on 102 pitches (63 strikes)…Marked his 7th quality start of the year, and his 4th with double-digit punchouts. Tossed 6.0 shutout innings on 5/10 at PHI, giving up 3 hits with no walks and 9 strikeouts…Was his 6th quality start of the year, and his 5th outing with no earned runs. Tossed 7.0 shutout innings on 4/29 vs. SEA, giving up 5 hits with a walk and a career-high 13 strikeouts…Threw a season-high 108 pitches (74 strikes) while inducing a career-high 28 swing-and-misses…Got 20 whiffs on his splitter alone, the most on a single pitch in the Majors this season, and the most on a splitter in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008). Earned his 2nd win of the year on 4/23 at NYY, hurling 7.0 shutout frames with 3 hits, no walks, and a season-high-tying 11 strikeouts. Took a no-decision on 4/12 vs. DET, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits over a season-high 8.0 innings with no walks and 11 strikeouts, his most as a Blue Jay…Surrendered a solo home run to Nick Maton with one out in the 4th inning, ending his streak of 15.1 innings without allowing an earned run, the longest stretch to begin a season in franchise history (2nd: Matt Shoemaker – 14.0 IP in 2019). Picked up his 1st win of the year on 4/6 at KC, throwing 6.0 shutout frames with 4 hits, 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts…Didn’t allowed an earned run for a 2nd straight outing to begin the season. Took the loss in his season debut on 4/1 at STL, giving up 3 runs (all unearned) on 8 hits and a walk over 6.0 innings with 7 strikeouts.
