MILWAUKEE BREWS NOTES:
Road Work Ahead
The Brewers (1-0) are currently playing their second season-long 10-game road trip as they are visiting Cleveland (1-0), New York-NL (4g) and Pittsburgh (3g)…..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.
Cleveland Rocks!
The Brewers have won each of their last 4 games against the Guardians, all coming at Progressive Field…..the team has outscored the Guardians, 31-5, during this stretch that began in September 2021.
Fond Memories
On Sunday, Corbin Burnes will start against the Guardians for the first time since he was part of a combined no-hitter with Josh Hader in a 3-0 win on 9/11/21 in Cleveland (8ip, 1bb, 14k).
Where There’s a Willy, There’s a Way
Willy Adames last night went 4-for-5 with a double, 2 HR and 5 RBI…..his 4 hits tied a career high (6x) and his 11 total bases tied a career high…..it was his third career 2-homer game.
Born Again Christian
Since May 3, Christian Yelich has hit .294 (47-for-160) with 6 HR and 22 RBI in 44 games while producing a .386 OBP/.481 SLG/.867 OPS).
Catching On
William Contreras in his last 11 games has batted .316 (12-for-38) with 1 HR and 5 RBI…..Victor Caratini has batted .450 (9-for-20) with 1 HR and 3 RBI
over his last 7 games.
Perk Up
Rookie Blake Perkins is batting .345 (10-for-29) with 2 HR and 10 RBI in 14 games since being recalled on June 3 from Triple-A Nashville…..he hit just .083 (1-for-12, 0hr, 0rbi) in his first stint with the team (4/19-4/30).
It’s Milner Time!
Hoby Milner is unscored upon in each of his last 12 appearances (10.2ip) to lower his ERA from 4.50 to 2.83.
Four Goodness Sake!
The Brewers are a Major League-best 35-6 (.854) when scoring at least 4 runs in a game.
One and Done
The Brewers are 11-4 (.733) in 1-run games…..the Marlins (18-5, .783) are the only MLB team with a better mark
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 2 (1-0) of a 10-game trip to Cleveland (1-0), New York-NL (4g) and Pittsburgh (3g)….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 (86 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 52, SECOND: 32, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in second place, trailing the first-place Reds by 1.5 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 11-13-0 in series play.
Game 1: 11-14, Game 2: 15-9, Game 3: 11-12, Game 4: 2-1
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 17-18 on the road, going 4-7-0 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 15 replay challenges this season, going 7-8…..their last challenge (won) came on 6/14 at Minnesota as a safe call at second base involving Joey Gallo in the third inning was overturned.
TODAY’S STARTER: #51 – RHP FREDDY PERALTA (14gs, 5-6, 4.60)
PERALTA AT A GLANCE: Freddy Peralta, 27, will make his 15th start of the season…..he last started last Sunday vs. Pittsburgh and received no decision in the Brewers’ 5-2 win (6ip, 2h, 2r, 2er, 3bb, 9k, 1hr, 103 pitches)…..the team is 7-7 in his starts…..he has 8 quality starts…..opponents are batting .241 (71-for-295, 14hr)…..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 35-23 with a 3.94 ERA in 130 games/81 starts (491.1ip, 215er)…..is in his sixth Major League season, all with the Brewers (2018-23)…..is 27-21 with a 3.95 ERA as a starter (407.1ip, 179er) and 8-2 with a 3.86 ERA in relief (84ip, 36er)…..was an All-Star in 2021.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 22-13 with a 3.41 ERA in 71 games/43 starts (271.2ip, 103er)…..is 4-3 with a 3.75 ERA in 9 starts this season (48ip, 20er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 13-10 with a 4.59 ERA in 59 games/38 starts (219.2ip, 112er)…..is 1-3 with a 6.04 ERA in 5 starts this season (28.1ip, 19er).
CAREER vs. GUARDIANS: His only career outing vs. Cleveland came in relief on 9/5/20 at Progressive Field (1.2ip, 0h, 0r, 3bb, 4k, 1bk).
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS NOTES:
No team release available.
