MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
Ride The High
The Brewers (52-42) entered the day a season-high 10 games over .500.
On a Series Note
The Brewers have played six straight series without a series loss (5-0-1): 2-1 at CLE, 3-1 at NYM, 2-1 at PIT, 2-2 vs. CHC, 2-1 vs. CIN, 3-0 at CIN…..the
team is 14-6 during this stretch.
Road Warriors
The Brewers are 10-3 over their last 13 road games, including a current season-high, 5-game winning streak.
By the Slimmest of Margins
The Brewers on Sunday improved to 18-7 (.720) in 1-run games…..the Marlins (21-8, .724) are the only MLB team with a better mark.
First Impressions
The Brewers have not allowed a run in the first inning in any of their last 21 games, a franchise record…..the previous team record was 19 games to begin 1990. (Elias Sports Bureau)
Fine ‘Penmanship
Brewers relievers have tossed 12.1 consecutive scoreless innings over the last 4 games with opponents batting just .027 (1-for-37, 2bb, 19k).
Rebel Yeli
In his last 33 games, Christian Yelich has hit .346 (45-for-130) with 29 runs, 6 HR and 24 RBI while posting a .430 OBP/.615 SLG/1.045 OPS.
Don’t Mess With Bill
William Contreras is currently on a 10-game hitting streak, batting .429 (18-for-42, 2hr, 7rbi) while posting a .457 OBP/.643 SLG/1.099 OPS…..his longest career streak is 11 games, set this season from 3/30-4/14.
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 4 (3-0) of a 6-game, 7-day road trip to Cincinnati (3-0) and Philadelphia (3g) to open the second half of the season…..following this trip, the team returns to American Family Field for a 6-game homestand against Atlanta (3g) and Cincinnati (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: INF/OF Brian Anderson (lower back), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), LHP Wade Miley (left elbow), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin cuf (right knee), LHP Bennett Sousa (left shoulder), 1B Rowdy Tellez (right forearm/left ring finger), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (110 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 61, SECOND: 47,
THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the second-place Reds by 2.0 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 16-13-1 in series play.
Game 1: 15-15, Game 2: 17-13, Game 3: 16-13, Game 4: 4-1
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 (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 26-21 at home, going 8-6-1 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 26-21 on the road, going 8-7-0 in series play…..are 10-3 over their last 13 road games, including a current season-high, 5-game winning streak…..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 20 replay challenges this season, going 7-13…..their last challenge (lost) came on 7/8 vs. Cincinnati as an out call at second base (William Contreras) to end the game stood.
TONIGHT’S STARTER: #49 – RHP JULIO TEHERAN (8gs, 2-3, 3.64)
TEHERAN AT A GLANCE: Julio Teheran, 32, will be making his ninth start of the season…..Teheran last started on 7/3 vs. Chicago-NL and had no decision in the Brewers’ 8-6 win (6ip, 9h, 6r, 6er, 1bb, 7k, 1bk, 93 pitches)…..he left trailing, 6-3…..the team is 3-5 in his starts…..he has 4 quality starts…..opponents are batting .227 (39-for-172, 7hr)…..he signed with Milwaukee as a free agent on May 25 after opting out of his contract with San Diego on May 22…..after pitching in the Atlantic League and Mexican League last season, Teheran signed with San Diego in December as a non-roster invitee…..he went 4-2 with a 5.63 ERA in 8 starts at Triple-A El Paso this season (40ip, 51h, 26r, 25er, 16bb, 45k, 7hr)…..he was born and resides in Cartagena, Colombia…..name is pronounced “teh-RON.”
WELCOME BACK: Prior to his Brewers debut on 5/25 vs. San Francisco, Teheran had not pitched in the majors since a start and win with Detroit on 4/3/21 vs. Cleveland.
LAST SEASON: Teheran began his 2022 season with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League and went 1-1 with a 1.60 ERA in 6 starts…..he held
opponents to a .198 batting average with 35 strikeouts in 33.2 innings…..he then pitched in the Mexican League for Toros de Tijuana (6gs) and Sultanes de Monterrey (1gs), going a combined 4-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 7 starts…..he had 35 strikeouts in 32.2 innings in the Mexican League.
CAREER: Is 80-80 with a 3.80 ERA in 248 games/244 starts (1443.1ip, 609er)…..is in his 12th Major League season with Atlanta (2011-19), Los Angeles-AL (2020), Detroit (2021) and Milwaukee (2023)…..the two-time All-Star (2014 and 2016) made 30+ starts in seven consecutive seasons from 2013-19…..he was the Braves’ Opening Day starter in six straight seasons from 2014-19.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 1-3 with a 3.17 ERA in 8 starts (48.1ip, 17er)…..is 1-1 with a 3.10 ERA in 5 starts this season (29ip, 10er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 41-43 with a 3.96 ERA in 117 games/115 starts (683.1ip, 301er)…..is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 3 starts this season (18ip, 9er).
CAREER vs. PHILLIES: Is 9-9 with a 3.97 ERA in 26 games/25 starts (152ip, 67er), including 6-4 with a 3.80 ERA in 11 starts at Citizens Bank Park (64ip, 27er)…..he last faced the Phillies on 9/18/19 as a member of the Braves and took a 4-1 loss in Atlanta (5ip, 3h, 4r, 3er, 2bb, 6k, 2hr, 1hbp).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES NOTES:
GAME #93 RECAP: The Phillies won a wild one, 7-6, at Citizens Bank Park in South Philly … Following a 2:56 delay to begin the game due to rain, starter Zack Wheeler (ND) went 7.0 innings and allowed 3 runs on 5 hits with 0 walks and 7 strikeouts … With the Phils up 5-3 in the 8th, the Padres rallied to tie it and send it to extras … Jeff Hoffman (2.0 IP) pitched a scoreless 11th and 12th, stranding a runner on 2nd base twice – Kyle Schwarber knocked in the winning run with a sac fly in the 12th that scored Edmundo Sosa.
REMEMBER THE FIGHTINS: The Phillies opened this season on the road and went 1-5 in six games through TEX (0-3) and NYY (1-2) … Since then, they are 50-37 with a .575 winning percentage and have the 2nd-best record in the National League and the 5th-best record in all of baseball, behind only ATL (.647), BAL (.621), TB (.593) and TEX (.584) … Since June 3, they have gone 26-10 and their .722 winning percentage in that span ranks 2nd in MLB behind only ATL (28-7, .800).
SERIESLY THOUGH: With Sunday’s win against the Padres, the Phillies took the series 3-1 and improved to 17-11-2 in series play this season … Philadelphia’s 17 series wins are their most through the first 30 series of a season since 2011 when they went 20-10 through their first 30 … Philadelphia’s 17 series wins are tied for 7th-most in MLB (with TB, MIA & BOS) and trail ATL (22), TOR (19), TEX (18), BAL (18), ARI (18) and LAD (18).
ON THE PLUS SIDE: The Phillies currently have six players who qualify for the batting title who sport an OPS+ of 105 or greater (league average is 100): Brandon Marsh (122 OPS+), Nick Castellanos (119), Bryson Stott (110), Alec Bohm (108), J.T. Realmuto (106) and Kyle Schwarber (105) – Bryce Harper leads the Phillies with a 126 OPS+, but with 261 plate appearances, does not yet qualify … Philadelphia’s six different players with an OPS+ of 105 or greater is tied for tops among all MLB clubs with TEX, who also has six players … Philadelphia’s six players with an OPS+ of 105 or better would be the second best mark in franchise history, behind only the 1892 club who had seven players: Roger Connor (166 OPS+), Ed Delahanty (157), Billy Hamilton (152), Sam Thompson (144), Jack Clements (127), Bill Hallman (116) and Lave Cross (108).
THE VIBES ARE BACK: This season, the Phillies were seven games under .500 at 25-32 (.439 win %) when they entered play on June 3, which was also the one-year anniversary of Rob Thomson’s first game as Phillies manager … Since then, they have gone 26-10 (.722 win %) with a +58-run differential (189-131) and enter tonight nine games over .500 at 51-42 – this marks their best 36-game stretch since Aug. 1-Sept. 11, 2011 (also 26-10) … When Thomson took over last year on June 3, the Phillies were also even games under .500 at 22-29 (.431 win %), and in their first 36 games with him as manager (6/3- 7/11/22), they went 24-12 (.667 win %) with a +53-run differential (180-127) … Since Thomson was hired on June 3, 2022, the Phillies are 116-88 and their .569 winning percentage ranks 5th in MLB, behind only ATL (.678), LAD (.642), HOU (.610) and BAL (.584).
FOURMULA FOR SUCCESS: When scoring at least four runs, the Phillies have won five straight (since 7/5), 14 of 15 (since 6/13) and 19 of 21 (since 6/3) … Overall this year, the Phillies are 38-12 when they score at least four (.760 win %) and 13-30 when held to three or fewer (.302 win %).
A CASE FOR COOPERSTOWN: Phils reliever Craig Kimbrel, the reigning NL Reliever of the Month for June, was selected as an All-Star for the 9 th time in 2023 and picked up his first career save in an ASG … Kimbrel is only the 13th pitcher in MLB history with 9+ career selections to the ASG – of those 13 players, 9 are enshrined in Cooperstown: Warren Spahn (14 ASG), Mariano Rivera (13 ASG), Tom Seaver (12 ASG), Tom Glavine (10 ASG), Randy Johnson (10 ASG), Steve Carlton (10 ASG), Goose Gossage (9 ASG), Juan Marichal (9 ASG) and Carl Hubbell (9 ASG) – the only four pitchers with nine+ ASG selections who are not in the HOF are Roger Clemens (11 ASG), Clayton Kershaw (10 ASG), Justin Verlander (9 ASG) and Kimbrel … Kimbrel currently ranks 8th in strikeouts as a reliever (1,157) since at least 1893 (chart to the right) and earlier this season he became only the 8th member of the 400 save club – he enters tonight’s game with 409 career saves (8th all time, Jansen 7th at 411) … Kimbrel is 15-for-15 in saves this season and the Phillies are 41-1 when leading after 8 innings (.976 win %) … He is currently riding a 15.0-inning scoreless streak (since 6/11), over which he has 22 strikeouts to 3 walks while holding the 53 batters he has faced to a .102/.170/.122 slash line.
BEDLAM AT THE BANK: Through 42 games at CBP, the Phillies are averaging 39,581 in attendance per game which ranks 5th among all clubs in MLB behind only the Dodgers (48,201), Cardinals (42,281), Yankees (41,033) and Padres (40,379) … Of Philadelphia’s first 42 games at home, 22 have been sellouts (52%) and 31 have been over 35,000 (74%) … Among all clubs in MLB, the Phillies have the largest year-to-year increase in attendance per game this season at +10,842 (up from 28,739 per game through 42 home games in 2022) – CLE ranks 2nd at +6,428 per game … Per Baseball Reference, the last time a team saw a +10,000 spike in attendance from one year to the next was in 2010 when the Twins moved to Target Field from the Metrodome and saw a +10,332 spike from 2009 … For reference, the Phillies saw a +12,224 spike in attendance in 2004 when CBP was opened (40,125 per game) after averaging 27,901 per game during the final year at Veterans Stadium in 2003.
WELCOME TO THE PHAMILY: Today, the Phillies agreed to terms with infielder Aidan Miller (J.W. Mitchell High School, FL) who the club selected in the first round (No. 27 overall) in the 2023 MLB Draft … The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Miller batted .385 (72-187) with 15 doubles, seven triples, eight home runs, 47 RBI, 36 stolen bases, 44 walks and a 1.176 OPS in 62 games in his three high school seasons … The Trinity, Fla., native missed his senior season with a hamate injury … The right-handed hitter was named MVP of the 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic and was ranked the sixth overall high school prospect and the second overall high school shortstop by Perfect Game.
TONIGHT’S STARTER – AARON NOLA • RHP #27
2023: 8-6, 4.39 ERA Career: 86-68, 3.67 ERA
LAST START: 7/9 at TB: L, 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 SO, 3 HR (91 p, 66 s) … Nola vs Luzardo … Phils fell to the Marlins, 7-3 at loanDepot Park … Miami scored 5 runs and hit 3 homers in the first 3 innings … Edmundo Sosa hit a 2-run home run in the 5th inning
TONIGHT’S START:
- 1,500: In his last start, Nola reached 1,500 strikeouts for his ML career … He became the 6th pitcher in Phillies history to eclipse that number and in terms of innings pitched, achieved the feat the fastest … Here are the IP totals for the 5 Phillies pitchers when they reached 1,500 SO with the club: Cole Hamels (1,588.0), Curt Schilling (1,591.2), Steve Carlton (1,944.2), Chris Short (2,117.2) and Robin Roberts (3004.1)
- Brewin’ Up Something Special: Against teams in which Nola has thrown at least 30 innings against, his career 2.28 ERA against Milwaukee is his best and his 10.62 SO/9.0 IP is his 3rd best … Nola currently has a 17.0 inning scoreless streak against the Brewers and in his last 4 starts against them he has a 1.38 ERA (4 ER, 26.0 IP)
- upticK: Over his last 10 starts since May 20 (63.1 IP), Nola has posted a 28.3% whiff rate and a 29.8% SO rate (77 SO, 258 BF) … All 3 of Nola’s double-digit SO games this season – which are 6th most in the NL this year – have come over this 10-game span … Over his first 9 outings of the season (55.2 IP), Nola had a 21.4% whiff rate with a 19.2 SO rate (43 SO, 224 BF)
- Pitch Usage: Curveball (31.9%), 4-Seam Fastball (27.3%), Sinker (19.4%), Changeup (11.9%), Cutter (9.4%)
- vs NL Central: 25-10, 3.36 ERA (105 ER, 281.1 IP) in 45 starts
Home:
- 2023: 3-2, 3.40 ERA (17 ER, 45.0 IP) in 7 starts
- Career: 47-26, 3.20 ERA (239 ER, 672.2 IP) in 108 starts
- vs NL Central: 14-3, 2.44 ERA (36 ER, 133.0 IP) in 20 starts
2023 SEASON:
- 2023 NL Ranks: IP (5th; 119.0), opp. OBP (3rd; .277), BABIP (3rd; .262), WHIP (T-6th, 1.11), and SO (8th; 120)
- Innings Eater: Since the start of the 2018 season, Nola’s 990.2 IP are tied for the most in the majors with Gerrit Cole … This season, Nola ranks 5th among NL pitchers in IP (119.0; 6th in MLB) and has gone at least 6.0 IP in 16 of his 19 starts in 2023 (84%) … His 16 instances of 6.0 or more innings are 2 nd in
the majors with SF’s Logan Webb (17) - Philly Value: Since 2018, Nola is the only pitcher in baseball to accrue more than 20.0 fWAR (23.5) and pitch for only one team … In that span, he ranks 5th overall in fWAR behind only Jacob deGrom (27.1), Max Scherzer (26.7), Gerrit Cole (25.9) and Zack Wheeler (25.7) … His 31.8 fWAR as a Phillie is 7th most in
franchise history trailing Curt Simmons (33.5) for 6th place - What Is It Good For: Additionally, since the start of the 2022 season, Nola’s 8.2 fWAR is the best among all NL starters with ARI’s Zac Gallen (8.0) and Zack Wheelerr (7.7) trailing
- Road Scholar: Since the start of the 2022 season, among all ML pitchers in road games, Nola has recorded the most SO (195) and is tied for the most IP (182.0) and SO/BB ratio (6.72) … Nola’s 27 starts on the road in that span are T-3rd most
- Phils’ Ranks: Recorded the 30th double-digit SO game of his career and 3rd of 2023 on 7/4 at TB … Is now in sole possession of 3rd place in club history (Curt Schilling is 2 nd with 48)
