MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
Today’s Transactions
LHP Justin Wilson was reinstated from the 60-day injured list…..Wilson missed the first 103 games of the season as he was recovering from “Tommy John” surgery…..the team transferred LHP Bennett Sousa to the 60-day injured list.
All Hands On Deck
With the addition of Justin Wilson, the Brewers have now had 53 different players appear on the active roster this season (had 53 all of last season).
NL Central Standings
Team Record
Milwaukee ……………………………….57-46
Cincinnati ………………………… 56-48 (-1.5)
Chicago ……………………………..51-51 (-5.5)
St. Louis ………………………….46-58 (-11.5)
Pittsburgh ……………………… 45-57 (-11.5)
Note: MIL owns tie-breaker over CIN
Best MLB Records (Since June 16)
Team Record
Atlanta ……………………………… 21-10 (.677)
Milwaukee …………………….23-12 (.657)
Boston ………………………………21-12 (.636)
In Case You Missed It
1B Carlos Santana was acquired from Pittsburgh yesterday in exchange for INF Jhonny Severino…..Santana is expected to be in uniform tomorrow.
NL Leaders – RBI at First Base
Player RBI at 1B
Matt Olson, ATL ………………………………. 80
Freddie Freeman, LAD ……………………..71
Christian Walker, ARI ………………………67
Pete Alonso, NYM …………………………… 62
Carlos Santana, PIT-MIL …………….. 50
Santana’s Greatest Hits
Carlos Santana (290) is 10th in MLB history for homers by switch-hitters.
Player HR
- Chili Davis …………………………………..350
- Reggie Smith ………………………………314
- Ruben Sierra ……………………………..306
- Carlos Santana ……………………..290
Rebel Yeli
In his last 42 games, Christian Yelich has hit .341 (57-for-167) with 33 runs, 8 HR and 32 RBI while he has posted a .415 OBP/.599 SLG/1.014 OPS…..he is on an 8-game hitting streak, batting .394 (13-for-33) with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
Born Again Christian
Christian Yelich ranks among the NL leaders in the following categories:
Category Rank
Runs (73) …………………………………………6th
SB (22) …………………………………………….6th
AVG (.290) ……………………………………… 7th
OBP (.376) ……………………………………….9th
Hits (109) ………………………………………. 10th
Doubles (24) ………………………………..T10th
A Piece of the Payamps
Joel Payamps has allowed just two baserunners over his last 12 outings, facing 38 batters during this stretch (2-for-38, 0bb, 15k)…..Payamps has not surrendered an earned run over his last 18 appearances (19ip).
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 1 of a 6-game trip to Atlanta (3g) and Washington (3g)….. the Brewers are coming off a 3-3 homestand against Atlanta (1-2) and Cincinnati (2-1)…..following this road trip, the team returns to American Family Field for a 7-game homestand against Pittsburgh (4g) and Colorado (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 Ruf (right knee), LHP Bennett Sousa (left shoulder), 1B Rowdy Tellez (right forearm/left ring finger), OF Jesse Winker (back) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf and Woodruff are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (120 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 71, SECOND: 47, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the second-place Reds by 1.5 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 18-14-1 in series play.
Game 1: 16-17, Game 2: 19-14, Game 3: 18-14, 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 29-24 at home, going 9-7-1 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 28-22 on the road, going 9-7-0 in series play…..are 12-4 in the last 16 road games, including 7-1 in the last 8 contests…..from 7/1-7/16 had a season-high 5-game road 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 23 replay challenges this season, going 9-14…..their last challenge (won) came
TONIGHT’S STARTER: #37 – RHP ADRIAN HOUSER (13g, 11gs, 3-2, 3.86)
HOUSER AT A GLANCE: Adrian Houser, 30, will be making his 14th appearance and 12th start of the season…..Houser last started last Saturday vs. Atlanta and received no decision in the Brewers’ 4-3 win (6ip, 6h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 10k, 1hr, 89 pitches)…..his 10 strikeouts tied a career high (3x)…..the team is 7-4 in his starts…..he has 4 quality starts….. opponents are batting .291 (74-for-254, 7hr)…..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 26-31 with a 3.96 ERA in 119 games/87 starts (491ip, 216er)…..is in his seventh Major League season, all with the Brewers (2015, 2018-23)…..has gone 21-31 with a 4.27 ERA as a starter (429.2ip, 204er) 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 9-15 with a 3.55 ERA in 60 games/42 starts (241ip, 95er)…..is 1-1 with a 4.13 ERA in 6 games/5 starts this season (28.1ip, 13er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 17-16 with a 4.36 ERA in 59 games/45 starts (250ip, 121er)…..is 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA in 7 games/6 starts this season (34.2ip, 14er).
CAREER vs. BRAVES Is 0-3 with a 3.42 ERA in 5 games/4 starts (23.2ip, 9er)…..his only career outing in Atlanta came in relief on 8/10/18 (2.2ip, 3h, 0r, 2bb, 1k).
ATLANTA BRAVES NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Brewers tonight open a three-game weekend series in what is the fourth of six scheduled meetings between the clubs this season…Atlanta and Milwaukee met just five days ago in the final of a three-game series last weekend.
- Atlanta took two-of-three in Milwaukee last weekend.
- The Braves and Brewers split six games last season, as they have for each of the last three years in which they have played…Atlanta is 11-10 against Milwaukee since 2019 following last weekend’s games, with the Braves outscoring the Brewers, 98-88 (+10).
- The Braves have not won the season set with the Brewers since 2017, when they went 4-2 over six games…However, in the four seasons since, Atlanta is 14-14 (.500) versus Milwaukee and has outscored the Brewers, 132-123 (+9).
- Atlanta went 2-1 at Truist Park against Milwaukee last season, and is 9-6 (.600) versus the Brewers here since the facility opened in 2017…The Braves have dropped just one of the five series between the clubs here at Truist Park.
- RH Yonny Chirinos is set to make his Braves debut with tonight’s start after Atlanta claimed him off waivers from Tampa Bay last Sunday… The 6-foot-2, 225-pound native of Bachaquero, Venezuela, compiled a 4-4 record with a 4.02 ERA (28 ER/62.2 IP) in 15 appearances and four starts for the Rays this season, and is 19-14 with a 3.64 ERA (123 ER/304.0 IP) over his five-year career in the majors.
- RH Adrian Houser has never beat the Braves, going 0-3 in five career appearances, four starts, despite compiling a 3.42 ERA (9 ER/23.2 IP) against Atlanta…The 6-foot-3, 242-pound native of Tahlequah, OK, faced the Braves last Saturday and allowed six hits and three runs over 6.0 innings in a no-decision…In 13 games, 11 starts, for Milwaukee this season, Houser is 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA (27 ER/63.0 IP).
LOSS: Atlanta fell to Boston, 5-3, on Wednesday night, and dropped both games of the two-game set…The Braves were swept for the third time this season, and for the second time away from home.
- The Braves were swept in three games in Toronto, May 12-14, and dropped all three to Houston here at Truist Park, April 21-23.
- Wednesday’s game was the 100th of the season for Atlanta, and the Braves played to a majors-best record of 64-36 over its first 100 games.
- Atlanta has won at least 64 of its first 100 games five times prior since 1900, and has gone on to win its division in each of those five seasons…Four of
those clubs would win more than 100 games, while the 1995 team finished 90-54 (.640) in a strikes-hortened season and won the World Series title. - The Braves fell to 21-19 in interleague play.
MICHAEL HARRIS II: Collected one of Atlanta’s six hits Wednesday night, a sixth-inning double off of Brayan Bello…Since the All-Star break, Harris’ .400 (14-for-35) batting average is best in the National League and sixth highest in baseball.
- Harris II is batting .400/.475/.600 since the break, with five doubles and a triple in 11 games.
- Dating further, over his last 40 games since June 7, Harris II is batting .371/.397/.622 with 20 extra-base hits (11 doubles, two triples, seven homers), 25 runs scored and 20 RBI…His .371 average since that date is highest in the majors.
- Harris II has compiled 2.2 fWAR since June 7, 10th most by a position player in baseball…Cleveland’s Jose Ramírez, who ranks second in fWAR in that same span, has compiled 2.5, while Shohei Ohtani leads the majors with 3.4 fWAR in that span.
- Prior to June 7, Harris II hit just .163/.246/.244 with a .490 OPS in his first 38 games of the season… He has raised his average by .111 points (.163 to .274) and his OPS by .282 points (.490 to .772) over his last 40 games.
LAST TEN: Atlanta’s loss on Wednesday dropped the club to 3-7 in its last 10 games, the worst 10-game stretch for the Braves this season…Atlanta won its first game out of the All-Star break on June 14, but has won just three games since.
- The Braves went 28-5 in their 33 games prior to this current spell, tied for the best 33-game stretch in modern-era franchise history.
- Atlanta has batted .225/.297/.444 during the 10-game stretch that dates to July 15, and is averaging 4.6 runs per game…In the first 90 games of the season preceding this span, the Braves batted .270/.340/.492 and averaged 5.64 runs per game.
- Defensively, Braves pitchers compiled a 3.59 ERA and pitched to a 3.73 FIP over the first 90 games of the season…In their last 10, Atlanta pitchers have a
5.79 ERA and a 4.39 FIP. - Despite the skid, Atlanta still owns the best record in baseball with a mark of 64-36 (.640), 3.0 games better than any other team in the majors…The Braves’ division lead has grown by 0.5 game during this spell, from 9.5 on July 14 to 10.0 entering play.
Tonight’s Starting Pitcher – #56 Yonny Chirinos RHP
2023 Record: 4-4, 4.02 ERA • 2022 Record: 1-0, 0.00 ERA
vs. RHB: .265 (32-121), 6 HR • vs. LHB: .228 (26-for-114), 4 HR
Home: 1-2, 5.87 ERA (15/23.0) • Away: 3-2, 2.95 ERA (13/39.2)
Tonight’s Game
- Set to make his first start and appearance since joining Atlanta.
- Was claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay on July 23.
- Went 4-4 with a 4.02 ERA in four starts and 11 relief appearances for the Rays.
- Is 1-3 with a 5.79 ERA over his last seven games.
- Went 3-1 with a 2.60 ERA in his first eight appearances this season.
- Only pitched in two games last season after recovering from Tommy John surgery.
- Missed the enitre 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on August 24, 2020, performed by Dr. Koco Eaton in St. Petersburg.
- Underwent surgery on September 30, 2021 after he fractured his elbow.
- On September 7, 2022 made his first appearance in the majors since August 16, 2020; 1…Went 751 days between apps and 1,129 days between wins.
