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Brandon Woodruff Mediocre Tuesday
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday's win against the Cardinals. Woodruff has been pretty mediocre this season, giving you no really great starts and no absolute duds. However, he is able to strike batters out, as he struck out... Read More
Yasmani Grandal Homers Twice Tuesday
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal went 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBI and three runs in Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Grandal got off to a slow start but has really been showing signs of life recently, as his average now sits at .364. Grandal has potential to be a top-three catching option this year... Read More
Mike Moustakas Homers In Loss Tuesday
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Mike Moustakas went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, two runs and two walks in Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Moustakas is still batting just .211, but the four home runs are nice to see. Considering where he was drafted, Moustakas still can provide some upside at the second base... Read More
Freddy Peralta Hammered In Loss Tuesday
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta gave up seven runs on eight hits and a walk in just 3 1/3 innings on Tuesday against the Angels. The good news is that Peralta maintained his strikeout rate and struck out five Angels. Peralta was dominant his last start out, and just needs to work on being... Read More
Eric Thames Continues To Struggle
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Eric Thames went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Sunday's win over the Cubs. After an insanely hot start to last year, Thames cooled off in the second half and is continuing the cooldown into this year. Thames hasn't been starting very much and only has 15 at-bats on the year. Though... Read More
Josh Hader Amazes For Fifth Save
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader pitched 2 2/3 perfect innings to secure his fifth save of the season in Sunday's win against the Cubs. Hader has still yet to give up a run this season and looks like he is running away with the closing role. We will know more once Jeremy Jeffress returns, but... Read More
Zach Davies Decent In Win Sunday
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Zach Davies gave up two unearned runs on five hits and two walks in Sunday's win against the Cubs. The good news is that Davies didn't give up any earned runs, the bad news is that he only struck out one batter through 5 2/3 innings. Davies is a decent option... Read More
Yasmani Grandal Collects Two More Hits Saturday
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Cubs. Grandal got off to a slow start to the season but has started to turn things around. After not getting a hit in the opening series against St.Louis, Grandal's average now sits at .308... Read More
Ryan Braun Slugs Third Homer Saturday
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's loss to the Cubs. Braun has been playing close to every day for the Brewers so far this season and has been solid. The Brewers are expected to give him more days off than most players, but if Braun... Read More
Corbin Burnes Roughed Up In Loss Saturday
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Corbin Burnes gave up seven runs on six hits and three walks in five innings on Saturday against the Cubs. After a promising start to the season, this was disappointing. On the bright side, Burnes still struck out six batters in five innings. Burnes is set to take on the Dodgers... Read More
Lorenzo Cain Steals His Second Base Wednesday
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain hit a pinch-hit double and stole a base during Wednesday's game against the Reds. Cain had the day off but was still able to come in and make an impact for the Brewers. Cain has had at least one hit in all but one game so far this season and... Read More
Freddy Peralta Masterful Wednesday
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta threw eight shutout innings, allowing only two hits and striking out 11 in a dominant win against the Reds on Wednesday. This is the upside that Peralta brings to the table, all he has to do is work on his consistency. Peralta is 22 years old and has plenty... Read More
Ryan Braun Doubles Twice Monday
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run in Monday's win over the Reds. Braun won't be in the lineup every day but when he is, he could serve as a useful fantasy option batting in the middle of the Brewers lineup. Braun should be owned in most... Read More
Josh Hader Gets Third Save Monday
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader is now 3-for-3 in save chances this season and has yet to give up a run in the absence of Jeremy Jeffress and Corey Knebel. Hader is an elite closing option for the time being and potentially even when Jeffress returns.
Zach Davies Solid In 2019 Debut
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Zach Davies gave up two runs on four hits and four walks through five innings and struck out six batters in Monday's win against the Reds. Davies doesn't provide a ton of upside and will have a higher than average WHIP, however he does pitch for a great offense and can... Read More
Lorenzo Cain Collects Two More Hits Sunday
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain went 2-for-5 with a double and a run in Sunday's win against the Cardinals. Cain now has a hit in all four games to open the season, including two multi-hit games, and looks to continue his success from last season. With his 30-steal potential while leading off for a great... Read More
Christian Yelich Homers In Fourth Straight Game
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, three walks and yet another home run on Sunday. Yelich is on an absolute tear to start the season, homering in all four games while batting .500. Last year's National League MVP looks like he's trying to go back-to-back and it's working so... Read More
Travis Shaw Homers In Win Saturday
Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw went 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk in Saturday's win against the Cardinals. Shaw has been off to a rough start to the early 2019 after a lackluster spring training, so Saturday's performance is encouraging. For now, Shaw is a solid option at third base and hopefully... Read More
Mike Moustakas Slugs Second Home Run
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Mike Moustakas went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a walk in Saturday's win against the Cardinals. Through three games this season, Moustakas is batting .444 with two homers and if he is to continue his hot start, he could end up being a steal at second base this season.
Josh Hader Records Second Save Saturday
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader threw an immaculate inning to secure the save against the Cardinals on Saturday, striking out the side on nine pitches. This now makes Hader two for two in save chances so far this season and has been excellent in both. Hader seems to be solidifying himself as the teams closer... Read More
Brandon Woodruff Solid In 2019 Debut
Milwaukee Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff gave up two runs on six hits and a walk through five innings in Saturday's win over the Cardinals. The Cardinals' lineup has been hot to start the season, so Woodruff limiting the damage to two runs is a good sign, along with his five strikeouts. He also went 2-for-2... Read More
Christian Yelich Homers Again Friday
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich went 2-for-3 with another home run, two runs and a walk in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. Yelich is crushing the baseball right now and is easing the minds of owners who spent first-round draft capital on him. As of now, Yelich is proving his MVP level of power was... Read More
Jacob Barnes Rocked In Friday's Loss
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Jacob Barnes gave up three runs on three hits through his one inning of relief in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. Barnes was a potential candidate for saves while Jeremy Jeffress and Corey Knebel were out, but this outing may influence that. Barnes was given chances and saves last season and didn't... Read More
Ryan Braun Homers In Loss Friday
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. With his age and injury history, Braun is unlikely to play every day. However, in a league with daily lineup changes he is still very valuable while healthy.
Freddy Peralta Shaky In 2019 Debut
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta gave up four runs on six hits and three walks through three innings during Friday's loss to the Cardinals. Peralta is only 22 years old and still has a lot of upside, even though Friday's game was discouraging. With an elite strikeout rate and a starting job for a... Read More
Mike Moustakas Homers In Win Thursday
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Mike Moustakas went 1-for-3 with a homer against the Cardinals on Thursday. Moustakas had a rough time in Milwaukee at the end of last season and is looking to rebound back to the 2017 numbers he put up with the Royals. One game is obviously too small of a sample size,... Read More
Christian Yelich Smashes First Home Run On Opening Day
Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Christian Yelich went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer and two walks in Thursday's win against the Cardinals. There has been a lot of talk over the off season on whether or not Yelich could reproduce the power that led him to the 2018 MVP, and Thursday's 407-foot homer looks to answer... Read More
Josh Hader Records Multi-Inning Save
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader pitched two perfect innings and secured the save for Milwaukee's win against the Cardinals while striking out four. With Corey Knebel and Jeremy Jeffres both starting the year on the injured list, it is no surprise that Hader would be first in line for saves. Hader remains a valuable reliever... Read More
Jhoulys Chacin Solid In Opening Day Win
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin gave up three runs on three hits and two walks through 5 1/3 innings Thursday against the Cardinals while striking out seven. Chacin gave up all three runs on two home runs in the second inning, but otherwise pitched how you would expect an opening day starter to pitch.... Read More
Freddy Peralta To Open 2019 In Rotation
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta has officially been named as a starting rotation member along with Jhoulys Chacin, Zach Davies, Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff. The 22-year old made 14 starts for the Brewers in 2018 with a 4.25 ERA, but that doesn't tell the whole story. The underlying stats show that Peralta was relatively... Read More
