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Darnell Savage was taken 21st overall in The 2019 Draft.  He had a pretty good first year in the NFL, but Savage showed he has room to improve. Savage has the raw talent to be a star in this league, and that was shown all year. When Coach Matt Lafleur was asked about Savage in a media conference last week, he had this to say about him.  “I think he has a bright future.  He displayed some great things last year, and the more comfortable he is with our defense. The more detail-oriented he is.  I think he is going…

There was something in last night’s game that has been missing all year. A team win. The Brewers look to continue the trend in this afternoon’s series finale. Josh Lindblom is taking the mound with left-hander Jon Lester. Lefty Lester The veteran starter has three starts on the year, two of which are quality starts. Lester beat the Cleveland Indians his last time out by going six innings, allowing one run on three hits. In his 14 years as a big leaguer, Lester’s pitch repertoire consists of a fastball, cutter, and curveball. Over the years he’s adopted a change up,…

Christian Yelich hit another clutch home run against the Cubs last night. It will never get old. Each team’s offense was neck-and-neck with each other until the Cubs pulled ahead 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning. It wasn’t until the next half-inning when Yelich came up clutch with a three-run home run. Josh Hader shut it down as the Brewers won 4-3. This afternoon’s pitching matchup is Adrian Houser and right-handed pitcher Colin Rea. Introducing Colin Rea Fastball, cutter, curveball, and changeup. Those pitches are what the Brewers’ offense will see from Rea in this afternoon’s game. Primarily…

Lately, it seems like everything is going wrong for the Brewers. The loss of Lorenzo Cain took a blow to the offense, the starting pitchers aren’t making enough quality starts, and the list could go on. Here are two takeaways from last night’s loss. The Brewers didn’t get no-hit and Justin Smoak could be finding his stroke. Tonight’s matchup consists of Brandon Woodruff for the Brewers and Alec Mills for the Cubs. Mills, Cubs look to stay hot Statistically, the Cubs are the best team in baseball. With a 13-3 record, the Cubs have an explosive offense with a mix…

Tonight is the final game of the Border Battle series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins. The comeback kids of last night’s game look to take the series tonight. Eric Lauer is on the mound against Kenta Maeda.  Eric Lauer The Brewers left-hander looks for a redo from his last start. Lauer went three innings and gave up six runs, definitely a one to forget. In inter-league play, Lauer has a 2.53 ERA in 21 ⅓ innings pitched with a WHIP of 0.984 and 19 strikeouts. The Opening Day starter for the Padres last season swapped his slider for…

One pitch can be the difference maker in a game. Adrian Houser quickly learned after Eddie Rosario’s grand slam put the Twins up by four. That was all Minnesota needed in a 4-2 win against the Brewers. Tonight’s matchup is Josh Lindblom for the Brewers and Tyler Clippard for the Twins.  Initial Out-Getter Twins’ manager, Rocco Baldelli, is relying on his bullpen for tonight’s game. Veteran right-hander Tyler Clippard will start tonight’s game. This will be his second start of the season due to the absence of Homer Bailey. Clippard’s last start was August 2 when he threw two perfect…

The Brewers’ offense exploded for nine runs in yesterday’s game. Brent Suter came away with the win as Sonny Gray tagged his first loss of the season. In tonight’s matchup at Miller Park, Adrian Houser will take the mound against right-hander Randy Dobnak of the Minnesota Twins. Introducing Randy Dobnak If there’s something to be nearly perfect at, it’s to be a great Uber driver. Yes, that’s right. At a 4.99/5 Uber driver rating, Dobnak had to make extra money as a minor-leaguer somehow. When he got the call to the majors in 2019 he ditched the gig and went…

The Brewers are winless this year at Miller Park. Brandon “Big Woo” Woodruff looks to change the narrative. Woodruff will face right-hander Sonny Gray. Splits vs Brewers Gray has faced the Brewers six times in his career. During that time Gray has a 2-1 record with a 2.29 ERA and a 1.217 WHIP. Brewers’ hitters have struggled against Gray with an exception of a few bright spots. Brewers’ hitters vs Gray Gray has held Brewers’ batters to a .227 average and a .641 OPS. There are three members of the Brewers’ offense who have done well against Gray. It’s none…

Eric Lauer had a rough day at the office last night in his Brewers starting debut. Lauer was charged with the loss and his opponent, Trevor Bauer got the win. Lauer is 0-1 on the season with a 9.53 ERA, and Bauer is 2-0 with an astounding 0.93 ERA. Tonight’s matchup is Brett Anderson for the Brewers, and Anthony DeSclafani for the Reds. Familiar face Anthony DeSclafani is no stranger to the Brewers. He has pitched in 10 career games against the team, nine of them being starts. In 53 ⅓ innings pitched he has a 5.23 ERA and a…

After a dominant pitching performance from the Brewers’ staff last night, the team looks to split the season series in tonight’s game. Former Brewer Gio Gonzalez takes the mound against Josh Lindblom. Brewers Tenure The lefty starter pitched 24 games with the Brewers, 22 of them being starts. Gonzalez was acquired at the August trade deadline in 2018 and pitched with the team until the end of 2019. His two relief appearances came in September of 2019, and he gave up no runs in those games. That was after he missed a month and a half due to a dead…