Brewers’ bats come to life against the Diamondbacks, but sweep opportunity is missed in race for the bye
Baseball, bats, bunts, bullpens, you better believe it!
The Milwaukee Brewers finished off a 4-2 trip out west by taking two of three games from the Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend. Friday’s opener was secured thanks to a Rhys Hoskins two-run homer and a dominant performance from the Milwaukee bullpen, as they held onto a 2-1 win.
Saturday the bats woke up from their slumber. The Crew tallied 15 runs thanks to a relentless approach from up and down the lineup. The D-backs tried to claw back into the game with a late onslaught of their own, but it wasn’t nearly enough in the 15-8 Brewers win.
Sunday saw a tired bullpen, forearm discomfort, and overthinking reliever usage sink Milwaukee’s attempt at a sweep. Despite Jackson Chourio once again showing he’s a superstar, Arizona walked it off in the 10th inning to win 11-10.
Two weeks remain in the regular season schedule and it’s likely that the next seven games against the Phillies and the aforementioned Diamondbacks will decide whether or not the Brewers still have a chance to snag a top two seed in the National League.
Master Brewer Leaderboard (through 149 games)
(The Master Brewer Leaderboard is a season-long leaderboard tracking and ranking exceptional performances from Brewers players in the form of Master Brew Points 🍺, which at the end of the season will tally up to crown our Crewsing for a Brewsing Player of the Year.)
Jackson Chourio🍺🍺
Willy Adames🍺
Brice Turang🍺
William Contreras🍺
Eric Haase🍺
Joey Ortiz🍺
Jake Bauers🍺
Rhys Hoskins🍺
Joe Ross🍺
Joel Payamps🍺
Devin Williams🍺
Leaderboard through 149 games
William Contreras: 🍺x36
Jackson Chourio: 🍺x34
Willy Adames: 🍺x33
Bryan Hudson: 🍺x28
Brice Turang: 🍺x27
Joel Payamps: 🍺x26
Sal Frelick: 🍺x23
Joey Ortiz: 🍺x22
Colin Rea, Jared Koenig, Trevor Megill: 🍺x21
Elvis Peguero:🍺x20
Christian Yelich, Blake Perkins:🍺x19
Rhys Hoskins:🍺x18
Gary Sanchez: 🍺x17
Tobias Myers, Jake Bauers: 🍺x16
Hoby Milner, Freddy Peralta, Bryse Wilson, Joe Ross: 🍺x14
Devin Williams: 🍺x12
Garrett Mitchell, Aaron Ashby: 🍺x7
Abner Uribe, Enoli Paredes, Aaron Civale: 🍺x6
Thyago Viera, Rob Zastryzny, Jakob Junis: 🍺x5
Oliver Dunn, Robert Gasser, Frankie Montas, DL Hall, Eric Haase: 🍺x4
Andruw Monasterio, Nick Mears:🍺x3
Joey Wiemer, Kevin Herget, Elieser Hernandez, Tyler Black, Dallas Keuchel:🍺x2
J.B. Bukauskas, Owen Miller, James Meeker, Bradley Blalock, Tyler Jay, Isaac Collins: 🍺