MILWAUKEE BREWERS BASEBALL CLUB NEWS & NOTES MILLER PARK / ONE BREWERS WAY / MILWAUKEE, WI 53214 / MEDIA (414) 902-4500 / @BREWERS MILWAUKEE BREWERS (68-63) vs. SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS (65-65) RHP Matt Garza (6-7, 4.67) vs. RHP Luke Weaver (2-1, 2.31) Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 6:40 CT - Miller Park Game #132 - Home Game #66 STREAK: Won 2 LAST FIVE: 3-2 LAST TEN: 6-4 HOME RECORD: 35-30 ROAD RECORD: 33-33 WHAT’S BREWING? TONIGHT'S GAME: Is Game 1 of a 6-game homestand against St. Louis (2g) and Washington BREWERS vs. CARDINALS (4g).....the Brewers are coming off a 5-4 road trip to Colorado (2-1), San Francisco (1-2) NL Central Standings 1997: 3-0 2008: 10-5 Team Record (GB) and Los Angeles (2-1).....following this homestand, the team takes a 6-game, 7-day trip to 1998: 3-8 2009: 9-9 1999: 7-6 2010: 8-7 Chicago ..............................................70-60 (-) Cincinnati (3g) and Chicago-NL (3g). 2000: 5-7 2011: 9-9 Milwaukee .....................................68-63 (-2.5) 2001: 7-10 2012: 6-9 St. Louis ........................................65-65 (-5.0) 2002: 7-10 2013: 5-14 CURRENT ROSTER: (bold italics - not on Opening Day roster) 2003: 3-13 2014: 7-12 Pittsburgh ......................................63-69 (-8.0) 2004: 8-9 2015: 6-13 Cincinnati .....................................55-76 (-15.5) PITCHERS (12) - RH Chase Anderson, RH Jacob Barnes, RH Zach Davies, RH Oliver Drake, 2005: 5-11 2016: 6-13 2006: 7-9 2017: 8-6 RH Matt Garza, LH Josh Hader, RH Jared Hughes, RH Jeremy Jeffress, RH Corey Knebel, 2007: 7-8 Total: 136-188 NL Wild Card Standings RH Jimmy Nelson, RH Anthony Swarzak, RH Carlos Torres SUMMARY: Are 136-188 all-time, including Team Record (GB) 8-6 this season.....at MIL: Are 63-97 all-time, Arizona ...............................................73-58 (-) CATCHERS (2) - Manny Piña, Stephen Vogt including 3-4 this season.....went 3-6 last Colorado .............................................71-60 (-) INFIELDERS (8) - Jesús Aguilar, Orlando Arcia, Hernán Pérez, Travis Shaw, Eric Sogard, season.....are 53-85 at Miller Park and 10-12 Milwaukee .....................................68-63 (-3.0) Eric Thames, Jonathan Villar, Neil Walker at County Stadium..... at STL: Are 73-91 all- Miami .............................................66-64 (-4.5) OUTFIELDERS (3) - Ryan Braun, Keon Broxton, Domingo Santana time, including 5-2 this season.....went 3-7 last St. Louis ........................................65-65 (-5.5) season.....are 50-56 at new Busch Stadium and 23-35 at old Busch Stadium. I Love LA! OPENING DAY ROSTER: (bold italics - no longer on roster) The Brewers are coming off a series PITCHERS (13) - RH Chase Anderson, RH Jacob Barnes, RH Zach Davies, RH Neftalí Feliz , win (2-1) in Los Angeles.....they became RH Junior Guerra, RH Jared Hughes, RH Taylor Jungmann, RH Corey Knebel, RH Jhan THE BREWERS WHEN..... the first team to win a series against the Dodgers since the Nationals took 2 of 3 Mariñez , LH Tommy Milone, RH Jimmy Nelson, RH Wily Peralta, RH Carlos Torres Scoring First ........................................45-33 at Dodger Stadium from 6/5-6/7.....the CATCHERS (2) - Jett Bandy , Manny Piña Opponent Scores First.........................23-30 Dodgers were 19-0-3 in series play since. INFIELDERS (6) - Jesús Aguilar, Orlando Arcia, Hernán Pérez, Travis Shaw, Eric Thames, Out-hitting Opponent .............................48-7 Jonathan Villar Out-hit by Opponent ............................14-51 Meet Me in St. Louis Hit Totals Even ........................................6-5 The Brewers have gone 5-1 over their OUTFIELDERS (4) - Ryan Braun, Keon Broxton, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Domingo Santana last 6 games against the Cardinals. Committing An Error ............................28-34 Committing No Errors ..........................40-29 IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: C Jett Bandy (rib fracture), LHP Brent Suter (left rotator cuff 2017 MLB Leaders strain) and C Andrew Susac (right trapezius strain) are currently on the 10-day disabled list. Leading After 7 Innings..........................58-6 Batting Average vs. St. Louis Trailing After 7 Innings ..........................1-47 (minimum 30 at-bats) Tied After 7 Innings ...............................9-10 Player BA IN THE STANDINGS (149 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone Leading After 8 Innings .........................60-6 Joey Votto, Cin ...................... .444 (20-for-45) or tied at each position in the National League Central standings: FIRST: 65, SECOND: 48, Keon Broxton, Mil ................ .410 (16-for-39) Trailing After 8 Innings ..........................0-48 Tied After 8 Innings .................................8-9 Hernan Perez, Mil ................ .361 (13-for-36) THIRD: 25, FOURTH: 8, FIFTH: 3.....the Brewers are currently in second place, trailing the Adam Duvall, Cin ................... .348 (16-for-46) Cubs by 2.5 games.....are ahead of the Cardinals by 2.5 games and Pirates by 5.5 games. Hitting a Home Run .............................57-44 Travis Shaw, Mil .................. .321 (18-for-56) Not Hitting a Home Run ......................11-19 SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 20-18-5 in series play. Ready, Willing, Knebel Scoring at Least 4 Runs ......................52-24 Corey Knebel has not allowed a run in Game 1: 22-21, Game 2: 18-24, Game 3: 23-14, Game 4: 5-4 Scoring 3 Runs or Fewer .....................16-39 his last 16 appearances (16.1ip, 25k)..... Sweep Wins (6): at Tor (2g, 4/11-4/12), vs. Cin (3g, 4/24-4/26), vs. NYM (3g, 5/12-5/14), vs. vs. Right-Handed Starter .....................54-50 he has converted each of his last 13 save Bal (3g, 7/3-7/5), at ChC (1g, 7/6) and vs. Pit (2g, 8/15-8/16) vs. Left-Handed Starter .......................14-13 opportunities. Sweep Losses (4): vs. Tor (2g, 5/23-5/24), at Pit (4g, 7/17-7/20), at Min (2g, 8/7-8/8) and vs. Day Games ..........................................24-25 Two Away Min (2g, 8/9-8/10) Night Games ........................................44-38 Ryan Braun is 2 HR away from 300 for his career.....the franchise's all-time Decided In Last At-Bat ........................11-18 AT HOME: The Brewers are 35-30 at home, going 10-8-3 in series play.....the team went 41-40 Walk-off Wins & Losses ...........................3-7 home run leader would become the 12th at home last season, going 10-12-4 in series play. 1-Run Games ......................................19-18 active player with 300+ home runs. Extra Innings ............................................4-9 Come-From-Behind Wins .........................28 Climbing the Charts ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 33-33 on the road, going 10-10-2 in series play.....the team Losses After Leading ................................43 Shutouts...................................................8-5 Ryan Braun is the all-time franchise went 32-49 on the road last season, going 5-16-5 in series play. leader in HR (298) and is in the top five vs. NL Central ......................................27-25 in the following categories: vs. NL East ..........................................13-12 Category Franchise Rank MANAGER: Craig Counsell is in his third season as manager of the Brewers (202-228) and vs. NL West .........................................17-17 RBI (977) ...................................................2nd second full season.....he was named the 19th manager in franchise history on 5/4/15, replacing Interleague .............................................11-9 Extra-Base Hits (678) ................................2nd Ron Roenicke.....bio is on p. 48 of the media guide. Runs (921) ..................................................3rd BREWERS BY DAY/MONTH Total Bases (2,989) ....................................3rd Monday .................4-8 April ................13-13 Triples (44) .................................................3rd COACHES: Hitting coach Darnell Coles (3rd season), pitching coach Derek Johnson (2nd Tuesday ............11-10 May ................15-12 Stolen Bases (189) .....................................3rd season), coach Jason Lane (2nd season), bench coach Pat Murphy (2nd season), third base Wednesday .........11-8 June ...............15-14 Doubles (337) .............................................4th coach Ed Sedar (11th season, 7th as 3B coach), first base/infield coach Carlos Subero (2nd Thursday .............10-7 July ................ 12-13 Walks (502) ................................................4th Friday ................11-10 August ............13-11 At-Bats (5,520) ...........................................5th season) and bullpen coach Lee Tunnell (5th season) all returned from the 2016 staff. Saturday .............9-11 September ......... 0-0 Hits (1,671) .................................................5th Sunday ................12-9 October ..............0-0 LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers are 14-20 in replay challenges this season..... BREWERS ALL-TIME (1969-2017) their last challenge (lost) came on 8/27 at Los Angeles as a Curtis Granderson hit by pitch was ALL-TIME IN THE NL (1998-2017) WON - 3710 LOST - 4064 TIED - 4 confirmed....team went 23-25 in replay challenges last season. WON - 1510 LOST - 1697 TIED - 1 DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE STARTERS TV TIME (CT) Tuesday, August 29 vs. St. Louis RHP Matt Garza (6-7, 4.67) vs. RHP Luke Weaver (2-1, 2.31) FS Wisconsin 6:40 Wednesday, August 30 vs. St. Louis RHP Chase Anderson (7-3, 2.87) vs. RHP Carlos Martínez (10-9, 3.48) FS Wisconsin 1:10 Thursday, August 31 vs. Washington RHP Zach Davies (15-7, 3.91) vs. TBA FS Wisconsin