MILWAUKEE BREWERS (12-11-2) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (14-8-3) - GAME WILL BE NINE INNINGS RHP Brandon Woodruff vs. RHP Brad Keller Saturday, March 27, 2021 - 3:05 p.m. CT - Surprise Stadium - Surprise, AZ Game #26 - Road Game #13 TODAY’S GAME: The Brewers meet the Royals for the second of two games this spring.....today’s contest will be nine 2021 SPRING TRAINING ROSTER innings.....the Royals won the first game, 4-2, on 3/11 in Phoenix.....the Brewers and Royals play during the regular season PITCHERS (32 - 17 remaining in camp) from 5/18-5/19 in Kansas City and from 7/20-7/21 in Milwaukee. 25 Brett Anderson .........................................................LHP 68 Clayton Andrews* (reassigned on 3/12) .........LHP 87 Aaron Ashby* (reassigned on 3/16) ................. LHP ON THE MOUND: Also scheduled to pitch today (subject to change): RHP Drew Rasmussen and RHP Jordan Zimmermann. 73 Alec Bettinger (optioned on 3/12) .....................RHP 32 Phil Bickford (optioned on 3/16) ........................RHP UPCOMING GAMES: 50 Ray Black ....................................................................RHP DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME/CT 45 Brad Boxberger* (released on 3/26) ...............RHP Saturday, March 27 at Kansas City RHP Brandon Woodruff vs. RHP Brad Keller 3:05 66 Zack Brown* (reassigned on 3/16) ...................RHP 39 Corbin Burnes ...........................................................RHP Sunday, March 28 vs. Cincinnati RHP Corbin Burnes vs. RHP Jeff Hoffman 2:10 86 Jake Cousins* (reassigned on 3/12) ................RHP Monday, March 29 at Texas (Arlington) RHP Adrian Houser vs. RHP Jordan Lyles 7:05 54 J.P. Feyereisen .........................................................RHP Tuesday, March 30 at Texas (Arlington) LHP Brett Anderson vs. RHP Mike Foltynewicz 1:05 96 Dylan File (optioned on 3/12) ..............................RHP 71 Josh Hader .................................................................LHP 36 Blaine Hardy*............................................................. LHP FOR STARTERS: RHP Brandon Woodruff was announced as the Opening Day starter for 4/1 vs. Minnesota.....Woodruff 37 Adrian Houser ...........................................................RHP will be the first Brewers pitcher to start on Opening Day in consecutive seasons since RHP Yovani Gallardo started a 64 Thomas Jankins* (reassigned on 3/12) ..........RHP franchise-record five in a row from 2010-14.....RHP Corbin Burnes will start the second game of the season followed by 52 Eric Lauer (optioned on 3/19) .............................LHP RHP Adrian Houser, LHP Brett Anderson and RHP Freddy Peralta. 29 Josh Lindblom ..........................................................RHP 55 Hoby Milner* ..............................................................LHP 51 Freddy Peralta ..........................................................RHP YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Brewers lost to the White Sox, 7-5, in Phoenix.....RHP Freddy Peralta started for Milwaukee and 47 Angel Perdomo (optioned on 3/19) ...................LHP allowed 5 runs on 6 hits in 5.1 innings (0bb, 8k, 1hr).....2B Keston Hiura went 2-for-3 with a solo homer (#4).....CF Garrett 43 Drew Rasmussen .....................................................RHP Mitchell produced a 2-run triple.....C Manny Piña went 2-for-3 with a double. 70 Miguel Sánchez* (reassigned on 3/12) ............RHP 74 Ethan Small* (reassigned on 3/12) ...................LHP 35 Brent Suter .................................................................LHP WHAT’S BREWING?: INF Orlando Arcia is hitless in his last 21 at-bats.....1B Keston Hiura is batting .417 (10-for-24) with 56 Justin Topa ................................................................RHP 3 HR and 6 RBI over his last 9 games and is on a 5-game hitting streak, batting .500 (7-for-14) with 3 HR and 4 RBI.....OF 76 Quintin Torres-Costa* (reassigned on 3/12) .......LHP Billy McKinney has 7 hits in his last 12 at-bats, including 3 HR.....C Omar Narváez is batting .321 (9-for-28) with 3 HR and 31 Bobby Wahl ................................................................RHP 6 RBI in 12 games this spring.....C Manny Piña is batting .400 (8-for-20) with 2 HR and 4 RBI in 9 games this spring.....1B 38 Devin Williams ...........................................................RHP Daniel Vogelbach is batting .375 (6-for-16) with 1 HR and 5 RBI over his last 8 games.....2B Kolten Wong is batting .467 53 Brandon Woodruff...................................................RHP 57 Eric Yardley ................................................................RHP (7-for-15) with 3 HR and 4 RBI over his last 6 games.....OF Christian Yelich is batting .391 (9-for-23) with 3 HR and 7 RBI 27 Jordan Zimmermann* (released on 3/26) .....RHP in 11 games this spring. CATCHERS (6 - 3 remaining in camp) THE ROSTER: The Brewers currently have 35 players in Major League camp, including 17 pitchers, 3 catchers, 8 infielders 79 Mario Feliciano (optioned on 3/12) .........................C 75 Payton Henry* (reassigned on 3/16) ......................C and 7 outfielders.....there are 4 non-roster invitees, including 4 pitchers and 2 infielders. 12 Luke Maile (optioned on 3/19) ..................................C 10 Omar Narváez .................................................................C THE NEW BREW: OF Jackie Bradley Jr. (free agent), INF/OF Tim Lopes (claimed off waivers from Seattle), C Luke Maile 26 Jacob Nottingham .........................................................C (free agent), INF/OF Daniel Robertson (free agent), 3B Travis Shaw (free agent) and 2B Kolten Wong (free agent). 9 Manny Piña ......................................................................C INFIELDERS (13 - 8 remaining in camp) GONE FROM 2020: OF Ryan Braun (free agent), LHP Alex Claudio (Los Angeles-AL), C David Freitas (Korea), OF Ben 3 Orlando Arcia...............................................................INF Gamel (Cleveland), INF Jedd Gyorko (free agent), INF Ryon Healy (Korea), RHP Corey Knebel (Los Angeles-NL) and INF 61 Zach Green* (reassigned on 3/16) ......................INF Eric Sogard (Chicago-NL). 18 Keston Hiura ................................................................INF 5 Tim Lopes (60-day IL on 3/8) ...................... INF/OF INNINGS BY POSITION (STARTS) 13 Mark Mathias (60-day IL on 3/16) ..............INF/OF 14 Jace Peterson* ...................................................INF/OF CATCHER Turang ...............................24.0 LEFT FIELD RIGHT FIELD 65 Pablo Reyes* (reassigned on 3/16) ............INF/OF Narváez ...................52.0 (10) Mathias.......................15.0 (2) Yelich ........................44.0 (10) García ....................... 72.0 (15) 28 Daniel Robertson ...............................................INF/OF Maile ............................47.0 (7) Lopes ............................. 7.0 (1) Taylor .........................38.0 (5) McKinney ..................43.0 (5) 21 Travis Shaw* .................................................................3B Piña ............................ 40.0 (8) J. Peterson .........................7.0 Cozens ........................26.0 (1) Cozens ........................23.0 (1) 72 Brice Turang* (reassigned on 3/12) ...................INF Feliciano ...........................32.0 Hiura .............................. 6.0 (1) McKinney ..................23.0 (3) Ray ......................................16.0 2 Luis Urías ......................................................................INF Henry .................................26.0 Ray .................................17.0 (1) Fisher ............................ 9.0 (1) 20 Daniel Vogelbach .........................................................1B Kahle ................................... 2.0 THIRD BASE Lutz ......................................11.0 Bradley ........................ 8.0 (2) 16 Kolten Wong .................................................................2B Shaw.........................54.0 (12) Robertson ...................11.0 (2) Taylor .................................. 8.0 FIRST BASE Arcia ............................47.0 (9) Mitchell ........................10.0 (1) Lutz ...................................... 6.0 OUTFIELDERS (11 - 7 remaining in camp) Hiura ..........................74.0 (15) Reyes ..........................37.0 (2) Bello ..................................... 4.0 Pérez ................................... 6.0 41 Jackie Bradley Jr. ......................................................OF Green ..........................45.0 (2) Green .................................26.0 Pérez ................................... 4.0 Mitchell ............................... 4.0 6 Lorenzo Cain .................................................................OF D. Peterson......................29.0 J. Peterson .......................18.0 Fisher .............................3.0 (1) J. Peterson ..................4.0 (1) 67 Dylan Cozens* (reassigned on 3/16) ...................OF Vogelbach .................28.0 (6) Mathias........................10.0 (1) J. Peterson ...................3.0 (1) 7 Derek Fisher .................................................................OF McKinney ........................... 8.0 Robertson .................... 5.0 (1) Reyes .................................. 3.0 DH (starts) 24 Avisaíl García ................................................................OF 81 Tristen Lutz* (reassigned on 3/12) ......................OF Robertson .................... 6.0 (1) Lopes