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Brewers Shut Out by Pirates

As usual, Pittsburgh right-hander Chad Kuhl controlled the bats of the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.That domination was hardly necessary, however, thanks to an offense that opened with a home run and never let up.The result was the biggest stinker of the season for the Brewers, who did very little on either side of the ball in a 9-0 whipping at Miller Park that kept the 38,285 quiet from start to finish.

Milwaukee has struggled to hit the ball lately. Specifically Eric Sogard has contributed to the team’s lackadaisical hitting performance night in and night out.

Pitcher Chase Anderson didn’t help much on the defensive end giving up 5 runs in 4 innings pitched. I anticipate a few call ups as well as demotions coming soon within the Brewers organization. There is far too much inconsistency thus far and things need to be ironed out sooner than later.

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Brewers Open 2018 Season With a Win

Winning a game after you give up a two-out hit in the bottom of the ninth is tough. Winning a game when the opposition has second and third with one down in the bottom of an extra inning is tough. Winning a game when you go eight innings with no runs and two hits is tough.

But the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0) managed that in their season opener against the San Diego Padres (0-1) at Petco Field in San Diego. They used great pitching, a couple of two-out rallies, solid defense, and more Ji-Man Choi magic to pull out a very tough win in twelve innings, 2-1.

Brewers’ starter Chase Anderson worked six great innings, picking up where he left off last season. He shut out the Padres over that stretch on one hit, three walks, and six strikeouts. His only blemish on the day was actually a positive for the Crew: he scored the Brewers’ only run in regulation on one of the worst slides in baseball history. Anderson barreled towards home plate, attempting a slide that resulted in him jamming his head into the turf.

The twelve inning game probably means that the Brewers will have to add a bullpen arm before tomorrow’s game. Brandon Woodruff and Oliver Drake are the only relievers that didn’t work today, and it’s too early in the season to expect that tomorrow’s Brewer starter Jhoulys Chacin will give the team more than six innings.