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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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Milwaukee Brewers Review After 3 Weeks

A 3-3 week for Milwaukee included a series win (two of three) in St. Louis, and they have won every series there last season and this, getting four in a row. The game they lost to St. Louis was a tough pill to swallow, with the Crew blowing leads in the bottom of the ninth and tenth before losing in the eleventh. Their win Saturday against the Mets (5-1) gives Milwaukee a 6-2 road record on the young season, and 8-7 overall.

Taking a look at the Brewers’ hitting so far, it has definitely been lackluster. Second baseman Jonathan Villar has been the lone significant producer for the Crew. He is batting over .300 for the season and his three-run homer against the Mets on Saturday gives us Brewers fans promise for the rest of his season’s productivity.

Pitching for the Brewers has definitely been one of their weapons so far this season. Josh Hader is throwing the ball really, really well right now and stands head and shoulders above the rest. He gave up a home run, and he walked a guy, with three appearances and 4 2/3 innings pitched. He registered his first save of the year, and of his career. The wow moment is that he struck out twelve batters in the past week. That’s fourteen outs registered, twelve of them by strikeout. His WHIP was 0.43 and I’m beginning to think he might be pretty darn good.

As the Brewers’ series with the Mets begings, they will need to start producing more offense if they are to excel in their division. This will be a difficult task as the Mets have a very young and powerful pitching core.