Brewers are World Series contenders – Impact of Jackson Chourio’s return to action | MLB Network

Brewers are World Series contenders – Impact of Jackson Chourio’s return to action | MLB Network

on the road against a the best team in the American League right now. And as it sits right now, yes, the Brewers are the best team in the National League and throughout Major League Baseball. Now, all these results are still pending throughout the course of the rest of the evening, but the Brewers with a 5 and a halfame lead over the Detroit Tigers for the best record in all of baseball. The Cubs in action later tonight in Colorado. This is why this is also important because the Cubs are in Colorado. The Colorado Rockies are abysmal. I mean, not a good baseball team at all. So, when you looked at the schedule going into Friday night, you’re like, “Okay, kind of a big weekend.” Because the Milwaukee Brewers were in Toronto, we mentioned it already, the American League’s best team, Milwaukee, excuse me, Toronto Blue Jays and the Brewers on the road. Tough series. You look on the flip side, the Cubs in Colorado, probably a series that at minimum win two out of three. So, for the Brewers to maintain pace in the National League Central, move that magic number now down, I think it’s at 21, maybe 20. Uh again, results haven’t gone final yet throughout Major League Baseball. Uh but for them to continue to win this weekend when the Cubs were playing against the Rockies, I thought was huge to get the first two wins. Obviously, we’ll see what happens with the Chicago Cubs this evening uh out there in Colorado. But a 4-1 win for our Brewers, their 85th of the year. Your Locked On Brewers postcast player of the game. This is the Locked On Player of the Game. A couple of directions you could probably go with this one. And I know a lot of you will probably look at Jackson Cheerio coming back, you know, two for four this evening behind the plate. Of course, gets the scoring started for the Brewers in the ninth. And speaking of the ninth, Christian Yelich also a part of that with a solo shot of his own. He was two for four from the plate. Isaac Collins with a couple of hits, a big one in the ninth inning as well, part of that scoring. But for me, it’s Quinn Prester this evening, this afternoon, wherever it may be where you’re at listening live or or listening to the podcast version. For me, it’s Quinn Per. And there’s two reasons why. Number one, his last outing against the Cubs, I think that was his last outing. Not the greatest of performances from Quinn. I believe he only went four and yes, here it is right here. Four and one thirds against the Chicago Cubs. That was back on August 21st. remember they had to push his start back because of a wrist injury. So again, a good bounceback performance from Quinn Pster where he gave up. Didn’t surrender a ton in Chicago. It was just one run, but it just wasn’t his cleanest of games. Five walks in that game for Quinn against the Cubs back on August 21st. Today, 82 pitches thrown in six innings of work. And that is that is where Quinn is just so remarkable. And again, the Brewers win when Quinn Pester pitches. It’s just remarkable what they’re able to do with him on the mound. Uh over the last I don’t know feels like since they the first month of the season since they acquired him and on really since that end of middle of May and on. Quinn Preer has just they the Brewers have won every game he’s pitched in. Tonight 82 pitches thrown, six innings of work, just the five earned or excuse me the five hits and just the one earned run. He gets my player of the game and and and that’s the number that’s number one. Number two on the reasons of why he gets my player of the game. You and I sat here. I believe it was the last time we did a show and my apologies for for being a little inconsistent here because of my new responsibilities at locked on Packers, but part of it was we needed our starters to go a little bit deeper into ball games. We had talked about it, man. Enough of these four and one thirds, enough of these four and two/3s, five and 1/3s, like we need to go six or more. Like you got to give this bullpen a little bit of a break. You got to stretch these starters out a little bit. And part of that is on the starters. As we had mentioned, Quinn’s last start in Chicago, five walks in just four and one/ird that got him, you know, a short start there in Chicago and the Brewers would still find a way to win that game. But nonetheless, he had to go a little bit further. And that’s the thing with Quinn and the starting pitching. And that’s why he gets the the second part of why he gets the player of the game for me is being able to go six innings and not have to rely on your bullpen to come in with an out in the fifth inning or an out in in the sixth inning. Finishing those six innings and and pushing the seventh ninth inning, you know, to guys like tonight Jared Kenning, shout out to Jared Kenny, absolutely fantastic striking out the side in his appearance in the seventh inning. Nick Mirs getting uh two outs before he had gave up a hit and then getting a Nash in there for the last out. And then obviously Abner coming in and closing the door on Toronto allowing your bullpin to actually kind of feed into their strengths, not having them dip into, you know, you know, guys early in games. And again, especially over this stretch, right? You know, you talk about the 19 games in 18 days and the Brewers are finally getting close to the end of it just sat Sunday and Monday and then a finally an off day on Tuesday, which feels like it’s been years for an off day. So he gets my player of the game. Not only do you go six innings and really he he gave up one earned run. It should have been no no earned runs. We talked about the air from Bryce Terrain and Bryce makes that play nine out of 10 times. Obviously that’s today being the 10th time where he did not make it. But more times than not, Bryce Terrain makes that double play just an off throw from Brycy and and Quinn would have went six strong and not gave up any runs. And to be quite honest with you, I know Jared Kenyon was fantastic in the seventh inning. I may have left him I may have left Quinn in for the seventh the way he was pitching. I understand, you know, getting all the way through the third time through the order would have been a concern for manager Pat Murphy and but I don’t know, it felt like today for Quinn. No walks for Quinn Pier this afternoon against a good uh patient uh smart baseball team, smart offense in Toronto. three strikeouts, but I thought overall he gets my player of the game just because you’re able to stretch out your starters a little bit farther and then obviously you shut down the American League’s best team, you know, throughout six innings and allowing just a oneear earned run. Charles over on YouTube, you guys can be a part of the program. Let me know your thoughts, your reactions. Charles over on YouTube, beautiful Cheerio back like he was never gone. Almost two home runs today. Loving it. Yeah. And I’ll tell you right now, and and I literally got goosebumps just kind of thinking about this. Kind of a playoff lineup today. Real quick, I’m just going to go right down the order. And you tell me, it feels like if the Brewers were in a playoff game, it I mean, obviously the injuries are a part of it. You know, I would imagine that Joey O would be in this lineup when healthy and and I think he’ll be there eventually, but Bryce Drain, Jackson Turio, Christian Yelich, William Contras, Sal Frillic, Andrew Vaughn, Isaac Collins, Caleb Durban, and Andrew Monisterio. And I say Joey Ow, and it’s not a discredit to Andrew Monisterio who another hit today. Has been absolutely fanfreakingastic at shortstop defensively today, helping Quinn Prester. We talked about him being player of the game or Andre Monasterro getting the Brewers out of a jam in the third inning with a defensive masterpiece. And again, hitting the ball. He’s been fantastic. Great lineup when you have Jackson Trio. It’s amazing on what that one name when that one player can do. And that’s exactly why you pay him the bucks that you paid him. And and that’s why Matt Arnold did it. but he just adds a different element to this Brewers offense and he certainly was uh once again this afternoon. Two for four was Jackson Turo in his uh in his uh debut I guess for the month of August is the best way to put it. He’s been out the last 29 games. So a a good a good win uh nonetheless for our Brew Crew uh held behind uh Quinn Preer and Jackson Trio. Charles over on YouTube also saying Preer with 16 starts in a row. The Brewers win. Too bad he won’t get credit for it. unusual error in terrain where he’s got the shut out and the win. Yeah, it was a again a no decision, a fantastic performance, a quality start for Quinn Pster. We mentioned he left the game, the game was tied. Uh but one thing that’s really important and we kind of mentioned it before is you just allowed your bullpen a little bit of a break again in back-to-back days against a really, really good baseball team. Jacob over on YouTube. One important note is that we’ve taken every series from every AL divisional leader so far this year. Detroit, Houston, and now Toronto. I think the Brewers have proven and I know our everydayers know this. I don’t know if national media knows this or the national talking heads know this, but the this Brewers team has proven that they’re a World Series contending team. And I’m not just saying that because I’m a diehard Brewers fan and I like to celebrate with my closest Brewers friends after a win, a 4-1 win, but they they they’ve they’ve proven they can beat anybody, right? They they swept the Phillies earlier. They’ll see the Phillies coming up. They they swept the Phillies before they were really even clicking on all cylinders. Swept the Dodgers all six games. Have beaten they lost a season series against the Chicago Cubs, but showed that they can beat the Chicago Cubs who are going to be a playoff team, right? You talk about uh the New York Mets, you know, the Cincinnati Reds, those two teams fighting for playoff spots. The Brewers able to beat those teams. Then you look on the American League, as as Jacob pointed out, Detroit, Houston, Toronto, as we saw today, all going to be playoff teams. And the Brewers able to get it done in all different ways, right? Many different ways. Today was a little bit different than yesterday. Had some similarities, but again, you wait up until the ninth inning to score three runs and kind of separate yourself in this ball game. And you use your starting pitching in both of these games. And yesterday was a little bit different because you got a a chunk of runs earlier in that game and you were able to kind of rely and kind of relax a little bit uh you know on the back end of that game, but a little bit different win for the Brewers today. But they do it in so many different ways and that’s that to me is what makes this team so dangerous. That to me is what makes this team a World Series contending team. And not just saying here because they had their 85th win of the year and their five and a half games lead for the best record in all of baseball and and they lead the National League Central as it stands right now by seven games pending the Cubs result this evening. I’m not just saying that because of those reasons. I’m saying it because of the way that they’re able to do it. Jacksonio hasn’t played in the month of August, right? He goes down late July. The Brewers have now won 21 games in August without arguably their best player. Not many teams can say that. And I say that in respect to Christian Yelich, Isaac Collins who’s been fantastic, Andreisterio has been fantastic, and obviously Wild Bill. Take out a best player for any other team. I don’t think that they rattle off 21 wins in the month of August, right? Especially given the fact that this team uh has had 19 games. They will eventually. I think they’re what is this game 17? Uh they’ll wrap up a gauntlet of 19 games in 18 days. And they’re able to stretch it out uh and win 21 games. and and can make it 22 tomorrow afternoon. Tom over on YouTube, great game. I was worried about Jack Jack’s bat based on his rehab stint. Stupid me, he says. Back-to-back homers made our day and as always, tip of the cap to S. Two more games and then a rest day. Yeah, fantastic comment. And Tom, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your uh your thoughts there because you looked at the splits in Nashville for Jackson. Well, it didn’t look great, right? And there’s a guy Pat Murphy had talked about it. he’s really never been injured before. So that he’s trying to figure out a way uh you know for you know him to kind of battle through that mentally and get back into the swing of things and and it was a little bit of a learning curve for Jackson who again a very very young player. Um, but he’s able to right away. I mean, the first at bat, the first pitch, you thought it was a solo shot to center field and and and shout out to Miles Straw, who was the player of the game, if you’re a Toronto fan this evening, three for three and obviously robbing the home run for Jackson Troy. He was trending in to be a big part of the deciding factor in that game. But the Brewers offense getting it going in the ninth, plating three runs, winning four to one. every day or Nick over on YouTube. Slowly but surely get healthy and take down these big big dogs one woodpecker at a time. Let’s go Brew Crew. That’s the other kind of crazy thing when you talk about this team and we talked about, you know, being seven games up in the National League Central and their magic number dwindling down to clinch a playoff spot because the Reds keep finding ways to be a roller coaster team and lose as of late. We talk about five and a half game lead for the best record in all of baseball. And it feels like I I’d have to go back and probably look at it, but it feels like this team just at all points of the year had never really been fully healthy. Like beginning of the year it was a starting pitching. Then it was William Contreres battling a finger injury all year and trying to figure out how to do that. Then you lose, as we mentioned, Jackson Turo, Garrett Mitchell at the earlier parts of the year. You lost Joey Ortiz. Uh uh obviously you’re dealing with injuries to your bullpen right now with Trevor McIll and there’s no nobody skips a beat. Just keep winning. Just keep finding ways to win. And oh by the way, you’re playing 19 games in 18 days and they still find a way today securing their 21st win in the month of August. Absolutely remarkable for this team. And kudos to manager Pat Murphy and obviously kudos. You guys know how I feel about uh Matt Arnold who continues to put a good product on the field for this brew crew and and depth really paying off. Certainly in the month of August.

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