Milwaukee Brewers fans pay tribute to the late Bob Uecker
The Milwaukee Brewers honored the life of the legendary Bob Uecker on Sunday Aug. 24 at American Family Field.
TORONTO – The Milwaukee Brewers open a brief three-game interleague series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday night, Aug. 29, in a matchup of the winningest team in the major leagues and the winningest team in the American League.
Milwaukee sends right-hander Freddy Peralta (15-5, 2.68) to the mound to face Toronto right-hander Shane Bieber (1-0, 1.50).
The Brewers reinstated left-hander Rob Zastryzny from the 15-day injured list, adding a fresh arm to the bullpen, and optioned right-hander Easton McGee back to Class AAA Nashville.
Perhaps more important, manager Pat Murphy indicated before the game that outfielder Jackson Chourio – who’s with the team after completing a minor-league rehab stint at Nashville – would be reinstated from the injured list prior to Saturday’s game.
Chourio, who’s been out since Aug. 1 with a right hamstring strain, traveled to Toronto separately from the team and was given a game to acclimate before jumping back into game action.
Asked how he felt beforehand, Chourio said, “Perfect,” with a smile.
Pitchers’ duel through three innings
With the sellout crowd into the proceedings from the opening pitch, both offenses struggled to mount any sort of an attack.
Milwaukee collected a couple singles in the second but a Sal Frelick double-play grounder short-circuited any hopes of cashing in Andrew Vaughn’s leadoff single.
Conversely, Peralta largely sailed through the first two innings before a 10-pitch at-bat by Davis Schneider to open the bottom of the third kicked off what turned out to be a labor-intensive, 34-pitch frame that began with a pair of strikeouts but then was kept alive by George Springer being hit by a pitch and Addison Barger walking.
Peralta escaped the jam with a strikeout of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
What time is the Brewers game against the Blue Jays?
Time: 6:07 p.m. CT.
What channel is the Brewers game on tonight?
TV channel: FanDuel Sports Wisconsin.
Brewers record 2025
83-52 (best in the major leagues, 6.5-game lead in the National League Central Division).
Brewers lineupBrice Turang 2BWilliam Conteras CChristian Yelich DHAndrew Vaughn 1BSal Frelick RFCaleb Durbin 3BIsaac Collins LFBlake Perkins CFAndruw Monasterio SSBlue Jays lineupGeorge Springer DHAddison Barger 3BVladimir Guerrero Jr. 1BBo Bichette SSDaulton Varsho CFAlejandro Kirk CNathan Lukes RFDavis Schneider LFAndrés Giménez 2BBrewers schedule
Brewers at Blue Jays, Aug. 30, 2:07 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.44) vs. Toronto RHP Kevin Gausman (8-10, 3.87) TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin, Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Blue Jays, Aug. 31, 12:37 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Brandon Woodruff (5-1, 3.10) vs. Toronto RHP Max Scherzer (5-2, 3.82) TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin, Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.