The Brewers lost 1-0 today to the San Diego Padres. Milwaukee is still four games above .500, although they have now lost three of their last five.

Today’s starters gave us a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel. Freddy Peralta only allowed one hit through six shutout frames. San Diego’s Ryan Bergert gave up some hard contact but also allowed just one hit, courtesy of Rhys Hoskins, through 5.1 innings.

Peralta walked two of the first three batters he faced but was absolutely lights-out after. The veteran righty didn’t allow a baserunner from the second inning until the sixth, when Tyler Wade singled. Wade advanced to second on a perfect sacrifice bunt from former Brewer Martin Maldonado.

Fernando Tatis Jr. then hit a chopper to third base that Caleb Durbin had to come in on past the base. Wade thought Durbin would be forced to get the out at first, but Durbin made a really nice play — stopping in his tracks after charging the ball and diving back to the base for the tag on Wade. Luis Arraez then grounded out to Joey Ortiz for the third out.

Brewers rookie third baseman Caleb Durbin went for the lead runner here and it paid off. Padres challenged and the out was confirmed. pic.twitter.com/yYUOB6Mted

— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) June 8, 2025

Bergert started to slow down in the sixth. After getting Joey Ortiz to ground out to first, Bergert walked Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio for his third and fourth walks of the day.

Padres manager Mike Shildt had seen enough and pulled him for Yuki Matsui, who caught Christian Yelich staring at a fastball down in the zone for strike three. That brought up William Contreras with two-on and two-out. Contreras worked a walk, but Matsui struck out Sal Frelick for the third out.

Lefty Rob Zastryzny came out for the seventh to relieve Peralta after 90 pitches. The first batter up for the Padres was Brewer fan favorite Manny Machado. Rob Z worked the count full before trying to sneak a fastball by Machado on the inside third of the plate. Machado jumped on the pitch, hitting a 425 foot bomb to left-center for the only run of the game. Zastryzny retired the next three batters in quick succession, but the damage was done.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Brewers mounted a little rally after a Hoskins walk and a Durbin hit-by-pitch. Joey Ortiz then grounded into a force-out for the second out. Turang hit a hard line drive, but right at shortstop Xander Boegarts for the third out.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Brewers again began to rally. Contreras and Frelick had back to back two-out singles to put runners on the corners for Andruw Monasterio. Monasterio, in the game after pinch-running for Hoskins, struck out on three straight pitches to end the inning.

The bottom of the ninth was much of the same. Despite a two-out Joey Ortiz single, Brice Turang lined out to end the game.

Milwaukee went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten on base. Ineptitude with runners in scoring position has been a theme in many of the Brewers’ losses this year. Despite having only four hits (to the Padres’ three), the Crew had a man on base in every inning from the fifth. They still couldn’t manage a single run. Milwaukee has now been shut out eight times since the start of May.

The Padres are a good team, and the Brewers battled against them. The pitching was phenomenal today, with the exception of the one pitch — from Zastryzny — that ended up deciding the game. Yelich, Turang, and Chourio went 0-for-11, which doesn’t happen all that often. Still, the Brewers will need more from their offense to keep winning games, especially with Chris Sale and the Braves coming to town tomorrow.

Tomorrow’s game, the first of three against Atlanta, pits the 2024 NL Cy Young and Triple Crown winner Sale against Aaron Civale. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40, with the game available on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin and the Brewers Radio Network.