{"id":651581,"date":"2026-03-30T01:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/651581\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T01:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:27:26","slug":"brewers-week-in-review-a-perfect-start-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/651581\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Week In Review: A Perfect Start &#8211; Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tWeekly Snapshot<br \/>Record Last Week:\u00a03-0 (Overall: 3-0)<br \/>Run Scored Last Week:\u00a029<br \/>Runs Surrendered Last Week:\u00a010<br \/>Standing: 1st in NL Central (1.0 GA STL &amp; CIN)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t***<br \/>Game 1 (3\/26) | MIL 14, CHW 2<br \/>Game 2 (3\/28) | MIL 6, CHW 1<br \/>Game 3 (3\/29) | MIL 9, CHW 7<br \/>***\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 1 | Brewers 14, White Sox 2<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMIL Starter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/misioja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Misiorowski<\/a> (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 11 K)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTop Performers:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bauerja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Bauers<\/a> (2 H, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ortizjo06.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joey Ortiz<\/a> (2 H, 2 R, 2 RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/frelisa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sal Frelick<\/a> (H, HR, 2 BB)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Brewers opened their 2026 campaign on Thursday by handing the ball to Jacob Misiorowski, who, despite surrendering a leadoff homerun to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/meidrch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Meidroth<\/a>, rewarded the club\u2019s decision by breaking franchise records. His 11 punchouts of White Sox hitters set a new franchise watermark for strikeouts on Opening Day, while the team behind him lit up the scoresheet by tallying 12 hits and drawing 10 walks in a 14-run outburst.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/contrwi02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">William Contreras<\/a>\u2019 bases-clearing double (+23 WP%)\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 2 | Brewers 6, White Sox 1<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMIL Starter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/patrich01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chad Patrick<\/a> (4.1 IP, 5H, 1 ER, 4 K)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTop Performers:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/turanbr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brice Turang<\/a> (3 H, 2 R, 2 2B)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yelicch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Yelich<\/a> (3 H, R, RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mitchga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garrett Mitchell<\/a> (2 H, R, 2 RBI)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tChad Patrick took the ball on Saturday, and despite not putting up the numbers Misiorowski did in the game previous, his 4.1 innings of one-run ball were more than enough to propel the Brewers to their second straight victory. On the offensive side, the Brewers played small ball, tallying up 12 more hits, with only two going for extra bases, and stealing 7 bases.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGarrett Mitchell\u2019s 2-run single (+8.7 WP%)\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 3 | Brewers 9, White Sox 7<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMIL Starter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sproabr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Sproat<\/a> (3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 7 ER, 3 K)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTop Performers:<br \/>Christian Yelich (H, HR, 3 RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanchga02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gary S\u00e1nchez<\/a> (2 H, HR, 2 RBI)<br \/>Brewers Bullpen (Combined: 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 9 K)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSunday&#8217;s series finale against the South Siders didn&#8217;t have the start the Brewers might&#8217;ve imagined, with White Sox SS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/montgco01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colson Montgomery<\/a> rudely greeting Milwaukee starter Brandon Sproat\u00a0with a first-inning grand slam. Sproat never recovered, allowing three more runs and finishing his day with just three innings of work, exiting with the Sox up 7-2. The Brewers bullpen held the game there, though, and finally, in the eighth, the Brewers broke through. An RBI single from Brice Turang brought the game within three, and shortly after,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rengilu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Rengifo<\/a>&#8216;s first Brewers hit brought the game within one. Sensing the moment, skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=murphpa01,murphpa99&amp;search=Pat+Murphy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pat Murphy<\/a> summoned Christian Yelich to pinch hit, who responded with a go-ahead three-run homer to cap the six-run 8th, and put Milwaukee up for good. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/megiltr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Megill<\/a> then capped the excellent day for the bullpen with a save in the 9th, and with that, the Brewers wrapped up their opening weekend with a sweep of the White Sox.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tChristian Yelich&#8217;s go-ahead pinch-hit home run (+62 WP%)\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTransactions:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t03\/28\/26 &#8211; Placed 1B <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vaughan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Vaughn<\/a> on the 10-day injured list with a left hamate fracture. (Retroactive to March 27, 2026)<br \/>03\/28\/26 &#8211; Recalled C <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=quero-000jef&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeferson Quero<\/a> from AAA Nashville.<br \/>03\/26\/26 &#8211; Placed CF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chourja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Chourio<\/a> on the 10-day injured list with a left hand fracture. (Retroactive to March 25, 2026)<br \/>03\/26\/26 &#8211; Recalled CF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perkibl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-29_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Perkins<\/a> from AAA Nashville.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNotes:\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\tJackson Chourio\u2019s injury stems from an exhibition game while playing for Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. The team&#8217;s estimate is that Chourio will miss 2-4 weeks. Blake Perkins took the place of Chourio on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tAndrew Vaughn\u2019s hand fracture occurred on Opening Day. Milwaukee expects Vaughn to miss 4-6 weeks while he recovers. Jefferson Quero\u2019s recall was the corresponding move to Vaughn\u2019s injury, with Gary S\u00e1nchez and Jake Bauers being expected to fill time at 1B while Vaughn recovers.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLooking Ahead:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMonday, 3\/30 &#8211; Rays @ Brewers &#8211; 6:40 pm CDT<br \/>Tuesday, 3\/31 &#8211; Rays @ Brewers &#8211; 6:40 pm CDT<br \/>Wednesday, 4\/1 &#8211; Rays @ Brewers &#8211; 12:40 pm CDT<br \/>Friday, 4\/2 &#8211; Brewers @ Royals &#8211; 6:45 pm CDT<br \/>Saturday, 4\/3 &#8211; Brewers @ Royals &#8211; 3:10 pm CDT<br \/>Sunday, 4\/4 &#8211; Brewers @ Royals &#8211; 1:10 pm CDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Weekly SnapshotRecord Last Week:\u00a03-0 (Overall: 3-0)Run Scored Last Week:\u00a029Runs Surrendered Last Week:\u00a010Standing: 1st in NL Central (1.0 GA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2401],"tags":[5,136,843,59,4280,4,83395],"class_list":{"0":"post-651581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-milwaukee-brewers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-brewers","10":"tag-milwaukee","11":"tag-milwaukee-brewers","12":"tag-milwaukeebrewers","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-week-in-review"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116315530583973869","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}