{"id":738342,"date":"2026-06-29T06:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/738342\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T06:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:18:25","slug":"brewers-week-in-review-divisional-battles-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/738342\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Week In Review: Divisional Battles &#8211; Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tWeekly Snapshot:<br \/>Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 50-31)<br \/>Run Scored Last Week:\u00a021<br \/>Runs Surrendered Last Week:\u00a022<br \/>Standing: 1st in NL Central\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t***<br \/>Game 76 (6\/22) | Brewers 2, Reds 1<br \/>Game 77 (6\/23) | Brewers 2, Reds 0<br \/>Game 78 (6\/24) | Brewers 6, Reds 5<br \/>Game 79 (6\/26) | Brewers 6, Cubs 2<br \/>Game 80 (6\/27) | Cubs 8, Brewers 2<br \/>Game 81 (6\/28) | Cubs 4, Brewers 3<br \/>***\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 76 | Brewers 2, Reds 1<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tMIL Starter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/woodrbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Woodruff<\/a> (6.0 IP, H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 10 K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tTop Performers:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ashbyaa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Ashby<\/a> (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 2 K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tBig Woo was back on the mound for the first time since April, and he was back like he never left. Woodruff strolled into Great American Ballpark and struck out 10 Reds through six innings of one-hit, no-run baseball. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/singebr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Singer<\/a> was equally good, though, twirling seven scoreless innings of his own, so the game was destined for extra innings. There, the Brewers would score two runs in the 10th without the benefit of a hit, before Joe Kuhnel slammed the door shut for a 2-1 series opening victory.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tBrandon Woodruff\u2019s masterful return\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 77 | Brewers 2, Reds 0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tMIL Starter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sproabr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Sproat<\/a> (6.0 IP, H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 10 K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tTop Performers:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vaughan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Vaughn<\/a> (2 BB, RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bauerja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Bauers<\/a> (3B, BB, RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/megiltr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Megill<\/a> (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, SV)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tBrandon Sproat played copycat in game two, matching Brandon Woodruff\u2019s exact line the day before with six innings of one-hit, no-run baseball of his own. Luckily, the scuffling Brewer offense wouldn\u2019t need 10 innings, as a sixth-inning RBI triple off the bat of Jake Bauers was the only run they needed to capture the series with a 2-0 victory.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tJake Bauers\u2019 RBI triple (+18.9 WP%)\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 78 | Brewers 6, Reds 5<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tMIL Starter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/drohash01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shane Drohan<\/a> (4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 0 ER, 5 K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tTop Performers:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/contrwi02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">William Contreras<\/a> (3 H, 2 BB, HR, 2 RBI)<br \/>Jake Bauers (2 H, BB, HR, RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuhnejo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joel Kuhnel<\/a> (1.1 IP, H, 2 BB, 0 ER, SV)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tThe series finale was a far more dramatic affair, and one littered with more baserunners than the first two games of the series saw combined. Shane Drohan was able to put up a zero, working around 5 hits and 3 walks in his 4.1 innings, but the Reds scored their first non-Manfred runner run of the series off of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/patrich01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chad Patrick<\/a> in the sixth. With the Bats, the Brewers got big performances from William Contreras and Jake Bauers, tallying six runs. It was just enough, as with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/u\/uribeab01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Abner Uribe<\/a> serving a one-game suspension, a taxed bullpen was bailed out by Joel Kuhnel\u2019s 4-out save highlighted by a game-ending double play to secure a series sweep.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tJoel Kuhnel picks up the save (+54.5 WP%)\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 79 | Brewers 6, Cubs 2<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\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=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Misiorowski<\/a> (6.0 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, ER, 8 K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tTop Performers:<br \/>Garett Mitchell (H, HR, 2 RBI)<br \/>William Contreras (2 H, BB, HR, 2 RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hamilda03,hamilt006dav&amp;search=David+Hamilton&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Hamilton<\/a> (2 H, 3B, RBI)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tThe Friday night marquee featured Jacob Misiorowski facing off against the Cubs at American Family Field, and the Miz didn\u2019t disappoint. Six innings of one-run baseball were left in his wake, highlighted by a 105.5 mph pitch in the first inning, while the Brewers&#8217; offense feasted on a depleted Cubs bullpen, popping two homers en route to a 6-2 win.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tGarrett Mitchell flips the scoreboard (+35.4 WP%)\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 80 | Cubs 8, Brewers 2<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tMIL Starter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harriky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Harrison<\/a> (5.0 IP, 3 H, BB, 2 ER, 9 K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tTop Performers:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chourja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Chourio<\/a> (H, HR, RBI)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/koenija01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Koenig<\/a> (1.0 IP, H, 0 BB, 0 ER, K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tThe Brewers&#8217; perfect record against the Cubs would end on Saturday, as after Kyle Harrison labored through his five innings, the North Siders jumped all over Chad Patrick and the Brewers&#8217; bullpen, turning what was a 2-2 contest into an 8-2 drubbing.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tJackson Chourio\u2019s leadoff blast (+9.7 WP%)\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\tGame 81 | Cubs 4, Brewers 3<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tMIL Starter: Brandon Woodruff (5.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 6 K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tTop Performers:<br \/>Abner Uribe (1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, K)\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tBrandon Woodruff was great in his second start of the week, working through 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball. That was tainted, though, as the Brewers&#8217; offense failed to score after an early <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanchga02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Sanchez<\/a> homer, while the Cubs generated a run off of Aaron Ashby in the 7th. The game headed to the 10th tied at 1, where John Kuhnel would allow 3 runs in the 10th inning, before\u00a0the Brewer offense scored two of their own before squandering a bases-loaded, no-out situation to fall short in devastating fashion, 4-3.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tGary Sanchez goes deep (+11.0 WP%)\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tTransactions:\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t06\/26\/26 &#8211; Activated LHP Jared Koenig from the 15-day injured list.<br \/>06\/25\/26 &#8211; Activated RHP Abner Uribe.<br \/>06\/25\/26 &#8211; Optioned RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yohocr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Craig Yoho<\/a> to Nashville Sounds.<br \/>06\/24\/26 &#8211; RHP Abner Uribe was suspended.<br \/>06\/24\/26 &#8211; Signed free agent RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/strzepe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Strzelecki<\/a> to a minor league contract.<br \/>06\/23\/26 &#8211; Released 3B <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rengilu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=brewerfanatic.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-28_br\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Rengifo<\/a>.<br \/>06\/22\/26 &#8211; Activated RHP Brandon Woodruff from the 15-day injured list.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tLooking Ahead:\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\tMonday, 6\/29 &#8211; Reds @ Brewers &#8211; 6:40 PM CDT<br \/>Tuesday, 6\/30 &#8211; Reds @ Brewers &#8211; 6:40 PM CDT<br \/>Wednesday, 7\/1 &#8211; Reds @ Brewers &#8211; 7:10 PM CDT<br \/>Thursday, 7\/2 &#8211; Reds @ Brewers &#8211; 1:10 PM CDT<br \/>Friday, 7\/3 &#8211; Brewers @ Diamondbacks &#8211; 8:45 PM CDT<br \/>Saturday, 7\/4 &#8211; Brewers @ Diamondbacks &#8211; 8:40 PM CDT<br \/>Sunday, 7\/5 &#8211; Brewers @ Diamondbacks &#8211; 3:10 PM CDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Weekly Snapshot:Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 50-31)Run Scored Last Week:\u00a021Runs Surrendered Last Week:\u00a022Standing: 1st in NL Central ***Game&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2401],"tags":[5,127,136,463,1127,3875,4364,29620,843,59,4280,4],"class_list":["post-738342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-milwaukee-brewers","tag-baseball","tag-brandon-woodruff","tag-brewers","tag-garrett-mitchell","tag-gary-sanchez","tag-jackson-chourio","tag-jake-bauers","tag-joel-kuhnel","tag-milwaukee","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-milwaukeebrewers","tag-mlb"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116831944922637667","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738342","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=738342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}