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MILWAUKEE BREWERS (47-41) vs. CINCINNATI REDS (49-39)
RHP Corbin Burnes (6-5, 4.00) vs. LHP Andrew Abbott (4-0, 1.21)
Friday, July 7, 2023 – 7:10 p.m. CT – American Family Field – Milwaukee, WI
Game #89 – Home Game #45

STREAK: Won 1 LAST FIVE: 3-2 LAST TEN: 6-4 HOME RECORD: 24-20 ROAD RECORD: 23-21

TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 5 (2-2) of a 7-game homestand against Chicago-NL (2-2)
and Cincinnati (3g) leading into the All-Star break…..following the break, the team
embarks on a 6-game, 7-day road trip to Cincinnati (3g) and Philadelphia (3g).
CURRENT ROSTER (bold indicates not on Opening Day roster):
PITCHERS (13) – RH Corbin Burnes, RH Adrian Houser, RH J.C. Mejía, LH Wade Miley,
RH Tyson Miller, LH Hoby Milner, RH Joel Payamps, RH Elvis Peguero,
RH Freddy Peralta, RH Colin Rea, RH Julio Teheran, RH Devin Williams, RH Bryse Wilson
CATCHERS (2) – Victor Caratini, William Contreras
INFIELDERS (6) – Willy Adames, Brian Anderson, Jahmai Jones, Owen Miller,
Andruw Monasterio, Brice Turang
OUTFIELDERS (5) – Blake Perkins, Raimel Tapia, Joey Wiemer,
Jesse Winker, Christian Yelich
OPENING DAY ROSTER (bold indicates not on current roster):
PITCHERS (13) – RH Corbin Burnes, RH Matt Bush, RH Javy Guerra, LH Eric Lauer,
LH Wade Miley, LH Hoby Milner, RH Joel Payamps, RH Freddy Peralta,
RH Peter Strzelecki, RH Gus Varland, RH Devin Williams, RH Bryse Wilson,
RH Brandon Woodruff
CATCHERS (2) – Victor Caratini, William Contreras
INFIELDERS (8) – Willy Adames, Brian Anderson, Mike Brosseau, Owen Miller,
Rowdy Tellez, Brice Turang, Luis Urías, Luke Voit
OUTFIELDERS (3) – Garrett Mitchell, Jesse Winker, Christian Yelich
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby
(left labrum), RHP Jake Cousins (right shoulder), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder),
1B Darin Ruf (right knee), LHP Bennett Sousa (left shoulder), OF Tyrone Taylor (right
elbow), 1B Rowdy Tellez (right forearm), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP
Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell,
Ruf, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day injured list.
IN THE STANDINGS (99 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days
alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 57, SECOND: 40,
THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in second place, trailing the
first-place Reds by 2.0 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 14-13-1 in series play.
Game 1: 13-15, Game 2: 16-12, Game 3: 14-13, Game 4: 4-1
Sweep Wins (4): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14),
vs. PIT (3g, 6/16-6/18)
Sweep Losses (3): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4), vs. OAK (3g, 6/9-6/11), at MIN (2g, 6/13-6/14)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 24-20 at home, going 7-6-1 in series play…..the team went
46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 23-21 on the road, going 7-7-0 in series play…..the
team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
MANAGER: Craig Counsell – the longest-tenured active manager in the National League
and third in the majors – is in his ninth season as Brewers manager (662-596) and
eighth full season…..he has the most wins (662) and games managed (1,258) of any
manager in franchise history…..Counsell was named the 19th manager in franchise
history on 5/4/15, replacing Ron Roenicke…..he is signed through the 2023 season.
COACHES: First base coach Quintin Berry (3rd season), hitting coach Connor Dawson
(2nd season), bullpen coach Jim Henderson (2nd season), pitching coach Chris Hook
(5th season), third base coach Jason Lane (8th season, 3rd as 3B coach), associate
pitching, catching and strategy coach Walker McKinven (4th season), bench coach Pat
Murphy (8th season) and hitting coach Ozzie Timmons (2nd season) all returned from
the 2022 staff…..Néstor Corredor, who was bullpen catcher (2021-22), is now a coach.
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 19 replay challenges this
season, going 7-12…..their last challenge (lost) came on 7/4 vs. Chicago-NL as a
collision rule, out at home plate, and out at second base were all confirmed.

BREWERS vs. REDS

SUMMARY: Are 213-210-1 all-time,
including 3-1 this season…..went 13-6
last season.
at MIL: Are 106-100 all-time, going
96-93 at American Family Field and
10-7 at County Stadium…..went 6-3
last season.
at CIN: Are 107-110-1 all-time, going
87-90 at Great American Ball Park
and 20-20-1 at Cinergy Field…..
are 3-1 this season…..went 7-3 last
season.

THE BREWERS WHEN…

Scoring First ……………………………….33-13
Opponent Scores First…………….. 14-28
Out-hitting Opponent ………………… 29-5
Out-hit by Opponent ………………… 10-32
Hit Totals Even ………………………………8-4
Committing An Error …………………15-23
Committing No Errors ……………….32-18
Leading After 7 Innings …………….. 37-5
Trailing After 7 Innings ……………… 3-32
Tied After 7 Innings ………………………7-4
Leading After 8 Innings …………….40-3
Trailing After 8 Innings …………….. 0-37
Tied After 8 Innings ………………………. 7-1
Hitting a Home Run …………………..37-16
Not Hitting a Home Run ………….. 10-25
Scoring at Least 4 Runs ……………. 41-8
Scoring 3 Runs or Fewer ………….. 6-33
vs. Right-Handed Starter ………..35-25
vs. Left-Handed Starter …………….12-16
Day Games ………………………………….22-18
Night Games ………………………………25-23
Decided In Last At-Bat ……………….. 11-8
Walk-off Wins & Losses……………….3-2
1-Run Games ……………………………….. 15-7
Extra Innings ………………………………….5-2
Come-From-Behind Wins……………….18
Losses After Leading ………………………16
Shutouts …………………………………………7-8
vs. NL Central………………………………. 15-8
vs. NL East ………………………………………6-1
vs. NL West ………………………………….. 8-15
vs. National League ………………… 29-24
vs. AL Central …………………………………6-5
vs. AL East …………………………………….. 5-7
vs. AL West ……………………………………. 7-5
vs. American League………………….18-17
March/April ……………………………….. 18-10
May ………………………………………………..11-16
June ………………………………………………14-13
July ………………………………………………….4-2
August …………………………………………….0-0
September/October ……………………..0-0

ALL-TIME RECORD (1969-2023)
WON – 4170 LOST – 4432 TIED – 4

ALL-TIME IN THE NL (1998-2023)
WON – 1970 LOST – 2065 TIED – 1

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME (CT)
Friday, July 7 vs. Cincinnati RHP Corbin Burnes (6-5, 4.00) vs. LHP Andrew Abbott (4-0, 1.21) Bally Sports WI 7:10
Saturday, July 8 vs. Cincinnati RHP Colin Rea (5-4, 4.40) vs. RHP Luke Weaver (2-2, 6.72) Bally Sports WI/FS1 3:10
Sunday, July 9 vs. Cincinnati TBA vs. TBA Bally Sports WI 1:10
Games broadcast on 620 WTMJ and the statewide Brewers Radio Network

WHAT’S BREWING?

Happy Birthday and Good Luck!
2023 Brewers media relations intern
JJ Michalski is celebrating his 24th
birthday today as well as his last day
with the organization…..JJ begins his
new role as coordinator of baseball
communications with Major League
Baseball this weekend in Seattle…..we
thank him and wish him well.
NL Central Standings
Team Record
Cincinnati ……………………………………49-39
Milwaukee ……………………. 47-41 (-2.0)
Chicago …………………………..40-46 (-8.0)
Pittsburgh ……………………… 40-47 (-8.5)
St. Louis ………………………….36-51 (-12.5)
Seeing Red
Tonight is the beginning of a 6-game
stretch during which the Brewers play
only the Reds (3g home/3g road).
Rebel Yeli
Since June 6, Christian Yelich has hit
.362 (38-for-105) with 25 runs, 4 HR
and 20 RBI in 27 games, including a
.451 OBP/.610 SLG/1.060 OPS…..he
is on a 6-game hitting streak, batting
.440 (11-for-25) with 11 runs, 2 HR and
9 RBI (.517 OBP/.800 SLG, 1.317 OPS).
Take Me To Your Leader
Christian Yelich is among NL leaders
in SB (4th, 21), runs (5th, 65), walks
(T8th, 45), OBP (9th, .381), AVG (T9th,
.287) and hits (T10th, 90)…..Yelich
also leads the team in doubles (17),
RBI (45), total bases (144), XBH (30),
SLG (.459) and OPS (.840).
Better Off Red
Since joining the Brewers in 2018,
Christian Yelich has played 79 games
against Cincinnati and has hit .297
(86-for-290) with 17 HR and 50 RBI
with a .411 OBP/.569 SLG/.980 OPS.
Most HR vs. Cincinnati – Since 2018
Player HR
Ian Happ, CHC ………………………………….. 19
Christian Yelich, MIL …………………….. 17
Paul Goldschmidt, STL …………………….17
Most RBI vs. Cincinnati – Since 2018
Player RBI
Ian Happ, CHC ………………………………….. 51
Christian Yelich, MIL ……………………. 50
Paul Goldschmidt, STL ……………………47
Did You Catch This?
The Brewers rank in the top five in
the National League in the following
categories from the catching position:
Category Rank (2022 Rank)
Runs (43) …………………………….. 2nd (last)
OPS (.752) …………………………… 2nd (11th)
OBP (.340) …………………………….3rd (8th)
HR (13) ………………………………… 3rd (T9th)
Walks (36) …………………………….3rd (2nd)
Hits (81) ………………………………T3rd (13th)
Total Bases (132) ………………… 4th (11th)
SLG (.413) ……………………………. 4th (12th)
RBI (43) ……………………………….5th ((10th)
AVG (.253) …………………………… 5th (14th)

TONIGHT’S STARTER: #39 – RHP CORBIN BURNES (17gs, 6-5, 4.00)

BURNES AT A GLANCE: Corbin Burnes, 28, will be making his 18th start of the season and second against the Reds…..Burnes last started last Saturday at Pittsburgh and
earned an 11-8 win (7ip, 1h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 7k, 1hbp, 99 pitches)…..he took a perfect game into the sixth inning…..the team is 9-8 in his starts…..he has made 10 quality starts…..
opponents are batting .213 (80-for-375, 13hr)…..Burnes was selected by Milwaukee in the fourth round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Mary’s (CA) College…..
he is under club control through 2024.
LAST SEASON: Burnes went 12-8 with a 2.94 ERA in 33 starts, finishing seventh in NL Cy Young Award voting after winning the award in 2021…..he was an All-Star for the
second straight season and was Brewers Most Valuable Pitcher for the second year in a row…..his career-high 243 strikeouts led the National League and ranked second in
MLB behind the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole (257)…..he was the first pitcher in franchise history to lead his league in strikeouts…..he was also among the NL top five in starts (T1st, 33),
AVG (2nd, .197), K/9IP (2nd, 10.83), H/9IP (2nd, 6.42), innings (4th, 202.0), K/BB (4th, 4.76), quality starts (T4th, 21) and WHIP (5th, 0.97)…..the team went 20-13 in his starts.
CY BURNES: Burnes won the 2021 National League Cy Young Award after going 11-5 with a Major League-best 2.43 ERA in 28 starts…..he became the third pitcher in franchise
history to win a Cy Young Award, joining Rollie Fingers (1981) and Pete Vuckovich (1982)…..he became the first pitcher in franchise history to lead his league in ERA.
CAREER: Is 41-24 with a 3.34 ERA in 152 games/91 starts (617ip, 229er)…..is in his sixth Major League season, all with the Brewers (2018-23)…..is 33-21 with a 3.13 ERA as a
starter (535ip, 186er) and 8-3 with a 4.72 ERA in relief (82ip, 43er)…..Burnes is a two-time All-Star (2021-22) and was a 2021 All-MLB First Team selection.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 20-14 with a 3.58 ERA in 74 games/47 starts (319ip, 127er)…..is 3-2 with a 4.27 ERA in 8 starts this season (46.1ip, 22er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 21-10 with a 3.08 ERA in 78 games/44 starts (298ip, 102er)…..is 3-3 with a 3.76 ERA in 9 starts this season (55ip, 23er).
CAREER vs. REDS: Is 2-1 with a 2.77 ERA in 15 games/5 starts (48.2ip, 15er), including a no-decision this season on 6/2 in Cincinnati (6ip, 2h, 3r, 3er, 4bb, 7k, 1hr)…..the
Brewers won, 5-4, in 11 innings…..Burnes is 2-0 with a 2.76 ERA in his career against the Reds as a starter (32.2ip, 10er).

BURNES’ 2023 STARTS
DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR PC RESULT REC
3/30 at CHC L 5.0 4 4 4 3 3 0 87 L, 0-4 0-1
4/5 vs. NYM – 4.1 7 6 6 2 3 2 93 W, 7-6 –
4/11 at ARI W 8.0 3 0 0 0 8 0 89 W, 7-1 1-1
4/17 at SEA W 5.1 3 2 2 2 3 1 85 W, 7-3 2-1
4/23 vs. BOS – 5.0 5 3 2 3 5 0 91 L, 5-12 –
4/29 vs. LAA W 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 91 W, 7-5 3-1
April 6gs 3-1, 4.01 33.2 27 16 15 11 27 3 – – –
5/5 at SF L 6.0 4 5 2 3 5 1 94 L, 4-6 3-2
5/12 vs. KC W 6.0 2 0 0 4 7 0 104 W, 5-1 4-2
5/17 at STL L 6.0 8 3 3 1 7 1 89 L, 0-3 4-3
5/22 vs. HOU L 5.0 7 5 5 2 5 4 91 L, 2-12 4-4
5/27 vs. SF – 7.0 4 1 1 3 8 0 110 L, 1-3 –
May 5gs 1-3, 3.30 30.0 25 14 11 13 32 6 – – –
6/2 at CIN – 6.0 2 3 3 4 7 1 100 W, 5-4 (11) –
6/7 vs. BAL W 8.0 2 0 0 0 9 0 96 W, 10-2 5-4
6/13 at MIN – 6.0 7 3 3 1 8 1 99 L, 5-7 –
6/19 vs. ARI L 5.0 8 7 7 2 3 1 86 L, 1-9 5-5
6/25 at CLE – 5.2 8 4 4 2 3 1 99 W, 5-4 (10) –
June 5gs 1-1, 4.99 30.2 27 17 17 9 30 4 – – –
7/1 at PIT W 7.0 1 2 2 2 7 0 99 W, 11-8 6-5
July 1gs 1-0, 2.57 7.0 1 2 2 2 7 0 – – –
Totals 17gs 6-5, 4.00 101.1 80 49 45 35 96 13 – – –

BURNES’ CAREER HIGHS
Innings ………………………………………………………………..8.1, 7/18/21 at CIN
Walks ……………………………………………………………………..5, 8/2/22 at PIT
Hits ………………………………………………………..9, 4x, last: 7/30/21 at ATL
Runs ……………………………………………………. 7, 4x, last: 6/19/23 vs. ARI
Strikeouts …………………………………………………………..15, 8/11/21 at CHC
10+ K Games …… 21 (franchise record), last: 9/8/22 vs. SF (14k)
Winning Streak …………………………………….9 games, 6/6-9/25, 2021
Losing Streak ……….3 games, 4/6-5/1, 2019 & 4/26-5/25, 2021

REDS vs. BURNES
Benson ……………………………………. .000 (0-for-1, 1bb, 1k)
Casali ………………………………………. .125 (1-for-8, 1bb, 3k)
Fraley ……………………………………… .200 (1-for-5, 1bb, 3k)
Friedl ……………………………………………… .000 (0-for-3, 2k)
India ……………………………….. .250 (2-for-8, 1hr, 2bb, 2k)
Maile ……………………………………………… .000 (0-for-1, 1bb)
McLain ……………………………………………. .000 (0-for-3, 1k)
Newman ……………………………….. .125 (3-for-24, 1bb, 4k)
Senzel …………………………………………….. .200 (1-for-5, 3k)
Steer ………………………………………………. .000 (0-for-3, 2k)
Stephenson……………………………. .000 (0-for-3, 1bb, 1k)
Votto ………………………………………. .133 (2-for-15, 1bb, 5k)

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