After a six-game West Coast street journey, the Milwaukee Brewers are headed dwelling to welcome the Detroit Tigers for a three-game set starting Monday night. The Brewers gained two of three over the Rockies earlier than dropping two of three towards the D-backs, going 3-3 general as they moved to a fair 8-8 on the yr.
On the opposite aspect, the Tigers, 9-6 this season, have gained each sequence since being swept by the Dodgers to start the season. Over the weekend, they took the primary two in Minnesota towards the Twins earlier than dropping their sequence finale Sunday afternoon.
Milwaukee’s IL contains loads of pitchers, together with Tobias Myers, Brandon Woodruff, Nestor Cortes, Aaron Civale, Robert Gasser, Connor Thomas, Aaron Ashby, and DL Corridor. Blake Perkins and Tyler Black are additionally out till not less than Might with a shin fracture and wrist fracture, respectively. On the harm entrance for Detroit, Parker Meadows, Jake Rogers, Wenceel Perez, Matt Vierling, Jose Urquidy, Alex Lange, Alex Cobb, and Manuel Margot all discover themselves on the IL getting into this sequence.
Jackson Chourio leads the Brewers with 5 homers, six doubles, a triple, 17 RBIs, and 14 runs, hitting .292/.288/.611 this yr. Brice Turang’s 22 hits lead the staff, whereas Sal Frelick is close to the highest of the leaderboard with 18 hits, although he hasn’t offered a lot energy (.393 slugging share). As a staff, Milwaukee ranks seventeenth in OPS with a .236/.310/.378 line, hitting 17 homers and scoring 81 runs in 16 video games. In addition they have 17 steals, tied for seventh-best within the majors.
Spencer Torkelson, despatched right down to Triple-A final season, has been nice to this point for Detroit this yr, with a team-high 5 homers and 5 doubles. He’s hitting .309/.409/.673 with 11 RBIs, 13 runs, and eight walks. Kerry Carpenter is second on the staff with 4 homers, whereas Riley Greene has three homers of his personal. Zach McKinstry is hitting .298/.382/.447 with eight RBIs and 14 hits this yr. As a staff, the Tigers rank seventh in OPS with a .249/.329/.417 line, hitting 18 homers and scoring 71 runs in 15 video games. They rank twenty ninth with 5 steals this season, solely forward of the A’s (three).
Nick Mears is shortly turning right into a key a part of the bullpen, as he’s been nearly excellent via 4 appearances, putting out 4 throughout 3 2⁄3 innings. Bryan Hudson, who had a little bit of a slip-up Sunday, nonetheless has a 1.42 ERA via 6 1⁄3 innings this season and has struck out seven. Jared Koenig (2.57 ERA over 7 IP) and Abner Uribe (1.17 ERA over 7 2⁄3 IP) have additionally been stable. Nearer Trevor Megill had an especially disappointing outing Saturday night time as his ERA jumped to five.79 via 4 2⁄3 IP with three runs allowed within the loss to Arizona. As a workers, the Brewers rank twenty eighth with a 4.93 ERA and fifteenth with 133 strikeouts this yr. Their starters rank 14th with a 3.87 ERA and the bullpen is twenty eighth with a 6.28 ERA.
John Brebbia, Beau Brieske, Brenan Haniffee, Tyler Holton, and Will Vest all lead the staff with six appearances, with all however Brieske (8.53 ERA) being pretty profitable to this point. Tommy Kahnle has made 5 appearances with a 1.80 ERA, and Brant Hurter and Kenta Maeda additionally work out of the bullpen, although Maeda has actually struggled (5 earned runs over 3 2⁄3 innings). As a workers, the Tigers have 3.56 ERA (tenth) and 117 strikeouts (twenty fifth) over 131 1⁄3 innings. They’re pretty balanced with a 3.35 starter ERA (seventh) and three.91 reliever ERA (fifteenth).
Possible Pitchers
Monday, April 14 @ 6:40 p.m.: Tyler Alexander (2.84 ERA, 4.02 FIP) vs. Tarik Skubal (3.78 ERA, 4.13 FIP)
Like Chad Patrick, Tyler Alexander didn’t enter 2025 anticipating to be an everyday a part of Milwaukee’s rotation. Fortunately, he’s turned out to be a dependable piece via two begins, sporting a 2.84 ERA and 12 strikeouts via 12 2⁄3 innings (throughout 4 complete appearances). The longtime Tiger — he spent 5 seasons from 2019 to 2024 there — has already compiled 0.3 bWAR this season, which might be his highest mark since 2021. He made two appearances (one begin) towards Detroit with the Rays final yr, permitting two runs and putting out 10 throughout 9 innings.
Tarik Skubal, the reigning AL Cy Younger winner, hasn’t been fairly as sharp via three begins this season, with a 3.78 ERA and 16 strikeouts via 16 2⁄3 innings. His final begin was his greatest one, as he went six scoreless frames towards the Yankees, putting out six and giving up 4 hits and no walks. Skubal made a begin towards the Brewers final June in Detroit, selecting up the win as he allowed one run over 6 2⁄3 innings with 10 strikeouts.
Tuesday, April 15 @ 7:40 p.m.: Quinn Priester (1.80 ERA, 5.19 FIP) vs. Jack Flaherty (1.62 ERA, 2.69 FIP)
Quinn Priester had a stable Brewers debut Thursday towards the Rockies, permitting one run on six hits and a pair of walks with 4 strikeouts throughout 5 innings. Now in his fourth main league season, Priester has a profession 6.02 ERA with 73 strikeouts in 104 2⁄3 profession innings. This marks Priester’s first profession look towards the Tigers.
Flaherty, a longtime Cardinal, spent the primary half of 2024 with Detroit earlier than being traded to the Dodgers on the commerce deadline. He returned to the Tigers on a two-year deal this offseason, and he’s regarded incredible via three begins this yr. He’s allowed three runs on 9 hits and 7 walks with 21 strikeouts in 16 2⁄3 innings. In 19 profession appearances towards Milwaukee, he has a 4-7 report with an ERA of 4.58 and 121 strikeouts throughout 94 1⁄3 innings. He made a begin towards the Crew whereas with the Dodgers final August, permitting three runs and putting out seven over 5 innings.
Wednesday, April 16 @ 12:10 p.m.: Jose Quintana (0.00 ERA, 2.42 FIP) vs. Reese Olson (6.00 ERA, 3.92 FIP)
Quintana, now along with his eighth MLB staff, had a powerful Brewers debut Friday night time in Arizona, permitting no runs on 4 hits with a pair of strikeouts throughout seven hyper-efficient innings (80 pitches). He’s made 23 profession appearances (22 begins) towards the Tigers, with a 6-6 report and 4.85 ERA with 98 strikeouts in 130 innings. Nonetheless, that is his first look towards them since 2022.
Olson, a Thirteenth-round choose by the Brewers again in 2018, was despatched to the Tigers for Daniel Norris on the commerce deadline in 2021. He’s now in his third MLB season and is coming off a stable 2024 marketing campaign during which he had a 3.53 ERA with 101 strikeouts throughout 112 1⁄3 innings. He’s struggled via three begins this yr, nonetheless, permitting 10 runs on 17 hits and eight walks with 13 strikeouts over 15 innings. Olson made one begin towards Milwaukee final June, permitting eight runs on 12 hits and a stroll with six strikeouts over 4 innings.
The right way to Watch
Monday, April 14: FanDuel Sports activities Wisconsin and MLB.TV (out-of-market viewers); hear by way of radio on the Brewers Radio Community
Tuesday, April 15: FanDuel Sports activities Wisconsin, FOX 6 in Milwaukee and different native over-the-air stations throughout Wisconsin (see extra particulars right here), and MLB.TV (out-of-market viewers); hear by way of radio on the Brewers Radio Community
Wednesday, April 16: FanDuel Sports activities Wisconsin and MLB.TV (out-of-market viewers); hear by way of radio on the Brewers Radio Community
Prediction
Just like the Brewers, the Tigers have been pretty constant this season, successful each sequence since their sweep by the hands of the Dodgers. That being stated, I believe this will likely be a great battle on each side of the ball, however I’ll take the Brewers to win two of three with a home-field benefit.
