The Brewers are now 18-11 after beating the Tampa Bay Rays last night. They are coming off a series loss to the New York Yankees over the weekend and look to take the rubber game against the Rays this afternoon. They will have an off day Thursday before heading to Wrigley Field to take on divisional rivals the Chicago Cubs. This coming weekend’s series against the Cubs will be a tough matchup and be a real test for both teams perhaps shedding some light on what’s to come the rest of the season for the NL Central race.
LHP – Wade Miley
The Brewers transferred Miley from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list today ahead of the game. Miley was placed on the injured list on April, 22nd with Left elbow inflammation after appearing in just two games this season. He has one loss on the season in two starts and has only pitched seven innings. He has given up six hits, five earned runs, five free passes, and only has two strikeouts.
SS – Owen Miller
The Brewers optioned Miller back to Triple-A today to play for the Nashville Sounds. Miller played in seven games with the Brewers this year with one run scored, one hit, and two RBIs. He is slashing .083/.083/.083 with a .166 OPS while with the big club this year.
2B – Tyler Black
Before the game today, the Brewers selected the contract of Black from the Nashville Sounds. He has played in 25 games for Nashville this year with 20 runs scored, 30 hits, one double, three triples, five home runs, 18 RBIs, 13 walks, 16 strikeouts, and three stolen bases. He has slashed .303/.393/.525 with a .918 OPS this season. UPDATE Black played last evening for the Brewer against Tampa Bay with one run scored, two hits, and one of those two hits was a double.
Wrap Up:
Losing Wade Miley is a tough loss, but with his age not one that is all that surprising honestly. The team could use last year’s version of Wade Miley, but that is not what we say so far this year. One bright spot was in the game last night when Tyler Black went two for four with a double and run scored in the win against the Rays. The Brewers have plenty of talent and seem to be making the right moves up and down the roster as they continue to lead the NL Central division the question will be can they keep this up for the full season and repeat as division champions?
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