The Brewers look to even the series tonight when they take on Detroit. They took on on the chin last night, losing 9-1 in the series opener. Milwaukee currently has an 8-9 record on the year and sits in fourth place in the NL Central.
This weekend the Arizona Diamondbacks stay at home, as they will face the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series starting Friday night at Chase Field.
On his 27th birthday, Brewers right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez made his return to the major-league mound for the first time since 2023 — a season in which he logged only one appearance.
When the Brewers inked Elvin Rodriguez to a split deal in January, it was unclear what role he would play on the 2025 pitching staff. He had an arsenal headlined by a couple of standout pitches that played best in relief, where he found success in Japan in 2024.
The rotation wasn’t a strength in 2024. Going into 2025, the rotation looks like it could be in a similar situation overall, though with some personnel changes.
The first sentence of the teaser paragraph above is not news to fans or analysts who have followed the Brewers closely in recent years. Last year, starters like Colin Rea, Tobias Myers, and Aaron Civale used great deception to help their unremarkable (or even poor) pitches play up.
Jack and Spencer discuss the Elvin Rodriguez signing, how the Brewers maximized deception throughout their starting rotation last season, Garrett Mitchell doing offseason work at Driveline Baseball, and more.
The Milwaukee Brewers have had to operate under some considerable financial constraints even as they’ve managed to string together a run of consistently good baseball.
The Milwaukee Brewers have been pretty active over the last few days. Milwaukee added a veteran piece on a minor league deal on Thursday by signing 31-year-old catcher Jorge Alfaro.
The Brewers have signed right-hander Elvin Rodriguez to a one-year deal with a club option for the 2026 season, reports Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
With plenty of MLB on the docket today, we're turning our attention to the strikeout prop betting market. For Thursday in baseball, there are three pitchers in particular we see some value in.
As a Tigers fan, I always bet this guy against us and it works every time, I’m not overthinking this. Here is my pick, prediction, and odds for the Cleveland Guardians vs/ Detroit Tigers game.