Milwaukee Brewers vs Philadelphia Phillies Series Finale: Cristopher Sánchez Faces the Crew

Couple of southpaws get the ball in today’s rubber match series finale

It has been an up-and-down week for the Milwaukee Brewers. It feels as though they’ve continued playing their best baseball, but it’s been a sequence of close losses. Through it all, the offense has been looking stellar, and that’s promising enough as the Crew heads into another tough slate of games ahead of them this week.

This afternoon’s rubber match is one for the ages as two of the best southpaws in baseball are handed the rock. For the Brewers, it’s Kyle Harrison who is in desperate need of a bounce-back game after last Monday. Against the Athletics, he gave up eight runs on eight hits, including three home runs. It was not only an outlier performance on the season but also his career, as eight runs were the most he had given up.

The reigning National League Pitcher of the Month, Cristopher Sánchez, will face the Brewers for the first time since 2024. In all of his outings against the Crew, he has allowed only one run, enough for him to have a 2.03 ERA through 13 1/3 innings. After not allowing a run throughout May, Sánchez has come back down to earth a little, as he has allowed three runs in his first two starts in June. With that, he has pitched seven innings in both starts this month and has accumulated 18 strikeouts during that span with just two walks.

For the Brewers, this lineup has seen Sánchez a handful of times. The lone hitters that will be seeing him for the first time will be Jake Bauers, Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, Brice Turang, and Andrew Vaughn. Outside of our core hitters, Blake Perkins has hit the best against Sánchez, as he’s gone 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Christian Yelich has faced him seven times and is batting .286, while William Contreras has faced him six times and is batting .167.

Taking a look at today's starting lineup: A third of the team’s everyday lineup is out, as Turang gets a much-needed day off. Turang has been struggling at the plate, as he’s hit .219 in his last 30 games. Yelich and Bauers will also sit this one out, making it two days off, as the team has an off day tomorrow.

First pitch is slated for 1:10 p.m., and you can catch the game on Brewers.TV and WTMJ 620.

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