2019 Milwaukee Brewers | ||
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National League Wild Card Winners | ||
League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Miller Park | |
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Record | 89–73 (.549) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Mark Attanasio | |
General managers | David Stearns | |
Managers | Craig Counsell | |
Television | Fox Sports Wisconsin (Brian Anderson, Bill Schroeder, Craig Coshun, Matt Lepay) Telemundo Wisconsin (Spanish-language coverage, Sunday home games; Hector Molina, Kevin Holden) | |
Radio | 620 WTMJ (Bob Uecker, Jeff Levering, Lane Grindle) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2019 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 50th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, the 22nd in the National League, and 51st overall. On September 25, the Brewers clinched a playoff spot in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1982. They were defeated by the eventual World Series champions Washington Nationals in the NLWC Game.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 50–31 | 41–40 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 2 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 7 | 51–30 | 33–48 |
Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | 41–40 | 34–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 22 | 35–46 | 34–47 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 106 | 56 | .654 |
Atlanta Braves | 97 | 65 | .599 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 71 | .562 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Washington Nationals | 93 | 69 | .574 | +4 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
New York Mets | 86 | 76 | .531 | 3 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 85 | 77 | .525 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 |
San Francisco Giants | 77 | 85 | .475 | 12 |
Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 14 |
Colorado Rockies | 71 | 91 | .438 | 18 |
San Diego Padres | 70 | 92 | .432 | 19 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 20 |
Miami Marlins | 57 | 105 | .352 | 32 |
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | — | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 14–6 |
Atlanta | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 13–7 |
Chicago | 4–2 | 2–5 | — | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 12–8 |
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 9–11 |
Colorado | 10–9 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–15 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 8–12 |
Los Angeles | 11–8 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 15–4 | — | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
Miami | 4–3 | 4–15 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 1–5 | — | 2–5 | 6–13 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–15 | 9–11 |
Milwaukee | 5–2 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 5–2 | — | 5–1 | 4–3 | 15–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
New York | 5–2 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 1–5 | — | 7–12 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 15–5 |
Philadelphia | 2–4 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–14 | 11–9 |
Pittsburgh | 1–6 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 1–5 | 2–4 | — | 6–1 | 5–2 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
San Diego | 8–11 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–6 | — | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
San Francisco | 9–10 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 10–9 | — | 3–4 | 1–5 | 11–9 |
St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 14–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | 5–2 | 9–11 |
Washington | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 15–4 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 14–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | — | 14–6 |
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March: 3–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 0–0)
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April: 14–13 (Home: 7–5; Away: 7–8)
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May: 15–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–7)
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June: 13–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 4–6)
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July: 12–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–7)
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August: 12–14 (Home: 6–5; Away: 6–9)
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September: 20–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 10–4)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Brewers team member |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Lorenzo Cain | 148 | 562 | 75 | 146 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 18 | 50 | .260 | .372 |
Mike Moustakas | 143 | 523 | 80 | 133 | 30 | 1 | 35 | 87 | 3 | 53 | .254 | .516 |
Yasmani Grandal | 153 | 513 | 79 | 126 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 77 | 5 | 109 | .246 | .468 |
Orlando Arcia | 152 | 494 | 51 | 110 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 59 | 8 | 43 | .223 | .350 |
Christian Yelich | 130 | 489 | 100 | 161 | 29 | 3 | 44 | 97 | 30 | 80 | .329 | .671 |
Ryan Braun | 144 | 459 | 70 | 131 | 31 | 2 | 22 | 75 | 11 | 34 | .285 | .505 |
Eric Thames | 149 | 396 | 67 | 98 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 61 | 3 | 51 | .247 | .505 |
Keston Hiura | 84 | 314 | 51 | 95 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 25 | .303 | .570 |
Ben Gamel | 134 | 311 | 47 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 40 | .248 | .373 |
Hernán Pérez | 91 | 232 | 29 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 11 | .228 | .379 |
Travis Shaw | 86 | 230 | 22 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 36 | .157 | .270 |
Jesús Aguilar | 94 | 222 | 26 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 31 | .225 | .374 |
Manny Piña | 76 | 158 | 10 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 16 | .228 | .411 |
Trent Grisham | 51 | 156 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 20 | .231 | .410 |
Cory Spangenberg | 32 | 95 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | .232 | .358 |
Tyler Saladino | 28 | 65 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .123 | .215 |
Tyler Austin | 17 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .200 | .450 |
David Freitas | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .077 |
Tyrone Taylor | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .600 |
Jacob Nottingham | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
Mauricio Dubón | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 272 | 12 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | .136 | .188 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5542 | 769 | 1366 | 279 | 17 | 250 | 744 | 101 | 629 | .246 | .438 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Zach Davies | 10 | 7 | 3.55 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 159.2 | 155 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 102 |
Chase Anderson | 8 | 4 | 4.21 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 139.0 | 126 | 67 | 65 | 50 | 124 |
Brandon Woodruff | 11 | 3 | 3.62 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 121.2 | 109 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 143 |
Adrian Houser | 6 | 7 | 3.72 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 111.1 | 101 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 117 |
Jhoulys Chacín | 3 | 10 | 5.79 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 88.2 | 99 | 61 | 57 | 39 | 80 |
Gio González | 3 | 2 | 3.50 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 87.1 | 76 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 78 |
Freddy Peralta | 7 | 3 | 5.29 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 85.0 | 87 | 58 | 50 | 37 | 115 |
Junior Guerra | 9 | 5 | 3.55 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 83.2 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 77 |
Josh Hader | 3 | 5 | 2.62 | 61 | 0 | 37 | 75.2 | 41 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 138 |
Alex Claudio | 2 | 2 | 4.06 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 44 |
Matt Albers | 8 | 6 | 5.13 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 59.2 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 57 |
Jordan Lyles | 7 | 1 | 2.45 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 58.2 | 43 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 56 |
Jeremy Jeffress | 3 | 4 | 5.02 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 52.0 | 54 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 46 |
Corbin Burnes | 1 | 5 | 8.82 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 49.0 | 70 | 52 | 48 | 20 | 70 |
Jay Jackson | 1 | 0 | 4.45 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 47 |
Drew Pomeranz | 0 | 1 | 2.39 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 26.1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 45 |
Jimmy Nelson | 0 | 2 | 6.95 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 |
Jacob Barnes | 1 | 1 | 6.86 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19.2 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 22 |
Brent Suter | 4 | 0 | 0.49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Aaron Wilkerson | 0 | 0 | 7.31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
Taylor Williams | 1 | 1 | 9.82 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
Ray Black | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Devin Williams | 0 | 0 | 3.95 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Burch Smith | 0 | 1 | 7.82 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
Alex Wilson | 1 | 1 | 9.53 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
Jake Faria | 0 | 1 | 11.42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 8 |
Jake Petricka | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Donnie Hart | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Hernán Pérez | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Deolis Guerra | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 89 | 73 | 4.40 | 162 | 162 | 50 | 1459.1 | 1364 | 766 | 713 | 570 | 1497 |
2019 postseason game log: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1) |
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