This is an easy one. Harrison’s start on Sunday versus the Pirates was probably the Brewers’ best of the season. In Sunday’s win, which busted a four-game losing streak, Harrison went six shutout innings, allowed only one hit and one walk, and struck out 12. On top of that, Harrison was the starter in Milwaukee’s only other win this week, on Tuesday versus the Tigers. He wasn’t nearly as sharp in that game and needed 72 pitches to record just nine outs, but he only allowed one run and thus went nine innings with a 1.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts this week.
Shout outs to two bullpen arms, Aaron Ashby and Trevor Megill, who went a combined seven appearances without allowing a run this week.
Unfortunately it wasn’t a great week for the Brewer bats, but somebody needs to be the batter of the week, and that person is going to be Jake Bauers. Bauers played five games this week and went 8-for-21 (.381) with a trio of doubles (two of which came in Sunday’s win) and a couple of RBIs.
Jake Bauers' double leads to an RBI from Gary Sánchez→ https://t.co/68EQQYUZ6Z pic.twitter.com/XDLtg2SGFq
The only real viable alternative here is David Hamilton, who was 7-for-19 (.368), knocked in a couple runs, had four hits in Tuesday’s win, and who had his first extra-base hit of the season on Sunday, leaving Joey Ortiz as the only player in the league with at least 45 plate appearances and no extra-base hits.
Thankfully, it was a quiet week on the injury front and the news there was mostly good. Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn are both getting closer to returns, with Chourio seemingly in line to get some game action pretty soon. Quinn Priester also started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville and pitched twice this week.
On the minor-league front, Craig Yoho was activated from the IL and could be an option at some point for the beleaguered Brewer bullpen.
Tyler Black, who came off the minor-league IL last week, played just three games with Nashville before being brought up to the big-league club for his first MLB action of the season. He started on Friday and Saturday and picked up a couple of hits in the latter game. To make room on the active roster for Black, Luis Matos was designated for assignment.
Shane Drohan was also summoned back to the big leagues in place of Carlos Rodriguez, who was optioned back to Nashville. Drohan pitched four innings in Milwaukee’s loss on Friday.
Down in the minors, there was a scary situation with Milwaukee’s number-two prospect Luis Peña on Wednesday. Thankfully, Peña seems to be okay based on what we’ve been told, but he hasn’t gotten back into game action yet and it’s not clear when he will.