Milwaukee Brewers are showing why it’s tough to face Brandon Woodruff and Corbin Burnes in the same series. Through two games, the San Diego Padres have a total of one run. On Monday, Woodruff allowed one run on one hit. On Tuesday, Burnes picked up where Woodruff left off with a dominating sixth inning performance where he struck out 10 batters and only allowed four hits. Milwaukee used one big inning for their offense, similar to what they did in Burnes’ last start. That was the majority of the offense then a Jace Peterson dinger late gave the Brewers a 6-0 victory to take the series from the Padres. Brewers have won three of their last four and are doing a great job sending a message to the rest of the National League.

STARS OF THE GAME
Corbin Burnes – Again, what more can you say about Corbin Burnes’ start to the season. He is having one of the best starts ever with 40 strikeouts and no walks. This is a record in case you’re wondering. Only Kenley Jansen has a longer streak at 51 strikeouts without a walk, and he is a reliever. The degree of difficulty here for Burnes is sky-high. This is not just one and done for him. Rather he is going out there every inning and not adding baserunners. Burnes may have a chance at Jansen’s record next time around if all things go right.

Billy McKinney – We already talked about the catch he made yesterday but it’s worth noting he also did it on the offensive end too. McKinney sparked the offense with a home run. The second one in as many days for the Brewers’ left fielder. While it would be nice to get Tyrone Taylor some at-bats, McKinney is making it difficult with the last few games.

Omar Narvaez – Good game from the Brewers’ catcher who continues his hot season. Narvaez had three hits in four at-bats including one that drove in the last two runs of the game. Narvaez had a very hard 2020. I called for him to be released this offseason, and I’m glad David Stearns is more patient than I am. He also deserves credit for the way he’s calling the games too for the Brewers’ starting pitchers.

NEXT UP
Milwaukee wraps up their series against San Diego on Wednesday. The Brewers will try to sweep the Padres. I would tell you when the last time they did that, but Baseball-Reference monetized their head-to-head stuff. Adrian Houser goes for the Crew. He’s been much better on the road in the last few years. Danielson Lamet goes for San Diego. Now, he’s a good and the type of pitcher that would give Milwaukee fits. But he hasn’t pitched all year. You have to wonder how much he’ll be able to do.

Charlie.