Happy Friday, Tappers! Don’t know about you but I’m ready for the weekend. Hell of a week. Happy to see the weekend. We’re in a weird sports drought. I know that sounds odd, right? But here’s the thing, we’re two weeks away from the NBA Playoffs kicking off which will be our summer programming. Baseball will continue to get better as more teams start to mold into themselves for the season. We have another golf major in two weeks. But now, we don’t have much.

What Happened Yesterday?

Brewers get swept by Philadelphia and lose their fifth straight game – Milwaukee Brewers could not find any offense. Zach Wheeler outdueled Brandon Woodruff as Wheeler went nine innings, no runs allowed, three hits, and eight strikeouts. Brandon Woodruff was also great in this game. He gave up a home run to Alec Bohm, but that was it. He deserved much better than losing 2-0. The run support for Woodruff has been awful this season.

Star of the Day

Brandon Woodruff – As mentioned, it was a great day for Woody. He pitched into the eighth inning. Struck out eleven batters in the process and only allowed two hits for the full game. One of those hits ended up leaving the yard which is unfortunate. That is a bad break for the Brewers’ right-hander. Woodruff currently has a 1.73 ERA. That is fifth in baseball behind the likes of Gerrit Cole, Jacob deGrom.

Highlight of the Day

✨ 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟳 ✨@Paschketball, who is retiring after 35 years with the @Bucks, was also on the microphone for a special day in @Brewers history — Juan Nieves’ no-hitter. #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/zlgX0h0bJF

— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) May 6, 2021

When the baseball team does not score a run, you have to dig deep. Jim Paschke announced his retirement this week, so, naturally, people are reaching into his vault. One of the things selected was the Juan Nieves’ no-hitter from 1986 against the Baltimore Orioles. Every Brewers fan knows about this no-hitter because it’s the only one in history, and Bill Schroder, the Brewers color commentator, caught Nieves. So it gets brought up whenever a no-hitter is in range.

Did the Wisconsin sports teams make in-state bettors money last night?

Brewers have lost you a lot of money this week. Phillies cover as the underdog for the second straight game. The under hit with only two runs being scored. Seven was low over/under number for this game, yet, both of the aces had no problem clearing it.

What’s on Tap Tonight?

Milwaukee Bucks take on the Houston Rockets again. This time in Milwaukee. Bucks owe the Rockets for last week. Hopefully, everyone in Milwaukee will be playing in this one. But I could see some rest for obvious reasons. Bucks are favored by an eye-popping 17 points. The over/under is 231.5.

Milwaukee Brewers head to Miami to face off against the Miami Marlins. Brewers are going with a bullpen day. Brent Suter will start it for the Crew. Miami will send Trevor Rogers who dominated the Brewers last week. We’ll see if they can get off the wagon.

Charlie.