Brandon Woodruff Needs to Stop the Bleeding: Brewers Down to Their Last Chance Against Washington
The Milwaukee Brewers are in trouble, and they're sending Brandon Woodruff to fix it.
After dropping the last two games to the Washington Nationals, including a brutal 3-1 loss yesterday where the offense went silent, the Brewers are staring at a series finale where basically everything is on the line. You lose this one, and suddenly a team that started hot at 8-2 is looking up at .500 baseball. That's not where a contender wants to be in mid-April.
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Here's the thing that should scare Brewers fans: their bats have gone ice cold at exactly the wrong time. In yesterday's 3-1 loss to Washington, the offense just flailed. That's the word being used, and it fits. Three runs in a full game? That's not going to cut it against anybody. The Brewers came into this series on the heels of a road trip that included losses to the Red Sox, including a 5-0 shutout where Sonny Gray completely shut them down. They're not generating consistent run support right now, and it's showing in the standings.
One Chance to Salvage It
This is where Woodruff comes in. The Brewers are asking their ace to do what aces do: step up when everything else has fallen apart and keep the team from completely derailing. A loss here and Milwaukee is sitting at 8-7, looking back at a road trip that was supposed to prove something and instead proved they have work to do. A win keeps them competitive and gives the offense a chance to reset.
The Nationals have been equally inconsistent at 6-8, but that doesn't matter if Milwaukee's bats stay sleeping. Woodruff will have to keep it tight, because the way this offense is playing right now, one mistake could be the difference between heading home tied up or heading home frustrated.
First pitch is coming, and the Brew Crew needs an answer.
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