The Brewers Are Winning 12 of 14, And Those Numbers Are Getting Impossible to Ignore!

Alright, Seattle! You gotta be watching what's going down in the Big Leagues, even when it ain't our boys at T-Mobile Park. Because what the heck is up with the Milwaukee Brewers right now? They just put the smackdown on the Dodgers, 5-1, snagging their fourth straight W last night, and honestly, this whole thing is getting wild. The Dodgers are rolling out Roki Sasaki today to try and stop the bleeding, but this Brewers team is on fire!

Milwaukee's Momentum Is REAL

Seriously, how do you stop a team that's won 12 of its last 14 games? That's not a fluke, folks, that's a *thing*. Last night, William Contreras blasted a three-run homer in the first inning to kick things off, and Logan Henderson shut the Dodgers down, giving up just two hits over five scoreless innings. But it's not just the big names. Jake Bauers, who singled in that four-run first, is on a career-high 12-game hitting streak! He's batting a ridiculous .400, going 18-for-45 in that stretch, with five doubles, two homers, and 10 RBIs. He's also reached base safely in 22 straight games. That's pure early season magic right there! And get this, while the Brewers might be dead last in the majors with only 34 homers, their pitching staff is giving up the fewest in the league, just 35. Their starters haven't allowed a single run in the last three games, a combined 18 scoreless innings with 26 strikeouts. That's a serious early season trend, and it's making them a tough out.

Dodgers Face an Uphill Battle

So, can the Dodgers stop this freight train? They're turning to right-hander Roki Sasaki, who's sitting at 2-3 with a 5.09 ERA, to try and even up this series. This is Sasaki's first regular-season matchup against the Brewers, and he's coming off his best start of 2026, where he allowed just one run on four hits and fanned eight in seven innings during a 10-1 victory over the Angels. He's got his work cut out for him, though, as opponents are hitting .269 against him and he's given up nine dingers in 40 2/3 innings. The Dodgers also got a scare when Max Muncy got plunked on the right wrist. Manager Dave Roberts sounded relieved, saying the initial X-ray was negative. "I think it got enough of the pad to protect it," Roberts said. "He'll be down for the next couple days just to make sure we get that swelling out. I think right now, we're breathing a sigh of relief." They'll miss him for a couple of games, which doesn't help. But Shohei Ohtani is still doing Shohei Ohtani things. He singled for one of the Dodgers' only three hits last night, extending his hitting streak to seven games. During that streak, he's batting a mind-blowing .467, with four doubles, a triple, two homers, and 11 RBIs! He drove in their lone run with a sacrifice fly.

Gasser's Big Test

On the bump for the Brewers today is left-hander Robert Gasser, who's making only his second start of the season. He's sitting at 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA. His season debut against Minnesota wasn't exactly pretty, giving up three runs in four innings. He walked two and hit three batters, and didn't factor in the decision in a 5-4 loss. Brewers manager Pat Murphy didn't mince words, saying, "Gas wasn't sharp obviously with all the free bases... Five free bases in four innings, that's just not it. He knows better and hopefully it'll be better." Gasser, who had Tommy John surgery after five starts in 2024 and only made two major league starts last season, has never faced the Dodgers in the regular season, though he pitched two-thirds of an inning against them in the NLCS. Can he step up against a tough Dodgers lineup, or will the early season jitters continue? This Saturday matchup between the Dodgers and Brewers is gonna be a good one, folks. Can Sasaki silence the hot Brewers bats, or will Milwaukee keep this insane early season roll going? It's all about who shows up, and right now, the Brewers are looking like they can't be stopped.

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