MAY 3, 2021•THEATHLETIC.COM
How the Brewers are winning despite a tidal wave of injuriesThe Brewers have used 41 different players in 28 games but are 17-11. Character and impressive depth have kept the team afloat.
Slam! Pollock 8 RBIs, Beaty 7 as Dodgers bop Brewers 16-4A.J.
MAY 2, 2021•SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Jacob Nottingham - Lone bright spot in lossNottingham went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Sunday's 16-4 loss to the Dodgers.
ImpactNottingham got the Brewers on the board with a solo shot off Dodgers starter Julio Urias in the third inning. In the eighth, Nottingham went yard again with a two-run blast, this time off reliever Mike Kickham. It was a roller-coaster week for Nottingham, who was claimed off waivers by the Mariners on Wednesday and traded back to the Brewers on Sunday. His two homers Sunday represent half of his total long balls from 20 games in 2020.
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Alec Bettinger - Lit up by DodgersBettinger (0-1) allowed 11 runs on 11 hits and two walks over four innings in a loss to the Dodgers on Sunday. He didn't record a strikeout.
ImpactBettinger's major-league debut realistically couldn't have gone much worse than it did. The biggest hits against him were a pair of grand slams from AJ Pollock and Matt Beaty within the first two innings. Bettinger had a 3.44 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 157:35 K:BB with Double-A Biloxi in 2019, but the right-hander may need more time in the minors before he can contribute positively for Milwaukee at the big-league level.
MAY 2, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Chris Taylor - Scores five times SundayTaylor went 3-for-3 with a walk, two hit-by-pitches and five runs scored in Sunday's 16-4 win over Milwaukee.
ImpactTaylor did a good job of setting the table from the No. 5 spot in the order. He got aboard in all six of his plate appearances, and he only failed to score in the ninth inning. Taylor has a .274/.413/.512 slash line with four home runs, three stolen bases, 13 RBI and 24 runs scores across 104 plate appearances this season.
MAY 2, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Matt Beaty - Knocks in seven runs SundayBeaty went 4-for-6 with a home run, seven RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 16-4 win over Milwaukee.
ImpactBeaty opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning before scoring on AJ Pollock's grand slam. In the second inning, Beaty added a grand slam of his own. He also hit a two-RBI single in the fourth and scored on a Gavin Lux single in the eighth. The 28-year-old Beaty has been limited to a part-time role this season. He has one home run, 11 RBI and five runs scored across 36 plate appearances after Sunday's big day at the dish.
MAY 2, 2021•ROTOWIRE
AJ Pollock - Two homers, eight RBI in winPollock went 3-for-6 with two home runs and eight RBI in Sunday's 16-4 win over Milwaukee.
ImpactPollock hit a grand slam in the first inning and a three-run home run in the sixth. He added an RBI double in the eighth inning as his third hit of the game. The outfielder's big day lifted his slash line to .265/.307/.458 with four homers, 15 RBI, 13 runs scored and two stolen bases across 84 plates appearances this season.
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