Game Thread #36: Milwaukee Brewers (19-16) vs. New York Yankees (26-12)

MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at Seattle Mariners

After an on-and-off week for the Brewers, they’re back in action following a scheduled off day yesterday and this evening, ready to begin a three-game series with the New York Yankees.

It’s been just a little over a year since the Yankees and Brewers last squared off, and last year’s series was certainly one that we’d all like to forget. Overshadowed by Torpedogate, it was the first time in over 50 years that Bob Uecker wasn’t in the booth; then, the Yankees turned their stadium into a whiffle ball park, outscoring the Crew 36-14 and hitting 14 home runs in the first series of the 2025 season.

Tonight, things look a little bit different. The Brewers are getting healthier, as over the St. Louis series they added Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn back to the lineup, and their presence was quickly felt. Chourio went 6-for-9, with three of those hits coming as doubles. For Vaughn, it was a three-run home run early in game two against the Cardinals that lifted the Brewers to a series split.

If you like pitching, well, then this series will be for you. Tonight, it’s left-handed pitcher Max Fried getting the ball for the Yankees while Jacob Misiorowski makes his eighth start of the season.

All eyes will be on Misiorowski tonight, as exactly a week ago he left the game at the bottom of the sixth inning while in the midst of throwing a no-hitter against the . Thankfully, it was just cramping for the young right-hander, allowing him to be green-lit for tonight’s opener. Through seven games this season, Miz has a 2.84 ERA in 38 innings pitched and .