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The New York Yankees face the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series starting this weekend. The Yankees, with a 26-12 record, are looking to continue their winning streak against the Brewers, who currently sit at 19-16 in the NL Central.
The Yankees have a current record of 26-12.
The starting pitchers include Max Fried, Cam Schlittler, and Carlos RodĂłn for the Yankees, while the Brewers will feature Jacob Misiorowski, Kyle Harrison, and Logan Henderson.
The series starts on Friday at 7:45 pm ET.
In their last trip to Milwaukee, the Yankees scored 15 runs in consecutive games but lost one in an 11-inning match.
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Fried didnât have his best stuff last time out against Baltimore, but grit his teeth through 5.1 innings, allowing three runs and striking out six batters. Itâs easy to forget about it now, but Friedâs first start as a Yankee came in that game where the Yankees scored 20 runs and homered nine timesâand Fried didnât pitch all that well. But of course, the Yankees scored 20 runs. Everyone sorta wrote off that start from Fried, and they were right to do so. Misiorowskiâa.k.a. The Mizâbecame a sensation when he was called up last June, even getting flown out to the All-Star Game to get a national audience. The tall Missourian didnât finish the season with spectacular results, but his first full season in the Bigs is off to a strong start. He actually had a no-hitter going in his last start against the Nationals before cramping up and having to leave the game in the sixth. Weâll see how far he can go in his first career matchup with the Bombers.
Schlittler keeps acing all the tests. His Monday night start was not Cam at his sharpest either, with seven hits and three walks to just four strikeouts, but he started throwing 101 mph as a lark, setting new a career mark in fastball velo. Sure. Why not. I guess you gotta keep yourself entertained some way or another. He wound up loading the bases in the sixth and departing for Jake Bird, who grabbed a key strikeout to end the inning. That kept his numbers looking pretty: a 1.52 ERA with 53 Ks and nine walks. Who won the Rafael Devers trade? Why, the Milwaukee Brewers, of course! Kyle Harrison began on the Giants as a top prospect, packed his bags for Boston, and found himself on the move to the Wisconsin pitching factory when the Red Sox lost Alex Bregman and suddenly needed more infielders. So now the Red Sox donât have Devers, Bregman, *or* Harrison. To me, thatâs awesome. Of course, six starts are six starts. But the 24-year old southpaw is looking like a keeper for Milwaukee, with a 2.12 ERA. Two starts ago, he cruised through six scoreless one-hit innings against the Pirates, while striking out 12. The Yankees have managed some success against southpaw starters this yearâincluding MacKenzie Gore in the Texas series finaleâso weâll see if that trend continues against Harrison.
The first of two eagerly-awaited returns in the rotation is scheduled for the Sunday matinĂ©e, with RodĂłn taking the hill. Carlosâ last rehab start was eventful; he allowed a lot of hits and runs but pitched into the seventh inning, so he should be fully built up. RodĂłnâs start-to-start consistency was a revelation last year after he felt like a bit of a mystery box in 2024. Hopefully his first outing back will be a good tone setter against a wonky Milwaukee offense that just got some major reinforcements: Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio made their returns to the lineup on Monday. Logan Henderson is another typical homegrown Brewers pitching prospect developed from an obscure school: taken in the fourth round of the 2021 draft out of McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. (Notable former Yankee Jay Buhner went there, though!) Milwaukeeâs No. 6 prospect had a solid couple games last year and just came up from the Minors to toss six quality innings against the Nationals last Sunday. Donât expect eye-popping velocity or imposing physical stature, but his fastball has terrific arm-side run.