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Milwaukee Brewers 2016

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Season Overview

League & Division

The Milwaukee Brewers competed in Major League Baseball's National League Central division during the 2016 season. This marked their 19th year in the National League and 48th overall since their inception.

Home Base

The team played their home games at Miller Park, their dedicated ballpark located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This season continued their tradition of playing in this state-of-the-art facility.

Final Record

The Brewers concluded the season with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses, achieving a winning percentage of .451. They finished in fourth place within the competitive National League Central division, narrowly missing the playoffs.

League Standings

NL Central Division

In the National League Central, the Brewers faced strong competition. The Chicago Cubs dominated the division, while the Brewers secured fourth place.

National League Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 103 58 .640 — 57–24 46–34
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531 17½ 38–43 48–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 78 83 .484 25 38–42 40–41
Milwaukee Brewers 73 89 .451 30½ 41–40 32–49
Cincinnati Reds 68 94 .420 35½ 38–43 30–51

Wild Card Standings

The Brewers' .451 winning percentage placed them outside the National League Wild Card contention, highlighting the performance gap compared to the playoff-bound teams.

National League Wild Card
Team W L Pct.
New York Mets 87 75 .537
San Francisco Giants 87 75 .537
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531
Miami Marlins 79 82 .491
Pittsburgh Pirates 78 83 .484
Colorado Rockies 75 87 .463
Milwaukee Brewers 73 89 .451
Philadelphia Phillies 71 91 .438
Arizona Diamondbacks 69 93 .426
Atlanta Braves 68 93 .422
San Diego Padres 68 94 .420
Cincinnati Reds 68 94 .420

Performance Metrics

Head-to-Head Records

The Brewers' performance against divisional opponents varied significantly. Their strongest divisional showings were against the NL West teams, while they struggled against the NL Central leaders.

NL East & West

Against the NL East, the Brewers posted a 16-17 record, showing competitive performance. However, their record against the NL West was less favorable at 15-18.

Opponent Total Pct.
Atlanta Braves 5–2 .714
Miami Marlins 2–4 .333
New York Mets 2–5 .286
Philadelphia Phillies 3–4 .429
Washington Nationals 4–2 .667
Arizona Diamondbacks 4–3 .571
Colorado Rockies 5–1 .833
Los Angeles Dodgers 2–5 .286
San Diego Padres 3–4 .429
San Francisco Giants 1–5 .167

NL Central & AL

Performance within their own division was challenging, with a 31-45 record against NL Central opponents. Against American League teams, the Brewers achieved a 11-9 record.

Opponent Total Pct.
Chicago Cubs 8–11 .421
Cincinnati Reds 8–11 .421
Pittsburgh Pirates 9–10 .474
St. Louis Cardinals 6–13 .316
Houston Astros 2–1 .667
Los Angeles Angels 2–1 .667
Minnesota Twins 2–2 .500
Oakland Athletics 3–1 .750
Seattle Mariners 1–2 .333
Texas Rangers 1–2 .333

Game Log Highlights

A detailed examination of the season's game-by-game results provides insight into the team's performance trends, including notable winning and losing streaks.

Monthly Performance

The Brewers experienced fluctuating performance throughout the season. April began with a challenging 8-15 start, followed by a more competitive May (15-14) and a slightly negative June (12-14). July saw a near-even performance (12-13), while August proved difficult (10-20). September offered a slight rebound (14-13), concluding the season with a positive October (2-0).

April: 8–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 3–7)
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# Date Opponent Score Winner Loser Save Attendance Record Streak
1 April 4 Giants 3–12 Bumgarner (1–0) Peralta (0–1) — 44,318 0–1 L1
2 April 5 Giants 1–2 Cueto (1–0) Nelson (0–1) Casilla (1) 24,123 0–2 L2
3 April 6 Giants 4–3 Thornburg (1–0) López (0–1) Jeffress (1) 20,098 1–2 W1
4 April 8 Astros 6–4 Anderson (1–0) Feldman (0–1) Jeffress (2) 30,100 2–2 W2
5 April 9 Astros 4–6 Fister (1–0) Peralta (0–2) Gregerson (2) 28,127 2–3 L1
6 April 10 Astros 3–2 Nelson (1–1) Keuchel (1–1) Jeffress (3) 28,441 3–3 W1
7 April 11 @ Cardinals 1–10 Wacha (1–0) Jungmann (0–1) — 47,608 3–4 L1
8 April 13 @ Cardinals 6–4 Blazek (1–0) Rosenthal (0–1) Jeffress (4) 40,994 4–4 W1
9 April 14 @ Cardinals 0–7 García (1–0) Peralta (0–3) — 40,168 4–5 L1
10 April 15 @ Pirates 8–4 Nelson (2–1) Locke (0–1) — 24,280 5–5 W1
11 April 16 @ Pirates 0–5 Niese (2–0) Jungmann (0–2) — 34,957 5–6 L1
12 April 17 @ Pirates 3–9 Nicasio (2–1) Davies (0–1) — 31,124 5–7 L2
13 April 18 @ Twins 4–7 (6) Hughes (1–2) Anderson (1–1) — 21,078 5–8 L3
14 April 19 @ Twins 6–5 Thornburg (2–0) Jepsen (0–3) Jeffress (5) 17,597 6–8 W1
15 April 20 Twins 10–5 Nelson (3–1) Pressly (1–1) — 21,087 7–8 W2
16 April 21 Twins 1–8 Nolasco (1–0) Jungmann (0–3) — 30,107 7–9 L1
17 April 22 Phillies 2–5 Nola (1–2) Davies (0–2) — 23,439 7–10 L2
18 April 23 Phillies 6–10 Oberholtzer (1–0) Anderson (1–2) — 34,813 7–11 L3
19 April 24 Phillies 8–5 Peralta (1–3) Eickhoff (1–3) Jeffress (6) 28,131 8–11 W1
20 April 26 @ Cubs 3–4 Warren (2–0) Nelson (3–2) Rondón (4) 35,861 8–12 L1
— April 27 @ Cubs Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: August 16)
21 April 28 @ Cubs 2–7 Arrieta (5–0) Jungmann (0–4) — 32,734 8–13 L2
22 April 29 Marlins 3–6 Conley (1–1) Davies (0–3) Ramos (7) 23,215 8–14 L3
23 April 30 Marlins 5–7 Chen (2–1) Anderson (1–3) Phelps (1) 28,193 8–15 L4
May: 15–14 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–7)
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# Date Opponent Score Winner Loser Save Attendance Record Streak
24 May 1 Marlins 14–5 Peralta (2–3) Koehler (2–3) — 28,181 9–15 W1
25 May 2 Angels 8–5 Nelson (4–2) Weaver (3–1) — 21,352 10–15 W2
26 May 3 Angels 5–4 Guerra (1–0) Tropeano (1–1) Jeffress (7) 28,180 11–15 W3
27 May 4 Angels 3–7 Salas (2–1) Thornburg (2–1) Smith (2) 21,907 11–16 L1
28 May 5 @ Reds 5–9 Simón (1–3) Anderson (1–4) — 13,088 11–17 L2
29 May 6 @ Reds 1–5 Adleman (1–0) Cravy (0–1) Cingrani (1) 28,249 11–18 L3
30 May 7 @ Reds 13–7 (10) Jeffress (1–0) Cotham (0–2) — 27,567 12–18 W1
31 May 8 @ Reds 5–4 Capuano (1–0) Ohlendorf (3–3) Jeffress (8) 22,376 13–18 W2
32 May 9 @ Marlins 1–4 Fernández (4–2) Peralta (2–4) Morris (1) 16,769 13–19 L1
33 May 10 @ Marlins 10–2 Davies (1–3) Conley (2–2) — 17,225 14–19 W1
34 May 11 @ Marlins 2–3 Chen (3–1) Anderson (1–5) Ramos (10) 19,893 14–20 L1
35 May 12 Padres 0–3 Shields (2–5) Nelson (4–3) Buchter (1) 17,374 14–21 L2
36 May 13 Padres 1–0 Guerra (2–0) Friedrich (0–1) Jeffress (9) 35,291 15–21 W1
37 May 14 Padres 7–8 (12) Campos (1–0) Capuano (1–1) Villanueva (1) 28,896 15–22 L1
38 May 15 Padres 3–2 Boyer (1–0) Quackenbush (1–2) Jeffress (10) 26,306 16–22 W1
39 May 17 Cubs 4–2 Anderson (2–5) Hendricks (2–3) Jeffress (11) 24,361 17–22 W2
40 May 18 Cubs 1–2 (13) Wood (2–0) Torres (0–1) Richard (1) 31,212 17–23 L1
41 May 19 Cubs 5–3 Guerra (3–0) Hammel (5–1) Thornburg (1) 38,781 18–23 W1
42 May 20 @ Mets 2–3 Matz (6–1) Peralta (2–5) Familia (14) 36,239 18–24 L1
43 May 21 @ Mets 4–5 Familia (1–0) Blazek (1–1) — 39,688 18–25 L2
44 May 22 @ Mets 1–3 Syndergaard (5–2) Anderson (2–6) Familia (15) 40,173 18–26 L3
45 May 24 @ Braves 2–1 Blazek (2–1) Norris (1–6) Jeffress (12) 15,185 19–26 W1
46 May 25 @ Braves 3–2 (13) Blazek (3–1) Kelly (0–2) Torres (1) 12,869 20–26 W2
47 May 26 @ Braves 6–2 Peralta (3–5) Wisler (2–4) Torres (2) 14,885 21–26 W3
48 May 27 Reds 9–5 Davies (2–3) Lamb (0–3) — 20,441 22–26 W4
49 May 28 Reds 6–7 Wood (4–1) Jeffress (1–1) Cingrani (4) 30,293 22–27 L1
50 May 29 Reds 5–4 Nelson (5–3) Finnegan (1–4) Boyer (1) 34,901 23–27 W1
51 May 30 Cardinals 0–6 Martínez (5–5) Guerra (3–1) — 34,569 23–28 L1
52 May 31 Cardinals 3–10 Leake (4–4) Peralta (3–6) — 24,487 23–29 L2
June: 12–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–9)
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# Date Opponent Score Winner Loser Save Attendance Record Streak
53 June 1 Cardinals 3–1 Davies (3–3) García (4–5) Jeffress (13) 24,050 24–29 W1
54 June 2 @ Phillies 4–1 Anderson (3–6) Eickhoff (2–8) Jeffress (14) 22,890 25–29 W2
55 June 3 @ Phillies 3–6 Bailey (3–0) Nelson (5–5) Gómez (18) 20,138 25–30 L1
56 June 4 @ Phillies 6–3 Smith (1–0) Neris (1–3) Jeffress (15) 25,177 26–30 W1
57 June 5 @ Phillies 1–8 Nola (5–4) Peralta (3–7) — 24,259 26–31 L1
58 June 7 Athletics 5–4 Davies (4–3) Manaea (2–4) Jeffress (16) 19,283 27–31 W1
59 June 8 Athletics 4–0 Anderson (4–6) Hahn (2–4) — 18,188 28–31 W2
60 June 9 Mets 2–5 Colón (5–3) Nelson (5–5) Familia (20) 22,980 28–32 L1
61 June 10 Mets 1–2 (11) Blevins (2–0) Boyer (1–1) Familia (21) 27,358 28–33 L2
62 June 11 Mets 7–4 Peralta (4–7) Verrett (3–4) Jeffress (17) 38,423 29–33 W1
63 June 12 Mets 5–3 Davies (5–3) Matz (7–3) Jeffress (18) 32,491 30–33 W2
64 June 13 @ Giants 5–11 Suárez (2–1) Knebel (0–1) Law (1) 41,543 30–34 L1
65 June 14 @ Giants 2–3 Bumgarner (8–2) Smith (1–1) Casilla (14) 41,750 30–35 L2
66 June 15 @ Giants 1–10 Cueto (10–1) Nelson (5–6) — 41,811 30–36 L3
67 June 16 @ Dodgers 8–6 Thornburg (3–1) Báez (0–2) Jeffress (19) 44,183 31–36 W1
68 June 17 @ Dodgers 2–3 (10) Báez (1–2) Jeffress (1–2) — 44,998 31–37 L1
69 June 18 @ Dodgers 6–10 Hatcher (4–3) Anderson (4–7) — 44,112 31–38 L2
70 June 19 @ Dodgers 1–2 Jansen (3–2) Thornburg (3–2) — 45,931 31–39 L3
71 June 21 @ Athletics 3–5 Doolittle (2–2) Smith (1–2) Madson (13) 14,810 31–40 L4
72 June 22 @ Athletics 4–2 Guerra (4–1) Mengden (0–3) Thornburg (2) 13,586 32–40 W1
73 June 24 Nationals 5–3 Torres (1–1) Scherzer (8–5) Jeffress (20) 32,668 33–40 W2
74 June 25 Nationals 6–5 Garza (1–0) González (3–7) Jeffress (21) 30,085 34–40 W3
75 June 26 Nationals 2–3 Roark (7–5) Barnes (0–1) Kelley (3) 30,215 34–41 L1
76 June 28 Dodgers 5–6 Urías (1–2) Anderson (4–8) Jansen (23) 33,819 34–42 L2
77 June 29 Dodgers 7–0 Guerra (5–1) Stewart (0–1) — 26,566 35–42 W1
78 June 30 Dodgers 1–8 Maeda (7–5) Davies (5–4) — 33,029 35–43 L1
July: 12–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–8)
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# Date Opponent Score Winner Loser Save Attendance Record Streak
79 July 1 @ Cardinals 1–7 García (6–6) Garza (1–1) — 42,987 35–44 L2
80 July 2 @ Cardinals 0–3 Wainwright (7–5) Nelson (5–7) Oh (1) 40,573 35–45 L3
81 July 3 @ Cardinals 8–9 Wacha (5–7) Anderson (4–9) Oh (2) 41,148 35–46 L4
82 July 4 @ Nationals 1–0 Guerra (6–1) Scherzer (9–6) Jeffress (22) 29,174 36–46 W1
83 July 5 @ Nationals 5–2 Davies (6–4) González (4–8) Jeffress (23) 25,138 37–46 W2
84 July 6 @ Nationals 4–7 Roark (8–5) Garza (1–2) Papelbon (17) 26,330 37–47 L1
85 July 8 Cardinals 4–3 Jeffress (2–2) Rosenthal (2–4) — 28,343 38–47 W1
86 July 9 Cardinals 1–8 Martínez (8–6) Anderson (4–10) — 37,101 38–48 L1
87 July 10 Cardinals 1–5 Leake (6–7) Guerra (6–2) — 42,066 38–49 L2
87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California
88 July 15 @ Reds 4–5 DeSclafani (4–0) Garza (1–3) Ohlendorf (2) 30,680 38–50 L3
89 July 16 @ Reds 9–1 Nelson (6–7) Lamb (1–7) — 31,328 39–50 W1
90 July 17 @ Reds 0–1 Cingrani (2–2) Thornburg (3–3) — 23,085 39–51 L1
91 July 19 @ Pirates 2–3 Melancon (1–1) Thornburg (3–4) — 27,106 39–52 L2
92 July 20 @ Pirates 9–5 Torres (2–1) Locke (8–6) — 36,717 40–52 W1
93 July 21 @ Pirates 3–5 Liriano (6–9) Garza (1–4) Melancon (28) 35,978 40–53 L1
94 July 22 Cubs 2–5 Hammel (9–5) Nelson (6–8) Rondón (17) 42,243 40–54 L2
95 July 23 Cubs 6–1 Davies (7–4) Lackey (7–7) — 44,643 41–54 W1
96 July 24 Cubs 5–6 (10) Nathan (1–0) Smith (1–3) Rondón (18) 43,310 41–55 L1
97 July 25 Diamondbacks 7–2 Anderson (5–10) Shipley (0–1) — 25,347 42–55 W1
98 July 26 Diamondbacks 9–4 Thornburg (4–4) Hudson (2–2) — 24,074 43–55 W2
99 July 27 Diamondbacks 1–8 Bradley (4–6) Nelson (6–9) — 22,581 43–56 L1
100 July 28 Diamondbacks 6–4 Davies (8–4) Ray (5–10) Jeffress (24) 33,971 44–56 W1
101 July 29 Pirates 3–1 Guerra (7–2) Brault (0–1) Jeffress (25) 29,442 45–56 W2
102 July 30 Pirates 5–3 Anderson (6–10) Taillon (2–2) Jeffress (26) 36,663 46–56 W3
103 July 31 Pirates 4–2 Garza (2–4) Liriano (6–11) Jeffress (27) 32,405 47–56 W4
August: 10–20 (Home: 7–10; Away: 3–10)
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# Date Opponent Score Winner Loser Save Attendance Record Streak
104 August 1 @ Padres 3–7 Villanueva (2–2) Nelson (6–10) — 24,009 47–57 L1
105 August 2 @ Padres 3–2 Davies (9–4) Perdomo (5–5) Thornburg (3) 26,152 48–57 W1
106 August 3 @ Padres 3–12 Jackson (2–2) Guerra (7–3) — 24,124 48–58 L1
107 August 5 @ Diamondbacks 2–3 (11) Loewen (1–0) Boyer (1–2) — 20,008 48–59 L2
108 August 6 @ Diamondbacks 15–6 Garza (3–4) Corbin (4–11) — 29,370 49–59 W1
109 August 7 @ Diamondbacks 3–9 Hudson (2–2) Nelson (6–11) — 24,021 49–60 L1
110 August 8 Braves 3–4 (12) Cunniff (1–0) Torres (2–2) Johnson (9) 20,976 49–61 L2
111 August 9 Braves 1–2 Jenkins (2–2) Peralta (4–8) Cabrera (3) 20,048 49–62 L3
112 August 10 Braves 4–3 Anderson (7–10) De La Cruz (0–5) Thornburg (4) 20,035 50–62 W1
113 August 11 Braves 11–3 Garza (4–4) Hernández (1–1) — 30,167 51–62 W2
114 August 12 Reds 4–7 Bailey (2–1) Nelson (6–12) — 24,553 51–63 L1
115 August 13 Reds 5–11 Straily (8–6) Davies (9–5) — 30,357 51–64 L2
116 August 14 Reds 7–3 Peralta (5–8) Reed (0–7) — 30,103 52–64 W1
117 August 16 @ Cubs 0–4 Cahill (2–3) Garza (4–5) Chapman (25) 41,148 52–65 L1
118 August 16 @ Cubs 1–4 Hammel (13–5) Mariñez (0–1) Chapman (26) 39,420 52–66 L2
119 August 17 @ Cubs 1–6 Lester (13–4) Nelson (6–13) — 40,310 52–67 L3
120 August 18 @ Cubs 6–9 Arrieta (15–5) Davies (9–6) Chapman (27) 41,407 52–68 L4
121 August 19 @ Mariners 6–7 LeBlanc (3–0) Suter (0–1) Díaz (9) 37,758 52–69 L5
122 August 20 @ Mariners 2–8 Hernández (8–4) Peralta (5–9) — 29,170 52–70 L6
123 August 21 @ Mariners 7–6 Thornburg (5–4) Wilhelmsen (2–4) — 35,833 53–70 W1
124 August 22 Rockies 4–2 Nelson (7–13) Bettis (10–7) Thornburg (5) 20,458 54–70 W2
125 August 23 Rockies 6–4 Suter (1–1) Logan (2–3) Knebel (1) 21,460 55–70 W3
126 August 24 Rockies 7–1 Davies (10–6) Anderson (4–5) — 26,702 56–70 W4
127 August 25 Pirates 2–3 (10) Bastardo (2–0) Torres (2–3) Watson (8) 20,296 56–71 L1
128 August 26 Pirates 3–5 Vogelsong (3–3) Garza (4–6) Watson (9) 25,474 56–72 L2
129 August 27 Pirates 6–9 Locke (9–7) Boyer (1–3) Feliz (2) 35,295 56–73 L3
130 August 28 Pirates 1–3 Nova (11–6) Anderson (7–11) Watson (10) 37,583 56–74 L4
131 August 29 Cardinals 5–6 Socolovich (1–0) Thornburg (5–5) Oh (14) 18,663 56–75 L5
132 August 30 Cardinals 1–2 (10) Oh (4–2) Knebel (0–2) Duke (2) 22,918 56–76 L6
133 August 31 Cardinals 3–1 Garza (5–6) Weaver (1–2) Thornburg (6) 17,645 57–76 W1
September: 14–13 (Home: 4–5; Away: 10–8)
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# Date Opponent Score Winner Loser Save Attendance Record Streak
134 September 2 @ Pirates 1–0 Boyer (2–3) Taillon (3–4) Thornburg (7) 21,772 58–76 W2
135 September 3 @ Pirates 7–4 Torres (3–3) Feliz (4–2) Thornburg (8) 26,637 59–76 W3
136 September 4 @ Pirates 10–0 Anderson (8–11) Brault (0–2) — 25,318 60–76 W4
137 September 5 Cubs 2–7 Hendricks (14–7) Davies (10–7) — 43,662 60–77 L1
138 September 6 Cubs 12–5 Peralta (6–9) Hammel (14–8) — 32,888 61–77 W1
139 September 7 Cubs 2–1 Knebel (1–2) Smith (2–5) Thornburg (9) 23,832 62–77 W2
140 September 8 @ Cardinals 12–5 Guerra (8–3) García (10–12) — 40,416 63–77 W3
141 September 9 @ Cardinals 3–4 Martínez (14–7) Nelson (7–14) Oh (17) 42,647 63–78 L1
142 September 10 @ Cardinals 1–5 Wainwright (11–8) Knebel (1–3) — 45,440 63–79 L2
143 September 11 @ Cardinals 2–1 Thornburg (6–5) Siegrist (5–3) — 44,703 64–79 W1
144 September 12 @ Reds 0–3 Wood (6–3) Peralta (6–10) Iglesias (3) 14,671 64–80 L1
145 September 13 @ Reds 4–6 Straily (12–8) Garza (5–7) — 12,926 64–81 L2
146 September 14 @ Reds 7–0 Guerra (9–3) Adleman (2–4) — 14,368 65–81 W1
147 September 15 @ Cubs 5–4 Nelson (8–14) Grimm (1–1) Thornburg (10) 41,362 66–81 W2
148 September 16 @ Cubs 4–5 (10) Chapman (4–1) Boyer (2–4) — 40,823 66–82 L1
149 September 17 @ Cubs 11–3 Davies (11–7) Arrieta (17–7) — 40,956 67–82 W1
150 September 18 @ Cubs 3–1 Peralta (7–10) Hendricks (15–8) Thornburg (11) 41,286 68–82 W2
151 September 20 Pirates 3–6 Hughes (1–1) Garza (5–8) Watson (14) 20,829 68–83 L1
152 September 21 Pirates 1–4 Kuhl (5–3) Nelson (8–15) Watson (15) 25,482 68–84 L2
153 September 22 Pirates 3–1 Anderson (9–11) Vogelsong (3–6) Thornburg (12) 24,582 69–84 W1
154 September 23 Reds 5–4 Suter (2–1) DeSclafani (8–5) Thornburg (13) 35,364 70–84 W2
155 September 24 Reds 1–6 Straily (14–8) Jungmann (0–5) — 31,398 70–85 L1
156 September 25 Reds 2–4 Finnegan (10–11) Peralta (7–11) Iglesias (4) 31,776 70–86 L2
157 September 26 @ Rangers 8–3 Garza (6–8) Pérez (10–11) — 27,263 71–86 W1
158 September 27 @ Rangers 4–6 Barnette (7–3) Nelson (8–16) Dyson (37) 29,668 71–87 L1
159 September 28 @ Rangers 5–8 Jeffress (3–2) Knebel (1–4) — 36,619 71–88 L2
160 September 30 @ Rockies 1–4 Bettis (14–8) Suter (2–2) Ottavino (7) 41,068 71–89 L3
October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0)
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# Date Opponent Score Winner Loser Save Attendance Record Streak
161 October 1 @ Rockies 4–3 (10) Thornburg (7–5) Ottavino (1–3) Barnes (1) 32,835 72–89 W1
162 October 2 @ Rockies 6–4 (10) Thornburg (8–5) Rusin (3–5) Knebel (2) 27,762 73–89 W2
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Key Personnel & Roster

Management

The team was managed by Craig Counsell, with David Stearns serving as General Manager. This leadership guided the team through the season's challenges and strategic decisions.

Manager
  • 30 Craig Counsell
Coaches
  • 11 Darnell Coles (hitting)
  • 56 Joe Crawford (coach)
  • 55 Marcus Hanel (bullpen catcher)
  • 36 Derek Johnson (pitching)
  • 40 Jason Lane (assistant hitting)
  • 49 Pat Murphy (bench)
  •  6 Ed Sedar (third base)
  • 31 Carlos Subero (first base)
  • 43 Lee Tunnell (bullpen)

Core Players

The roster featured a mix of established players and emerging talent. Key contributors included Jonathan Lucroy, Ryan Braun, and Chris Carter, while pitchers like Jimmy Nelson and Zach Davies anchored the rotation.

Pitchers
  • 57 Chase Anderson
  • 50 Jacob Barnes
  • 54 Michael Blazek
  • 48 Blaine Boyer
  • 39 Chris Capuano
  • 45 Tyler Cravy
  • 27 Zach Davies
  • 51 Sam Freeman
  • 22 Matt Garza
  • 32 David Goforth
  • 41 Junior Guerra
  • 21 Jeremy Jeffress
  • 26 Taylor Jungmann
  • 46 Corey Knebel
  • 52 Jimmy Nelson
  • 38 Wily Peralta
  • 35 Brent Suter
  • 37 Tyler Thornburg
  • 59 Carlos Torres
 Catchers
  • 20 Jonathan Lucroy
  • 12 Martín Maldonado
  •  9 Manny Piña

Infielders

  •  3 Orlando Arcia
  • 33 Chris Carter
  •  2 Scooter Gennett
  •  9 Aaron Hill
  •  5 Jonathan Villar
 Outfielders
  •  8 Ryan Braun
  • 23 Keon Broxton
  •  7 Jake Elmore
  •  18 Ramón Flores
  •  10 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
  •  14 Hernán Pérez
  • 25 Michael Reed
  •  16 Domingo Santana

Player Statistics

Batting Performance

Offensive production was led by Jonathan Villar, who showcased speed and power. Chris Carter provided significant home run support, while Ryan Braun maintained a high batting average.

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Jonathan Villar 156 589 92 168 38 3 19 63 62 79 .285 .457
Chris Carter 160 549 84 122 27 1 41 94 3 76 .222 .499
Ryan Braun 135 511 80 156 23 3 30 91 16 46 .305 .538
Scooter Gennett 136 498 58 131 30 1 14 56 8 38 .263 .412
Hernán Pérez 123 404 50 110 18 3 13 56 34 18 .272 .428
Jonathan Lucroy 95 338 48 101 17 3 13 50 5 33 .299 .482
Team Totals 162 5330 671 1299 249 19 194 641 181 599 .244 .407

Pitching Effectiveness

The pitching staff faced challenges, with Jimmy Nelson leading in innings pitched but also losses. Zach Davies and Chase Anderson provided valuable starts, while Tyler Thornburg emerged as a reliable reliever.

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP SO
Jimmy Nelson 8 16 4.62 32 32 0 179.1 140
Zach Davies 11 7 3.97 28 28 0 163.1 135
Chase Anderson 9 11 4.39 31 30 0 151.2 120
Wily Peralta 7 11 4.86 23 23 0 127.2 93
Junior Guerra 9 3 2.81 20 20 0 121.2 100
Tyler Thornburg 8 5 2.15 67 0 13 67.0 90
Jeremy Jeffress 2 2 2.22 47 0 27 44.2 35
Team Totals 73 89 4.08 162 162 46 1434.1 1175

Farm System

The Brewers maintained a robust minor league system in 2016, developing talent across various levels to support the major league club.

Level Team League Manager
Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Rick Sweet
Double-A Biloxi Shuckers Southern League Mike Guerrero
Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees Florida State League Joe Ayrault
Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Matt Erickson
Rookie Helena Brewers Pioneer League Nestor Corredor
Rookie AZL Brewers Arizona League Tony Diggs
Rookie DSL Brewers Dominican Summer League —

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