On a surprisingly newsy Monday for the Milwaukee Brewers, we have a baseball game to play as the Brewers look to keep their winning streak to begin the season going as they welcome the Tampa Bay Rays to town.
Making his first start for the Brewers will be left-hander Kyle Harrison. The Brewers acquired him from the Red Sox along with David Hamilton and Shane Drohan right before spring training started.
“What impresses me is that [Harrison]’s capable. He’s done it before. He’s very capable of getting right-handed hitters out as well as lefties, and his stuff is, at times, very good. He’s got to learn to mature and become a major league starter. This is the land of opportunity. You know, we give those young people the chance, we bet on those young people, we put them through the car wash, and usually after [Chris] Hooky and [Jim] Henderson get their hands on them, they come out better,” manager Pat Murphy said.
Brice Turang, William Contreras, and Christian Yelich fill out the top of the order; that’s pretty standard. Luis Rengifo is batting cleanup tonight, which is interesting. Then it’s a trio of lefties with Jake Bauers, Sal Frelick, and Garrett Mitchell. Hamilton and Brandon Lockridge round out the bottom of the order.
First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. and, as usual, this one will be on Brewers TV and 620 WTMJ, along with the rest of the Brewers Radio Network.