Sunday, September 27

MILWAUKEE – With Brandon Woodruff landing on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation on Friday after his velocity plummeted in an abbreviated start against Arizona the day before, the Brewers have one option to fill that void already in the big leagues. 

Rookie left-hander Shane Drohan, who already made one Brewers start in an April 8 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, has made three encouraging relief appearances since rejoining the Major League club last week. None was bigger than his four emergency innings after Woodruff’s early exit, for which Drohan was rewarded with his first Major League win. 

He threw 60 pitches on one day of rest. Drohan -- ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Brewers' No. 24 prospect -- referred to the extended, impromptu outing as “nothing I couldn’t handle.” 

“I felt like we were all ready to go,” he said. “Whatever the team needed, everyone was willing to go do it. Sometimes that can happen. It’s just part of the game, so you have to be ready.”

Jacob Misiorowski also gave the Brewers a scare during Friday night's 6-1 win over the Nationals. The right-hander exited a dominant start, in which he had no-hit the Nats through 5 1/3 innings, with a right hamstring cramp, but manager Pat Murphy said postgame that they "feel pretty good about it" and that they are "hopeful" the issue won't open up yet another void in the rotation.

Drohan’s stuff has played up in his bullpen appearances, which isn’t particularly surprising considering the cold weather in Boston for his only start, and that a relief setting doesn’t demand a pitcher keep stamina in reserve. 

“It all starts with commanding the fastball,” Drohan said. “Everything plays off of that. It’s having a good mix with all the pitches, but mainly with the fastball. I’m putting it in the zone where I want it, elevating, down at the knees. It all starts there.” 

The Brewers have other options to start should they prefer Drohan in the bullpen while left-handers Angel Zerpa (forearm) and Jared Koenig (elbow) are on the IL. Right-hander Logan Henderson (No. 6) has been thriving at Triple-A Nashville, throwing five innings with nine strikeouts in his most recent outing on Sunday. Another right-hander, Coleman Crow (No. 26), is coming off his best start of the season for Nashville, a scoreless 5 2/3-inning outing with one hit in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Thursday.

Both Henderson and Crow have already started Major League games for the Brewers this season.

The club also has right-hander Quinn Priester and left-hander Robert Gasser (No. 16) in the pipeline, though health will determine their availability. Priester continued a rehab assignment on Friday night (allowing five runs in two innings), and Gasser is trying to get into a rhythm after struggling to recover from some early-season outings. He last pitched in Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader.

If Drohan gets the call, he’ll be aiming to build on career victory No. 1 in Thursday’s win over the D-backs. 

“It felt great,” Drohan said. “We got the first one out of the way. Hopefully, a lot more to come.”

Woodruff was emphatic on Thursday when he left the game that nothing structurally felt wrong, but he also acknowledged that something wasn’t right.

“Went out yesterday and, honestly, I felt good,” Woodruff said Friday. “Nothing alarmed me. Went out for my start and just, the ball wasn’t coming out. So, little inflammation in there, [per] the image.”

Woodruff, who flirted with triple digits prior to his 2023 right shoulder surgery, had averaged a respectable 92.5 mph on four-seam fastballs in his first five starts of 2026. On Thursday, his 10 four-seamers averaged 85.4 mph and maxed out at 86.9 mph.

That’s a notable decrease, so the Brewers and Murphy sent the 33-year-old for an MRI scan fairly quickly after he exited the start. Even before the results came back, a stint on the injured list was already “in the conversation,” per Murphy. The results confirmed that it was the best-case scenario: inflammation, but nothing structural.

Click here for the full story, written by MLB.com's Paige Leckie.

Brewers GM Matt Arnold offered an update on Friday about infield prospect Luis Peña (Brewers No. 2, overall No. 21), who hasn’t played since he passed out in the dugout during the eighth inning of an April 22 game in Fort Wayne, Ind. 

All medical tests since then have come back normal, Arnold said, but the Brewers are keeping Peña sidelined until after he sees a neurologist on Monday for further evaluation.

Brewers fans are used to seeing Murphy’s two youngest sons, Austin and Jaxon, by his side during postgame press conferences. Austin made the news for his poise during last year’s NLCS when he became the one fielding questions. On Thursday it was 7-year-old Jaxon’s turn to enjoy a moment.

At the start of the homestand, Jaxon happened to wear a Corbin Carroll T-shirt to the Brewers-Pirates game, which wasn’t particularly surprising since Mesa, Ariz., is Austin’s and Jaxon’s full-time home, and the D-backs’ star outfielder is a big name for young baseball fans from that area. 

When word reached Carroll that Jaxon had worn his image on the dais for one of Dad’s press conferences, he wanted a meeting. So on Thursday morning, Carroll chatted with the boys on the field before the series finale, and Jaxon came away with a signed bat -- along with a story to tell his 7-U teammates at their game on Thursday night.

Carroll’s kindness touched Dad.

“What a special kid,” Murphy said of Carroll.

The Brewers announced two additions to their lineup of 2026 theme nights, which is available at brewers.com/ThemeNights.

Bravo Night Featuring Top Chef

Tuesday, May 26 vs. Cardinals (6:40 p.m. CT)

Fans of Bravo’s hit Emmy, James Beard and Critics Choice Award-winning series Top Chef can enjoy a culinary-inspired night at the ballpark. A ticket will get fans a limited-edition Brewers and Top Chef-branded apron and a chance to watch the game from one of two all-inclusive areas on the Club Level, with a special menu featuring recipes from Top Chef season 21 in Wisconsin. That season featured an episode filmed at American Family Field.

250th Anniversary of America

Wednesday, July 1 vs. Reds (7:10 p.m. CT)

Presented by T-Mobile, fans who purchase this ticket will receive an “America’s Pastimes” T‑shirt and are encouraged to stay after the final out for a postgame fireworks show.

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