Milwaukee, WI
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
The Milwaukee Brewers are coming off the high moment of their season. On Wednesday, they walked off the Philadelphia Phillies on the same day that they officially won the National League Central. If they come out a little flat on Thursday, we may have an idea of why.
The Diamondbacks, though, need to keep their foot on the gas. They’re currently the second Wild Card in the National League, but they’re only two games ahead of the fourth-place—and currently outside the postseason—Atlanta Braves. The Brewers, too, could still improve their position: with 10 games left in the season, they sit two behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second-best record in the National League (though it’s effectively three games, as L.A. holds the tiebreaker).
These two teams, of course, faced off in a three-game series at Chase Field just last weekend, as all seven of their games this season are crammed into a 10-day stretch. The Brewers won the first two games of that series and nearly the third, but that was the sort of bizarre “Devin Williams warmed up but didn’t pitch” game, which Milwaukee lost 11-10 in 10 innings. Since then, the Diamondbacks dropped two of three against Colorado, who seem to be playing National League contenders tough in the last month of the season.
It’ll be a four-game set this time between two teams that battled in the Wild Card round of last year’s playoffs and possibly could again in just a couple of weeks.
Probable Pitchers
Thursday, September 19 @ 6:15 p.m: Tobias Myers (3.07 ERA, 4.11 FIP) vs. Brandon Pfaadt (4.81 ERA, 3.66 FIP)
Myers has slowed a little down the stretch, but he’s still had a wonderful season. He picked up his eighth win of the season on Saturday in the Brewers’ 15-8 dismantling of Arizona, a game in which he allowed four runs in six innings.
He’ll face Brandon Pfaadt for the second time in a week; Pfaadt, however, had what was probably his worst start in a frustrating season, as he gave up eight earned runs without getting out of the second inning. Pfaadt’s ERA doesn’t look particularly good this season but he has a solid 3.66 FIP and his peripherals look good, suggesting he’s had some bad luck. In any case, the Brewers sure saw his stuff well on Saturday, and we’ll see if that continues on Thursday.
Friday, September 20 @ 7:10 p.m: TBD vs. Zac Gallen (3.61 ERA, 3.28 FIP)
This is the spot that DL Hall started in on Sunday for the Brewers, and ostensibly Colin Rea’s spot in the rotation if the rest of the probables are correct. Rea pitched 2 2⁄3 innings on Monday, so he’d be on short rest, technically, if he made this start. My guess is we see Hall again, but it could be a piggyback situation.
Gallen has finished in the top five in Cy Young voting in each of the last two seasons. He’s not going to do that this year, but he’s been solid; his walks are up a little bit, but he’s striking out basically the exact same number of batters as the last two seasons and his FIP has remained remarkably consistent (3.28 this season versus 3.26 in last season’s third-place CYA finish). He started that wild game on Sunday and allowed three runs on six hits in five innings, but he’d allowed zero runs in three of four starts prior to that one.
Saturday, September 21 @ 6:10 p.m: Aaron Civale (4.48 ERA, 4.17 FIP) vs. Merrill Kelly (4.00 ERA, 4.79 FIP)
Civale has a 3.68 ERA since joining Milwaukee after a mid-season trade, and has trended up lately: he’s got a 2.56 ERA (though a 3.95 FIP) over his last seven starts. In his last time out on Monday, he threw five innings of one-run ball in a 6-2 victory over Philadelphia.
Kelly missed much of the season and didn’t pitch between April 15 and August 11. Kelly has been a solid pitcher for the last couple years and was a big performer for Arizona in last year’s postseason; he got off to a great start this season and had a 2.19 ERA at the time of his injury, but he went through some struggles upon his return in August. He’s looked better in September, and has a 3.18 in three starts this month.
Sunday, September 22 @ 1:10 p.m: Frankie Montas (4.50 ERA, 3.92 FIP) vs. Jordan Montgomery (6.23 ERA, 4.59 FIP)
Montas has been quite good lately, though he’s had a few starts where he has looked excellent and then given up a few runs late. His stuff looked great against the Phillies on Tuesday, as he struck out 10, but the Phillies got him for three runs and hung a loss on him. In general, Montas has been very good since joining the Brewers and has perhaps positioned himself as the likely third starter on the postseason depth chart.
It has been a rough year for Montgomery, who went through a fraught free agency process before joining the Diamondbacks for far less money than he was certainly hoping to get. With a late start to the ramp-up process, Montgomery came out of the gate slowly and never really found his footing. Arizona has been occasionally using him out of the bullpen lately, though he was back in the starting rotation for his last outing on September 17, when he allowed three runs to the Rockies in 4 2⁄3 innings.
Prediction
I do expect that the Brewers will probably have a little bit of a post-clinch hangover on Thursday, whether that’s literal or not, and given how unlikely the Brewers are to chase down the Dodgers or Phillies in the last 10 games, the Diamondbacks are probably more motivated. But they’ve also struggled the last week and the Brewers had their number last weekend, so I’ll predict a split.
MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels
Partly sunny skies on Saturday with a slight chance for a few sprinkles or a shower.
Temperatures warmer on Saturday in the mid to upper 60s. Isolated 70s near the border. Breezy with winds gusting near 30mph.
Cooler temperatures in the upper 50s on Sunday (Mother’s Day) with increasing clouds. Patchy frost Saturday night into Sunday and Sunday night into Monday.
Next chance of rain and storms arrives on Tuesday.
Today: Partly sunny. A few showers possible. Breezy.
High: 67°
Wind: NW 10-25
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Patchy frost.
Low: 42°
Wind: NW 5-10
Sunday: Increasing clouds.
High: 57°
Wind: NW 5-15
Monday: Mostly sunny.
AM Low: 39° High: 59°
Wind: E 5-10
Tuesday: Warm and windy. Chance storms.
AM Low: 42° High: 68°
Wind: SW 10-25
Wednesday:Partly sunny.
AM Low: 46° High: 59°
Wind: NW 5-15
Thursday: Mostly sunny.
AM Low: 42° High: 64°
Wind: S 5-10
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Bobby Portis and his mom share the story behind his foundation while honoring Milwaukee teachers
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Bobby Portis Foundation hosted a luncheon Friday at Roosevelt Middle School to honor teachers — many of whom are also mothers — with Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Week overlapping on the calendar.
Portis and his mother, Tina Edwards, spent the day celebrating educators and reflecting on the mission behind the foundation.
“We just want to make sure that we let the teachers know you are appreciated because sometimes it goes beyond being a parent at home, but sometimes teachers are parents at school,” Edwards explained.
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For Portis, a forward for the Milwaukee Bucks, the foundation has always been rooted in one person.
“The Bobby Portis Foundation has always just been solely based upon really my mom, and that’s the inspiration behind it,” Portis said.
WATCH: Bobby Portis and his mom share the story behind his foundation
Bobby Portis and his mom share the story behind his foundation while honoring Milwaukee teachers
Growing up, Portis watched his mother raise four boys on her own.
“My mom worked tirelessly to take care of all four of us,” Portis said.
Edwards made sacrifices for her sons from the very beginning — including turning down a basketball scholarship after becoming pregnant with Bobby.
“I still was offered a scholarship after I had him, but I wanted to choose him over ball,” Edwards said.
Tina Edwards
That sacrifice brought her full circle through her son’s career.
“With Bobby becoming an NBA player, he’s living my dream, and I’m living the dream through him,” Edwards shared.
For Portis, the event was an opportunity to honor everything his mother has given him.
“I can’t just put into words what my mom has done for me, not only for my basketball career – that’s just like a small portion of my life – I’m talking about just me as a human being, as a man. I mean, I didn’t have a dad growing up, so my mom played both roles. She did a hell of a job raising not only me but my three other brothers,” Portis said.
His grandmother’s message to spread his blessings continues to drive his work.
“Being able to be in a position now to have a voice, to have a platform, to give back, to help inspire. I try to use it to the best of my abilities,” Portis said.
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MILWAUKEE — Saturday is the start of the food truck curfew in downtown Milwaukee. That curfew was passed by the Common Council to address safety concerns after several violent incidents.
Alma Juarez is with Tacos Almita on Water Street in downtown Milwaukee. Juarez said since the city passed the curfew, she’s had just over two weeks to adjust.
“We’re trying to think what we’re going to do,” said Juarez. “Maybe we’re going to start in another place or move the food truck after 10 p.m., but that means we have to start over again.”
She said that means she may also have to start building up a news customer base.
“Moving the truck means that… we have to struggle,” said Juarez.
Juarez is not alone in worrying about her financial future.
Last Thursday, a group of owners took their concerns to city hall. Jennifer Martinez, who’s with the food truck known as Tacos El Pastorcito Mixe, was at that demonstration. She said the late-night hours make up roughly 75% of her revenue.
“During the day, I’ve tried opening very early in the morning — 8 a.m. 9 a.m. — it doesn’t make a difference. There’s no… we don’t have much sales throughout the day,” said Martinez.
Ald. Robert Bauman represents downtown and was the sponsor of the ordinance.
Last week he told Spectrum News that he’s aware of the economic burden the truck operators are facing. However, he said safety concerns are a bigger priority.
“And MPD (Milwaukee Police Department) has said on the record repeatedly that food trucks are a major contributing cause for the loitering and disorder that takes place on Water Street,” said Bauman, who represents District 4 in Milwaukee.
He said he’s willing to take a hit on food trucks and prioritize the concerns of larger businesses.
“If they feel that downtown is not safe anymore, they’ll either not come at all, or they’ll leave as soon as their event is over with and not spend any additional money in the downtown area,” said Bauman.
But Juarez said the city shouldn’t have to do that. She said she believes food trucks aren’t the cause of the problem.
“You can see it in any places, but not here,” said Juarez. “It can happen here, but not in front of the food trucks cause they are saying that a lot of violence, a lot of the things that are going on is in front of the food truck. You can see that all the shooting happens after 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. Last shooting, it was after 1 a.m.”
Food truck owners said they hope to continue to turn a profit after the ordinance starts, but they said they face a potentially tough financial future.
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