Brewers Crush Diamondbacks, Contreras Shines

0:00It's May 1st, you're listening to Milwaukee Brewer's news today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. Milwaukee Brewer's crushed the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 on Thursday, sweeping the three-game series with a total offensive explosion. Catcher William Contreras owned the plate, going 4-4-4 with four runs batted in, including a homer, and he came up just a triple shy of the cycle. Behind the dish for starter brand in Woodruff, things went south quick. Woodruff's fastball dipped way below his 92.5-mile per hour average, barely cracking 87 in the first inning after a lead-off. Walk and two strikeouts. Manager Pat Murphy yanked him early, handing it to the bullpen. Contreras spotted the trouble during warm-ups, and gave Matt respect to Woodruff for battling through, calling him a command guy who competes no matter. What? He said it was a solid lesson for the young pictures to stay tough and ready. On his own hot day, Contreras credited steady work on hard contact that's been building all season, finally carrying one out of the yard.

1:03He plans to keep grinding for consistency to help the squad. Brewer's roll into their next series, with momentum, Woodruff's hiccup, a bump but Contreras proving why he's the anchor holding it down.