Brewers vs Royals: Small-Market Dominance

0:00It's April 3rd. This is Milwaukee Brewers News today, AI-powered updates on your team. I'm Cory with the story. Milwaukee Brewers keep proving. Small market teams can dominate, hitting playoffs in 7 of the last 8 years, with no losing season since 2. 2016. They're 5-1 to start this year, outscoring foes 45-17 for the best run differential in baseball. Now they head to Kaufman Stadium for a 3-game set against the 3 and 3 Kansas City Royals. Brewers' bats are on fire, averaging 7.5 runs per game, first in the majors, while allowing just 2.83, third best. Christian Yelich owns the Royals career-wise, and Breeze Tarrang is scorching at 409 early. But they're missing outfielder Jackson Churrio, and first baseman Andrew Vaughan to hand injuries. Fans love how Milwaukee squeezes max value from talent. Like last year, when they stumbled early, but won 97 games and reached the NLCS.

1:00Their pitching factory shines, second best ERA, at 3.59 in the majors last season, and the bullpen features Trevor McGill's 30. Saves, and Abert Urbay's 98.8 M5-8 Heat. Pitching matchups get interesting with Chad Patrick, Brandon Sprote, and Kyle Harrison making debuts after trades. Michael Walker's out sick Friday, so prospect Lewender Avela steps up for his first big league start, airing exclusive on Apple TV. Royals got a grime for runs against this prepared crew, but expect low scores from two pitching powerhouses building for the long haul.