Milwaukee Brewers DVOA, Stats, & MLB Rankings

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio saw his five-game hitting streak come to an end on Sunday. However, Chourio started a new streak during Monday's game versus the Boston Red Sox. Chourio wasted no time as he blasted a leadoff home run off left-hander Garrett Crochet to begin the game. It was the first pitch he saw, which isn't surprising given Chourio likes swinging early in the count. He finished the day 1-for-4 with that solo homer and one RBI in the win. It hasn't been a good month at the plate for Chourio, but fantasy managers should ride it out.

New York Mets right-hander Frankie Montas (lat) started his minor-league rehab assignment on Saturday with High-A Brooklyn, according to The Athletic's Tim Britton. Montas is likely to need close to the full 30 days for his rehab assignment before he's ready to return to the big-league starting rotation. The 32-year-old veteran has been out since suffering a high-grade right-lat strain in February. In his first rehab start over the weekend at Brooklyn, Montas only went 1 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits while walking two and striking out one. Fantasy managers will be hesitant to trust Montas in starting lineups whenever he returns to make his Mets debut after he was inconsistent with a 4.55 ERA (4.35 FIP) and 1.26 WHIP with 70 strikeouts and 25 walks in 30 starts with the Reds and Brewers a year ago.

Baltimore Orioles catcher Gary Sanchez (wrist) took batting practice on the field at Camden Yards on Monday before the series opener against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. Sanchez continues to progress from inflammation in his right wrist that has kept him out since April 28. Before getting hurt, Sanchez was serving as the backup to Adley Rutschman and had gone just 3-for-30 (.100) with no homers, four RBI and a run scored. With Sanchez still sidelined, Maverick Handley is working as Rutschman's backup. The 32-year-old Sanchez will need to go on a minor-league rehab assignment before he returns to the major-league roster, so he probably won't return in a backup role until early June. Unless Rutschman misses extended time with an injury this year, Sanchez probably isn't going to see enough playing time to reach double-digit home runs.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Monday that they reinstated left-hander DL Hall (lat) from the 60-day injured list and optioned right-hander Logan Henderson to Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move. Hall will be making his 2025 debut for the Brewers when he gets into a game, presumably in more of a long-relief role out of the bullpen. The 26-year-old southpaw has been sidelined all year with a strained lat and threw 10 2/3 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts and six walks in four minor-league rehab appearances (three starts) at the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and Triple-A Nashville. Hall threw three innings in his most recent rehab outing and will be available out of the bullpen for Monday's series opener against the Boston Red Sox. Injuries and inconsistent performances limited Hall to just 13 outings (seven stats) for Milwaukee in 2024.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich and second baseman Brice Turang are both out of the starting lineup for Monday's contest against the visiting Boston Red Sox and tough left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet. Yelich is currently riding a four-game hitting streak in which he's gone 7-for-16 with two homers, four RBI and a steal, but he's gone 8-for-63 (.127) with none of his nine home runs and 25 strikeouts in 71 plate appearances against left-handers on the year. The 33-year-old's recent hot streak has gotten his season average up to .205 on the year. Turang has struggled so far in May, going 15-for-77 (.195) with a homer, three doubles and five stolen bases. Isaac Collins is starting in left field and batting second, while Andruw Monasterios is at the keystone and batting ninth on Monday against Crochet. Neither player will be very attractive in DFS lineups against Crochet.