Brewers pitching staff has been lights out
The pitching staff of the Milwaukee Brewers might have been a big question mark for some entering the 2016 season.
Lately, it has been more like an exclamation point.
Since May 10, the Brewers have the second-lowest ERA in the major leagues at 2.59. Only San Francisco (2.19) has been better and Washington (2.79) is the only other club with an ERA under 3 during that span.
A big part of Milwaukee's recent pitching success has been because of the bullpen, although starting pitchers Jimmy Nelson and Junior Guerra have sparkled as well.
BREWERS PITCHERS' ERA SINCE MAY 10
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | K | ERA |
| Blaine Boyer | 8 1/3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jhan Martinez | 3 2/3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Michael Blazek | 8 1/3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1.08 |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 8 1/3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.08 |
| Tyler Thornburg | 7 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1.17 |
| Carlos Torres | 7 2/3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.17 |
| Jimmy Nelson | 21 1/3 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 1.27 |
| Junior Guerra | 18 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 1.50 |
| Chase Anderson | 19 2/3 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 3.66 |
| Zach Davies | 16 2/3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 4.32 |
| Chris Capuano | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5.14 |
| Wily Peralta | 15 2/3 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 6.32 |
BREWERS VS. REDS SINCE 2014
Other notes:
| CIN | MIL | |
| Runs/G | 4.48 | 4.74 |
| Batting avg. | .249 | .257 |
| HR | 56 | 57 |
| Extra-base hits | 124 | 126 |
| ERA | 4.62 | 4.10 |
-- Ryan Braun has a .346 batting average and .731 slugging percentage in his last 20 games against the Reds (dating back to last season), with eight home runs and 15 RBI.
-- Cincinnati's Jay Bruce has the most home runs against the Brewers since 2008, with 34.
-- Braun and Cincinnati's Adam Duvall are tied for the major-league lead in home runs by a left fielder (9).
-- Ten of Chris Carter's 13 home runs this season have occurred at Miller Park. That is the most HRs hit at home by anyone in the majors.
-- Cincinnati's Josh Lamb is winless in his last eight starts, posting a 6.14 ERA.
Statistics courtesy STATS Inc.