Brewers can look to rookies Santana, Jungmann vs. Cardinals
As Milwaukee gets ready to once again take on rival St. Louis, it wouldn't be a surprise if a pair of rookies once again played a big part in any Brewers success.
Domingo Santana, acquired from Houston in the Carlos Gomez/Mike Fiers trade, has been hitting ever since his promotion from Triple-A Colorado Springs and has established himself as a run producer in Milwaukee's lineup.
BREWERS ROOKIES, MOST RBI IN FIRST 29 GAMES
| Player |
RBI |
Dates |
| Kevin Barker | 23 | Aug. 19-Sept. 19, 1999 |
| Greg Vaughan | 22 | Aug. 10-Sept. 17, 1989 |
| Ryan Braun | 21 | May 25-June 26, 2007 |
| Danny Walton | 20 | Sept. 1, 1969-April 12, 1970 |
| Domingo Santana | 18 | Aug. 21-Sept. 21, 2015 |
| Paul Molitor | 18 | April 7-May 19, 1978 |
In those 29 games for Santana, three came as a pinch hitter (he didn't drive in a run in any of those appearances). In his 26 starts, Santana drove in a run in 11 of them. Four times he had more than one RBI in a game.
Meanwhile, starting pitcher Taylor Jungmann looks to become the 12th rookie in franchise history to have at least 10 wins in a season. He's sitting at nine entering Thursday night's game. Besides victories, Jungmann is having one of the best rookie seasons ever by a Brewers pitcher.
BREWERS ROOKIES, LOWEST OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE (min. 100 IP)
| Pitcher | Year | Opp. BAvg. |
| Cal Eldred | 1992 | .207 |
| Angel Miranda | 1993 | .226 |
| Teddy Higuera | 1985 | .235 |
| Taylor Jungmann | 2015 | .235 |
| Bill Parsons | 1971 | .241 |
Other notes:
-- Brewers hitters are pulling just 34.2 percent of their balls in play, the second-lowest rate in the majors (the Marlins are No. 1 at 32.6 percent).
-- St. Louis' Matt Carpenter is batting .355 vs. Milwaukee this season.
Statistics courtesy STATS Inc. and baseball-reference.com
