Milwaukee Brewers’ outfielder Christian Yelich is a fan favorite and only improved his standing with the team after purchasing 10,000 tickets to his team’s upcoming home series against the St. Louis Cardinals to give out for free to fans.

Yelich said he’s buying the tickets to show his appreciation of the fans. “The fans are a big part of what we have accomplished this season,” Yelich said in a statement. “We want American Family Field to be rocking for that last homestand. And we want to give back in a way that shows how much we all appreciate the enthusiasm and support of the best fans in baseball.”

Fans will be able to get the free tickets beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Brewers.com/yelich. There will be a four-ticket limit for every fan per game. The Brewers have accomplished quite a lot this season, as Yelich noted in his statement. The team is currently atop the National League Central by 13.5 games and could officially clinch the division crown against the Cardinals. Meanwhile, St. Louis is in the thick of the race for the second Wild Card spot in the National League. Yelich has become a star since being traded to the Brewers from the Marlins back in 2018. Prior to the 2020 season, Yelich signed a massive nine-year, $215 million contract to remain in Milwaukee. Drumming fan support will be absolutely crucial for the Brewers as they speed towards the playoffs. As a smaller market team, they have fewer fans than say the Mets, Giants or Dodgers.

Opening Day of Major League Baseball will be here before you know it. Now is a good time to look at each team’s prognosis heading into the 2021 season after the 60-game 2020 abbreviated season.

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The Milwaukee Brewers have made the postseason in each of their last three seasons. However, their only trip to the World Series was in 1982 and the team did not win the championship. Milwaukee has not won a championship in their 52-year franchise history. In 2020, the Brewers finished 11th in ERA (4.16 ERA) and 16th in dingers (75 home runs). From the looks of it, the Brewers will not be the most impactful team, but they will still be competitive enough to hold their own in the NL Central division.

Here are Milwaukee’s projected starters.

Milwaukee Brewers Projected Batting Order:

1. 2B Kolten Wong
2. OF Lorenzo Cain
3. OF Christian Yelich
4. 1B Keston Hiura
5. OF Avisail Garcia
6. 3B Luis Urias 
7. C Omar Narvaez
8. SS Orlando Arcia 
9. Pitcher

Milwaukee Brewers Projected Pitching Staff:

• SP1 Brandon Woodruff 
• SP2 Corbin Burnes 
• SP3 Josh Lindblom
• SP4 Adrian Houser
• SP5 Eric Lauer 
• CL Josh Hader

Milwaukee Brewers Team Outlook:

Over the course of free agency, the Brewers made some impactful moves to bolster the team heading into 2021. Their top free agency signing was second baseman Kolten Wong. The Brew Crew also added infielder Daniel Robertson and catcher Luke Maile. Along with these additions came the losses of third baseman Jeff Gyorko, outfielder Ryan Braun and starter Brett Anderson.

Milwaukee’s biggest strength is their bullpen, which looks stellar in the eighth and ninth innings with relievers Devin Williams and Josh Hader leading the way. Regarding their starting pitching, the Brewers have emerging arms at the front of their rotation with starters Brandon Woodruff and Corbin Burnes. However, outside of those two elite arms, the Brewers’ rotation could use a rebuild to make the postseason. Milwaukee’s biggest bats are outfielder Christian Yelich and second baseman Keston Hiura. If these two stay healthy, the Brewers will look competitive enough to make a run for the playoffs in 2021.

Milwaukee Brewers Schedule:

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The MLB All-Star Game is set in Cleveland this year at Progressive Field for the first time since 1997. All the greatest players in MLB will showdown in a laid-back but competitive game at 7:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday.

For the National League team, Christian Yelich starts at left-field, despite injuring his back before the All-Star break and missing the Home Run Derby. Javier Baez from the Chicago Cubs starts at shortstop, while Atlanta Braves Freddie Freeman starts at first. Cody Bellinger starts at right-field opposite of Yelich, while Ronald Acuna Jr. starts in the center, the second Braves player in the starting lineup. Nolan Arenado and Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks complete the infield. Pittsburgh Pirates Josh Bell is the DH, while Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Hyun-jin Ryu starts on the mound, the second Dodgers player in the starting lineup. His manager, Dave Roberts is set to manage the team for the second year running.

For the American League, Houston Astros‘ Justin Verlander starts on the mound, while his teammates Michael Brandtley starts at left-field, George Springer on his opposite and Alex Bregman on third base. Jorge Polanco is surprisingly the only Minnesota Twins starter in the All-Star Game, starting at shortstop. New York Yankee duo DJ LeMahieu and Gary Sanchez start at second base and center field respectively, while Los Angeles Angles Mike Trout starts in the center. Boston Red Sox J.D. Martinez is set at DH, while Carlos Santana starts at first base. Defending World Series champion Alex Cora of the Red Sox is set to manage the AL team.

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“I don’t quite throw 100 anymore. Maybe I’ll try (Tuesday), I don’t know,” Verlander, the starting pitcher for the AL team said, according to USA Today. “But the goal is to get guys out. That’s it.”

There are 36 first-timers in this All-Star Game, including Santana, Polanco, Acuna Jr., Ryu and Bell in the starting lineups. The 90th All-Star Game will be broadcasted on FOX and can be streamed on the FOX Sports app and FuboTV.

The Milwaukee Brewers look to be in good position to repeat as NL Central champions.

They’re just two games behind the Chicago Cubs and have a solid team that can squeak out wins easily. Since 1970, the Brewers have embodied the spirit of Milwaukee and given Wisconsin a team they could cheer for.

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The Brewers rose to prominence in the NL in the late 2000s and early 2010s after switching over from the AL. Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun led the team as its two young stars who hoped to put together a run into late October and bring some hardware back to Miller Park. The front office supported their burgeoning young stars with All-Star caliber pitching by both Zack Greinke and CC Sabathia, but neither stuck with the team very long.

Ultimately, Fielder departed and the Brewers went into a rebuild. But since 2018, the Brewers have been a team to watch. An offseason trade with the Miami Marlins netted them Christian Yelich, who went on to win the NL MVP in his first year with the team. Yelich, Lorenzo Cain, and Braun compose one of the best outfields in the game.

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Here’s the Brewers’ full schedule for the rest of the month:

May 13 – @ Philadelphia Phillies

May 14 – @ Philadelphia Phillies

May 15 – @ Philadelphia Phillies

May 16 – @ Philadelphia Phillies

May 17 – @ Atlanta Braves

May 18 – @ Atlanta Braves

May 19 – @ Atlanta Braves

May 21 – VS Cincinnati Reds

May 22 – VS Cincinnati Reds

May 24 – VS Philadelphia Phillies

May 25 – VS Philadelphia Phillies

May 26 – VS Philadelphia Phillies

May 27 – @ Minnesota Twins

May 28 – @ Minnesota Twins

May 30 – @ Pittsburgh Pirates

May 31 – @ Pittsburgh Pirates

The Los Angeles Angels strike fear into opponents’ hearts with both Mike Trout and Cody Allen on their roster.

If one messes up, say Allen throws a bad pitch, Trout can easily nab the ball. Or if Trout drops a ball or strikes out — as unlikely as that is — Allen is there to hold the game close. But with Trout going 11-for-30 with 5 home runs to start the season and Allen having four saves and being close to perfect, the two haven’t made many mistakes so far.

Angels’ Allen Gets Save 

On Monday, Trout hoped to extend a four-game homer streak to five against the Milwaukee Brewers. However, he went down swinging once and was hitless in two at-bats. That doesn’t mean he was a non-factor. He reached base twice and also robbed reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich of a solo shot to centerfield. Here’s the video of the moment:

With a 5-2 lead, in the bottom of the ninth, the Angels turned to Allen to lock up a win. Though Jesus Aguilar and Yasmani Grandal both hit the ball hard, they hit it right to the fielders. Through four appearances, each an inning long, Allen has yet to give up either a hit or a run.

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However, some are concerned with a decrease in Allen’s fastball velocity. In his first season with the Angels, his fastball has dropped down to 91-92, lower than the speeds he hit while anchoring the Cleveland Indians bullpen. The closer has become increasingly reliant on his knuckle-curve and been successful but if batters can start to tee up on his four-seam, he won’t be able to set up his off-speed.

Regardless, even without Trout’s offensive assistance, the Angels won 5-2 over Milwaukee for their fourth win in a row. They’ll hope to keep that streak alive in the days to come.