Brewers Hitter of the Month: June.
The metronomically consistent Brewers technically had their best month of the year in June, going 16-11. Who helped drive the offense the most?
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Despite having their highest winning percentage of any month in the season so far, the Brewers offense began to sputter in June. The team posted a .677 OPS, down from their .753 OPS in May. The team had far fewer extra-base hits, but with a couple of home runs at the right times, they managed to escape with the win time and time again.
Honorable Mentions
Jake Bauers
50 PA, .268/.400/.439, 11 H, 1 2B, 2 HR, 7 R, 8 RBI, 9 BB, 12 K, 1 SB
Bauers has slowly but surely been ceding more of his playing time to Rhys Hoskins and Blake Perkins, but has been effective when trotted out. Often brought on as a pinch-hitter (and sometimes an outfielder and pinch runner), he’s been getting on base when needed and scoring runs. He had a fraction of the plate appearances of his more full-time teammates, but he had the second-highest OPS on the team for the month.
Oh, he also hit a grand slam against the Rangers, so there’s that.
Brice Turang
117 PA, .280/.342/.421, 30 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 16 R, 16 RBI, 10 BB, 23 K, 9 SB
With William Contreras slowing down significantly of late, Brice Turang is now the runaway rWAR leader on the 2024 Brewers. His mark of 3.8 is the result of his stellar defense (carried over from last year), combined with a 117 OPS+. Elly De La Cruz may have “run away” with the stolen base lead, but Turang’s 28 bags are still the second-most in MLB.
