Brewers turn to newcomers for sparks against Twins

MILWAUKEE – A little over five years after receiving a $ 500 bonus after signing as a non-drafted autonomous player from Baylor University, Nate Orf is finally in the major leagues

Monday from Triple-A Colorado Springs, where he beat .307 with six homers and 38 RBIs. These numbers earned him a spot on the Pacific Coast League's All-Star team, but also fueled a social media movement – #FreeNateOrf – among Brewers fans who wanted the 28-year-old to get his shot .

day when you put all the work for, "said Orf. "I signed for 500. That's why I signed up for $ 500, to grind as long as I had to have this day."

Orf made his debut Monday night in Milwaukee's 6-5 win over the Twins and will be The Brewers will likely continue their three-game series at Miller Park.

"He's a good player. "The Brewers are hoping that Orf can provide a spark at a position that has been an offensive responsibility throughout the season, even though Jonathan Villar has shown improvement after a lugubrious season 2017, second-line players. Brewers are seventh in NL averaging .676 this season, ninth with a .252 average and a .299 base percentage.

Orf will also see a short distance stop, Orlando Arcia has struggled to get into a rhythm since opening day and has been downgraded to Triple-A for the second time this season.

"I firmly believe that Orlando Arcia is going to be a very, very good player in this league "We continued to see the Defensive contributions that he makes everyday, but we must do better offensively, "said General Manager David Stearns. "At this point in the year, Orlando was not the type of offensive player we needed I think we all have some responsibility for that." As an organization, we need to help Orlando to get through. "

Looking to get out of a series of three losses, the Brewers will turn to Junior Guerra on Tuesday, for the first time since May 14. The last time, he has awarded four points in six innings against the Reds.

He pulled out six points on this outing and scored 20 in his last three starts

Right-handed Jake Odorizzi takes Mount Minnesota in the hope of After He was back on track with six White Sox heats on his last outing.

Odorizzi had a 3.34 ERA and scored almost a strikeout per innings in his first 11 starts but he stumbled in late May He was a victim of a skid of inq floors that earned him a 9.74 MPM over the five stars preceding his appearance in Chicago

Additional work in the video room revealed a slight defect in his delivery start, he worked to return to his norma

"Pitching through a (back) injury last year created bad habits," Odorizzi told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "If you do it long enough, it creates an even worse habit, even when you're healthy. Muscle memory takes over."

Tuesday will mark Odorizzi's third career start against the team that selected him in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2008 MLB draft, but the first time that & ### He will attend Miller Park.

He is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in his last two starts against Milwaukee and held the Brewers at five. a pair of steps while removing 10 on May 20, but disregarded the decision.