The Brewers began their season hosting the Giants, winning the final game of the series to avoid getting swept. Milwaukee will have familiar faces in their dugout stemming from last season’s mid-year trade. Jonathan Villar, Domingo Santana, and Chris Carter will no doubt look to cause distress to the club that parted ways with them.
Milwaukee is in a rebuilding phase. Last year the Brew Crew went 68-94, good enough for fourth place in their division. Craig Counsell took over as manager early last year and begins this year as a first-time opening day skipper.