It’s no secret Brewers pitchers have struggled with allowing home runs in the first dozen games of the 2019 season.
The game has changed as more hitters are selling out for power, but the Brewers have allowed home runs at a pretty alarming rate, even by present-day standards. Their 23 homers allowed are tied for second-most in the majors with Boston. Those two teams trail only Baltimore, who has allowed 27 home runs in 11 games. It’s not just the Brewers, either, as home runs are up as a whole across the board. Chris Sale has allowed 4 home runs already this year after giving up 11 all of last year.