{"id":37,"date":"2026-04-04T22:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2026-04-05T11:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:37:08","slug":"game-report-milwaukee-brewers-vs-kansas-city-royals-april-4-2026-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/game-report-milwaukee-brewers-vs-kansas-city-royals-april-4-2026-game-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Report: Milwaukee Brewers vs Kansas City Royals: April 4, 2026: Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-70\">The Milwaukee Brewers took the first game of yesterday&#8217;s doubleheader with a <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"><span class=\"citation-70\">5\u20132 win<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-70 citation-end-70\"> over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, fueled entirely by a career-best performance from Garrett Mitchell.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"><b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Garrett Mitchell Show<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">In an unusual offensive display, <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"33\">Garrett Mitchell<\/b> accounted for every single one of Milwaukee&#8217;s runs.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1st Inning:<\/b> He opened the scoring with a clutch two-out, two-run double.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3rd Inning:<\/b><span class=\"citation-69 citation-end-69\"> He broke the game open with a massive 420-foot three-run home run to right-center field.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><span class=\"citation-68 citation-end-68\">Mitchell finished the game 2-for-4 with 5 RBIs, matching his career high for a single game.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Key Player Stats<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"6\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Chad Patrick (MIL):<\/b><span class=\"citation-67 citation-end-67\"> Earned the win with a gritty performance, tossing 5.0 scoreless innings while navigating four hits and three walks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Trevor Megill (MIL):<\/b><span class=\"citation-66 citation-end-66\"> Secured his second save of the season by striking out Vinnie Pasquantino with a 98 mph fastball to end the game with the tying run at the plate.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-65\">Luinder Avila (KC):<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-65 citation-end-65\"> Took the loss in his first MLB start, surrendering all five runs on eight hits in just over three innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-64\">Bobby Witt Jr. (KC):<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-64 citation-end-64\"> Provided a late spark with an RBI single in the seventh, but it wasn&#8217;t enough to spark a full comeback.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Game Flow<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">The Brewers jumped out to a 5\u20130 lead early and relied on their pitching to hold the line. The Royals finally broke through in the seventh inning with RBI singles from <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"167\">Lane Thomas<\/b> and <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"183\">Bobby Witt Jr.<\/b>, cutting the lead to three. However, the Milwaukee bullpen\u2014anchored by Aaron Ashby, Abner Uribe, and Megill\u2014shut the door over the final two frames.<\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"9\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Quick Notes<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Injury Update:<\/b><span class=\"citation-63\"> Brewers outfielder <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"34\"><span class=\"citation-63\">Sal Frelick<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-63 citation-end-63\"> had to exit the game in the fourth inning after suffering left side tightness during a base hit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Doubleheader Result:<\/b> The Royals bounced back in the nightcap to win 8\u20132, resulting in a series split for the day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The &#8220;Rally Tortoise&#8221;:<\/b> Brewers players credited their clubhouse &#8220;rally tortoise&#8221; for keeping the energy high during the morning session.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Brewers took the first game of yesterday&#8217;s doubleheader with a 5\u20132 win over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, fueled entirely by a career-best performance from Garrett Mitchell. The Garrett Mitchell Show In an unusual offensive display, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/game-report-milwaukee-brewers-vs-kansas-city-royals-april-4-2026-game-1\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,21],"tags":[23,22],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brewers","category-royals","tag-chad-patrick","tag-garrett-mitchell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37\/revisions\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolinesports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}