The Brewers have traded for a reliever at the deadline every full season inside this competitive window, so Shelby Miller's addition makes sense. With the Diamondbacks selling big-time, he was a sensible acquisition, even though he may not be ready right away because of injury.

The Milwaukee Brewers arguably are in a better position than they were ahead of the 2025 Major League Baseball trade deadline. Milwaukee has a 64-44 record right now. Although there were some rumors ahead of the trade deadline,

Christian Yelich homered, Brandon Woodruff pitched six effective innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 8-2.

The Brewers have won 17 of their last 21 overall and 20 of their last 26 road games. Robert Hassell III homered for Washington (44-66), which fell to a season-high 22 games below .500. The Nationals managed a season-low two hits.

The news on Jackson Chourio isn't getting any better. Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy spoke about his star 21-year-old outfielder before his team's series opener at Nationals Park on August 1, where Chourio was notably absent as he landed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring.

The Milwaukee Brewers placed outfielder Jackson Chourio on the 10-day injured list after evaluations of his strained right hamstring revealed more significant issues than expected

The Brewers, for their part, did not offer a concrete timetable to reporters on when they expect Chourio to return to the lineup. Instead, they conceded that the injury is more severe than they hoped,

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