Brewers fall to A’s, 9-8, in second and final Spring Breakout game

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 16, 2025: Jesús Made #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers in the field during the third inning of a spring training Spring Breakout game against the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Fields of Phoenix on March 16, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images Here at BrewCrewBall, normally our game recaps provide a play-by-play (or, at least the important plays) of the game that we’re recapping. Since today’s Spring Breakout is an exhibition game, more of an excuse to showcase prospects than a game that really counts for anything, I thought I’d do this recap a bit differently.

Here are some of the prospects that stood out in today’s 9-8 loss to the Athletics: Blake Burke: Burke, who played first base tonight, had the Brewers’ only two-hit performance in today’s game. Both hits were singles, with the first an RBI single in the first to score Luis Peña and give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead. Burke also stole third base twice en route to a three-steal performance.

He played out of his mind once being promoted to Double-A (300/. 377/. 579 with 11 HRs in just 140 at-bats); if he can sustain anything close to that level of performance next season, it might not be long before he’s in a major league clubhouse.

VFL Blake Burke with an RBI-single for the Brewers in their #SpringBreakout game! #GBO 🍊 | #ThisIsMyCrew pic. twitter.