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4 Milwaukee Brewers off to a disappointing start at the plate

By Brian Sampson

May 31, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich (22) reacts after striking out against the Chicago Cubs during the ninth inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
May 31, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich (22) reacts after striking out against the Chicago Cubs during the ninth inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 2, 2022; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong (16) is hit by a pitch during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 2, 2022; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong (16) is hit by a pitch during the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

The Milwaukee Brewers have hit a low point in the 2022 season following a sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies and a six-game losing streak. And a lot of their struggles can be directly attributed to their ineptitude at the plate.

Milwaukee has been a team who leans heavily on their pitching, but when even that’s not working they are in a world of hurt. The Brewers’ hitters haven’t been able to pick up the slack and it’s resulted in some ugly performances this season. Their team batting average is 13 points below the league average, on-base percentage is 10 points below and slugging percentage 32 points. Not great, Bob.

Of course, the team struggles are due to poor individual performances so let’s take a look at four hitters who are off to disappointing starts.

These four players on the Milwaukee Brewers are struggling big time at the plate and desperately need to find a way to turn it around.

Disappointing Milwaukee Brewers’ hitters: Kolten Wong

Kolten Wong’s second season in Milwaukee isn’t starting off the same way his first year went. Even though he’s striking out at a slightly lower rate and walking more, his batting average on balls in plays has plummeted, mostly due to not hitting the ball as hard.

After getting off to a very slow start, he’s started to come around over the last month and a half. Through six games in June, he’s batting .263 with a .391 on-base percentage. That’s more of what the Brewers need and they hope that version of him continues to show up moving forward.

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