Brewers 13, Diamondbacks 1: William Contreras Powers a Blowout After Woodruff Exits

The lead

April 30, 2026 - Milwaukee - The Milwaukee Brewers did not let a scary early moment become a sad night. After Brandon Woodruff left with a fastball that showed up short on the radar, Milwaukee still torched the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1, with William Contreras delivering one of the best catching lines of the season.

Contreras finished 4-for-4 with a 419-foot homer, a double, four RBI, and three runs scored. The Brewers piled up 14 hits, got a bridge outing from rookie Shane Drohan, and made Arizona pay for a short night from starter Michael Soroka, who was charged with eight earned runs in three innings on the ESPN box score.

How the game turned

The game broke open because Milwaukee scored in almost every act. Contreras doubled home a run in the first. Tyler Black and Luis Rengifo added RBI doubles in the same inning, and the Brewers were up 3-0 before the crowd had settled.

Contreras struck again in the third with a two-run homer to center, then Rengifo drove in another run with a groundout. By the time the fourth rolled around, Milwaukee was still adding singles and productive outs while Arizona finally scratched a run on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s RBI single.

The middle innings turned into a highlight march. Brice Turang singled in a run. Contreras singled again. Sal Frelick launched a 402-foot solo homer. Black added a two-run double in the sixth. The Brewers leading 11-1 was never a maybe-it-holds situation. It was a full team avalanche.

Pitching and matchup notes

Woodruff's early exit is the reason this win feels heavier than a normal rout. Milwaukee still needed innings, and Drohan answered with four innings of one-run relief with four strikeouts and no walks, good enough for his first career win in the ESPN line.

Soroka's night went sideways quickly. Ten hits and eight earned runs in three innings is the kind of line that moves an ERA in a hurry, and Arizona could not find a second soft landing once Milwaukee's lineup found the same pitch it wanted.

Arizona did get six hits, but only one run crossed after the early innings. Milwaukee's bullpen did not need to be perfect after the offense built a wall.

Bats that changed the board

Contreras was the story because he hit for power and kept the line moving. His homer turned a good lead into a no-doubt lead. His double opened the game. His singles made the middle innings feel inevitable.

Black and Rengifo mattered because they turned traffic into runs when Arizona still had hope. Garrett Mitchell scored three times. Frelick's homer let Milwaukee finish with an exclamation mark.

For Arizona, Corbin Carroll singled and scored on Gurriel's RBI hit, but the middle of the order could not match Milwaukee's pace once Soroka started allowing hard contact.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

The Brewers led the Apr. 30 AthX Engine team board with 28 team FP, the best total on the slate. Contreras paced hitters with 16 AthX Engine hitting FP, while the team total reflected both run volume and a long parade of safe innings after Woodruff exited.

That is the point of team fantasy scoring on a night like this. One superstar line plus depth production and a usable bulk relief outing can separate a club from every other scoreboard. AthX Engine daily scoring is separate from dynamic pricing, but Milwaukee gave traders a loud end-of-April signal.

What comes next

Milwaukee will take the day-to-day news on Woodruff seriously, but the lineup showed it can still detonate. Arizona needs a short memory after a rough finale to a series Milwaukee controlled. For AthX users, Contreras is the name to remember from this box score, and Drohan is the small story behind the win column.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, MLB Gameday, ESPN box score, AP/Reuters coverage, CBS Sports GameTracker, and AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*