​As part of an extended five-game set, the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals concluded a makeup game in a doubleheader on Tuesday, with Milwaukee taking both ends of the twin bill. The Brewers cruised to a 10-2 victory in the nightcap, a performance that felt far more comfortable than their 4-3 win in the opener. Milwaukee was clicking on all cylinders that evening, a momentum that included a strong start from left-hander Robert Gasser.
Gasser drew the starting assignment Tuesday after Jacob Misiorowski logged 11 strikeouts in an earlier games. While Gasser didn’t stack the box score with flashy numbers, he reached a notable milestone by delivering a lengthy start. He worked 7.2 innings, striking out four, surrendering four hits, two earned runs, and one walk. For the Brewers, it marked his longest professional outing to date, and he reflected on the moment with Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other reporters after the game. “College,” Gasser said with a hint of a smile. “College I went eight, one time, one time.”
Gasser’s return to form followed a difficult decision announced on June 20, 2024, by MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy: Gasser elected to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery after landing on the injured list on June 5 with a left flexor tendon strain. His path back to the mound began with a promising MLB debut on May 10, 2024, against the Cardinals, and since then he has been meticulously rebuilding his stamina for longer outings. Against the very team he debuted against, Gasser achieved the longest start of his professional career, a full-circle moment that carried extra significance.
The Brewers needed every bit of that durability, too. Gasser noted afterward that the day carried special meaning on multiple levels. “Yeah, I mean, it’s special, especially, I mean, as an individual, it’s great,” he said. “But I was talking to Craig [Yoho] about it, it’s like we had four guys that didn’t pitch today in a doubleheader, 15 games in 14 days. So, that’s going to go a long way, I hope, and that’s what I really care about.”
Gasser and Yoho were the only Brewers pitchers to take the mound in the win, yet they received ample support from the offense. The Brewers’ lineup supplied enough runs to back up the solid mound work. “It was great, 3-0 turned to 3-2 real fast, and it’s just great to see them put up that many runs,” Gasser said. “Yeah, it made my job a lot easier going out for the seventh and then for the eighth.”
While he appreciated the run support, Gasser also wanted the chance to get back out there. “Yeah, for sure,” he said. “I mean, I was definitely a little impatient. It’s like, you don’t want anyone to get out, but you want to get back out there. But yeah, I mean, I love the run support.”