Final-week waiver-wire targets under 40% rostered provide a mix of catcher, outfield, infield, and pitcher help. Kyle Teel, Jeremiah Jackson, Blaze Alexander, Caleb Durbin, Austin Hays, Ryan Weathers, Kyle Bradish—and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the background—shape a versatile pool for playoff pushes across formats.

Teel’s hot stretch in Chicago, Jackson’s power surge in Baltimore, Alexander’s multi-position value in Arizona, Durbin’s contact-first production in Milwaukee, Hays’ run of strong hitting in Cincinnati, Weathers’ return to form in Miami, and Bradish’s velocity bump in Baltimore highlight immediate-week additions with long-run upside. Gurriel’s injury chatter also loosens target potential for Alexander.

Woodruff is back on the mound for Milwaukee after his bumpiest start of the year, yet his 2.47 ERA remains elite and he touched a season-high 94 pitches last time out. He squarely profiles as the key win upside in this four-game set against Eduardo Rodríguez and the Diamondbacks, who come in with a 5.40 ERA through 23 starts. Milwaukee’s top-of-the-order is anchored by Brice Turang, with Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, and Isaac Collins ahead of a mix of speed and contact, while Blake Perkins, Sal Frelick, and William Contreras provide outfield coverage and solid plate discipline behind the dish. Contreras has cooled recently (.154 over the last week) but has drawn five walks in that span. The game starts at 6:40 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on the Brewers Radio Network along with FanDuel Wisconsin and Telemundo Wisconsin.

Milwaukee hopes to salvage their homestand after a series loss to the Giants, riding a rotation that includes Woodruff’s steady strike- and pitch-count approach and a lineup capable of generating runs with Turang setting the table and Frelick piloting baserunning. Arizona counter Rodríguez, who has struggled to a 5.40 ERA this month, giving the Brewers a premium chance to exploit the mid-tier start. This clash sets up as a fantasy-friendly one for the Brewers’ role players and a potential turning point in the series.

Milwaukee barrels toward October with a franchise-best pace, and fans lean into Bob Uecker’s legend as a source of late-season mojo. Milwaukee sits atop MLB with the best record and a seven-game lead in the NL Central, riding a 14-game win streak that produced a flurry of memorable moments. Caleb Durbin, Christian Yelich, Andruw Monasterio and Brandon Woodruff have been central figures as the lineup keeps pecking away and finding big innings. Yelich even leaned into the moment with a Uecker-themed bat and a pair of homers, while Monasterio delivered the 11th-inning go-ahead shot in a win that stretched the streak. Devin Williams has anchored the bullpen, and the club’s playoff folklore—dating back to 2018—remains a talking point as the Brewers consider how their regular-season rhythm translates in October. Amid the celebration of Uecker’s life, the team faces the familiar postseason questions: can they sustain this run, and how do fantasy managers navigate a deep, red-hot Milwaukee lineup with potential shifts in the bullpen and lineup come playoff time?

Milwaukee ran its win streak to 11 with a 14-0 drubbing of Pittsburgh, riding an offense that scorched Pirates ace Paul Skenes for four runs in four innings. Sal Frelick kicked off the scoring with a leadoff homer, and the onslaught didn’t stop there behind hits from William Contreras and Brice Turang, a Yelich two-run shot, and a six-run sixth highlighted by Andrew Vaughn’s power. Freddy Peralta spun six scoreless to earn the win as Milwaukee padded its already monumental season numbers.

The Brewers now sit atop MLB with the best record and have surged to a seven-game lead in the NL Central, completing an astonishing 50-16 stretch since July 5 and a 26-4 run in that span. They’re on pace for about 102 wins, a club mark, and have become the divisional era’s standout story, tying an 11-game streak from 2021 and matching one from 2015 in a season that already feels historic.

Two 11-game winning streaks in one season, 31 games over .500 for the franchise, and a surge that turned a sub-.500 start into baseball’s hottest run. The Brewers are proving this isn’t a fluke—it's momentum, depth, and a lineup that’s finding power from top to bottom as they chase a pennant and a historic finale to a remarkable campaign.