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Drohan got himself into a jam in the opening inning but got Will Smith to ground into a double play to escape any damage. He then allowed a leadoff single to Kyle Tucker to open the second inning and Brewers’ skipper Pat Murphy decided he had seen enough. That run ultimately came around to score. The 27-year-old southpaw got just one whiff on 25 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll be fully rested and ready to go out of the Brewers’ bullpen for the start of the World Series.

Drohan struck out a pair and didn’t allow a hit. The 27-year-old is now set for the postseason, and it’s likely he’ll serve a multi-inning role in the ALDS beginning next weekend.

It looks like Drohan, who gave up five runs in 3 1/3 innings in his last start Saturday, is going to finish out the year in the pen, and the Brewers put him right into a leverage situation tonight. He entered with one out and one on and the Brewers up by one and got a double play ball after allowing a single. He then started the eighth, only to be pulled after Oneil Cruz’s leadoff single. Still, it went as a hold, his first since May 12.

Drohan gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. He’s allowed a total of 11 runs to the Reds over his last two starts, but the Brewers still managed to win both games. Drohan has a 4.35 ERA. He’s lined up to face the Orioles on the road next week.

Matt McLain and Eugenio Suárez homered off him. It might be about time for the Brewers to take a look at Drohan as a reliever, since he’s not at all likely to be a part of the postseason rotation. If they choose to hold off on that, he’ll likely face the Reds again next Friday. That one will be at home, making him a better bet.

Drohan gave up six hits, walked one and struck out six. He improved to 7-5 with the win. Drohan hadn’t won a game since July 31 against the Angels, a span of three starts. He has a 3.75 ERA in 27 appearances (16 starts) for the Brewers. Drohan is lined up to face the Reds on the road next weekend.

Drohan was making his first start in 10 days after making a two-inning relief appearance Tuesday. He’ll probably pitch again next Sunday against the Rangers, which is a solid matchup. He’s allowed two or three runs in seven of his last nine starts.

Drohan allowed one run on a leadoff walk and a single in the fifth and then was pulled with a 2-1 lead in the sixth after walking back-to-back batters with one out. Antonio Senzatela replaced him and, after getting Teoscar Hernández to ground out, gave up a three-run pinch-hit homer to Max Muncy to add two runs to Drohan’s total. Drohan will have an easier assignment at home next week against the Mariners, making him a decent option in mixed leagues.

Drohan walked two batters through the first two innings, but neither came around to score. In the third inning, however, Drohan walked Ryan Jeffers with one out, which proved costly when Josh Bell homered to bring in Jeffers and cut the Brewers’ lead to 4-2. Drohan would fall victim to the long ball again in the fourth inning when he allowed a solo homer to Kaelen Culpepper, and Austin Martin would later drive home Victor Caratini to tie the game at 4-4. In the fifth inning, Drohan surrendered two more runs, as the Twins extended their lead to 6-4, and did not return for the sixth. This was easily one of the worst outings of the season for Drohan. His four walks tied a season high, while his six earned runs set a new season high. It’s the second time in three games that Drohan has allowed five or more earned runs, and he’s posted a 4.83 ERA over his last seven starts while going 3-2 over that span. He’ll look to correct course in his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday on the road against the Padres.

After getting an extra day off in between starts, Drohan rebounded from a surprisingly weak showing against the Rockies to put together his fourth quality start in his last five tries. Workload could be a concern here down the stretch, since Drohan missed much of the previous two seasons, but he’s still looking like a solid mixed-league option for now. He’ll probably face the Pirates on Thursday.

He struck out six, but allowed eight hard-hit balls. Drohan’s ERA climbs to 3.51 after his first start of more than three earned runs allowed since June 13. He’s probably earned enough benefit of the doubt at this point to trust against the Giants next week, though he is currently slated to oppose Logan Webb.

Drogan has turned in three straight quality starts, and he has a 2.70 ERA in his last six turns. As long as he’s starting every five or six days for the Brewers, he’s probably worth using in mixed leagues. That’s especially the case next week, as his next start is likely to come at home against the Rockies.

Drohan held the Pirates scoreless through three innings before Esmerlyn Valdez took him deep for a two-run blast in the fourth. Two hits in the sixth would bring a third run in for the Pirates. Drohan started the seventh inning, recording the first out before his day was over at 83 pitches. He struck out six. The 27-year-old left-hander holds a 3.09 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and a 67/20 K/BB ratio across 70 innings at the All-Star break.

Drohan completed six innings for the second time as a major leaguer, throwing a mere 85 pitches to get his 18 outs. He struck out only two and gave up 13 hard-hit balls, but he mostly kept the ball on the ground and surrendered just four singles and two doubles. He’ll face the Pirates on Saturday to finish the first half.

Facing exclusively right-handed batters, the left-handed Drohan did well to keep the Reds off the board here despite needing 98 pitches to get 13 outs. He labored through many long at-bats and traffic-riddled innings to get there though and didn’t have great command of either his curveball or slider and thus, struggled to put hitters away. This was just the second time in five starts since being fully unleashed as a starter where he failed to complete at least five innings. He’s scheduled to face the Reds again next time out followed by the Diamondbacks in a two-start week.

Drohan’s fastball velocity had been holding up quite well as a starter, but his first fastball was down about one mph today and his slider was down by about two mph. Fortunately, he still mostly produced soft contact, with David Fry’s 380-foot homer being the obvious exception. Drohan departed with a one-run lead, but that failed to last long. He’s 1-1 with a 4.43 ERA and a 19/6 K/BB over 20 1/3 innings in four starts since being added to the rotation at the beginning of the month. He’ll probably keep the spot following Brandon Woodruff’s return and face the Reds next week.

Drohan struck out seven and walked none, but he gave up eight hits. The last of those was a Brandon Marsh single to open the sixth in a 3-3 game. Drohan was lifted afterwards, and the Phillies went on to score five runs in the inning. It was still a solid showing for Drohan. He allowed only four hard-hit balls. He’s given up nine runs in 15 1/3 innings over three starts since moving into the Milwaukee rotation, and he’ll probably stick around face the Braves next week.

Drohan gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four. He improved to 3-1 with the win. Drohan was removed after 83 pitches as he was making just his third start of the year after pitching in the bullpen. He has a 3.11 ERA. It’s unclear if Drohan will remain in the rotation, but he’s lined up to face the Phillies at home next weekend.

The runs came on a Matt Chapman homer that was nearly taken away by Jackson Chourio in center. It was a homer in just eight of the 30 ballparks. Since he was pulled at 68 pitches after spending the last five weeks in the pen, he didn’t get a win in the rout. That instead went to Chad Patrick after a scoreless fifth. Drohan will probably make another start Saturday in Colorado, but he might return to the pen after that.

Drohan came in to start the third after Brandon Woodruff left in the second and gave the Brewers both length and quality in a game in which they really only needed the former; they scored eight runs in the first four innings and wound up winning 13-1. Drohan entered the day with a 5/5 K/BB in 7 2/3 innings as a major leaguer, but he struck out four and walked none in this one. He’s one of the handful of options to step into the rotation if Woodruff lands on the IL.