Sal Frelick might have just provided the spark the Brewers needed to turn things around

Throughout a sluggish month of May, the Milwaukee Brewers have been searching for an edge, a spark, or a sign from the heavens to help them turn things around. On Wednesday afternoon, they may have gotten just what they needed. After a line drive home run to center field, Sal Frelick returned to the Brewers dugout, chucked his helmet into the corner, and fired up his squad. The following two innings, Milwaukee's previously dormant offense exploded for five runs.

Things were looking bleak for the Brewers. They had dropped the first two games of the series against the Cleveland Guardians, and after a frustrating loss on Tuesday night, the team held their second "closed-door" meeting of the last three weeks. The offense was quiet once again to start Wednesday's series finale against the Guardians, scoring just one run in the first four innings. With the team trailing by a run, Frelick's home run and subsequent helmet throw were exactly the spark that they needed to awaken from their slump.

Sal Frelick's helmet throw wakes up the Brewers' offense

Rhys Hoskins, who impressively answered question after question following last night's team meeting, played a big role in the win as well. He reached base five times, including two RBI-singles (one that should've been a double), a double to right-center, and a huge two-run home run in the seventh inning. Overall, he had four hits, five RBIs, and scored two runs in Wednesday's much-needed win.

Logan Henderson looked sharp in his second major league start. He surrendered just two earned runs in five innings of work and struck out seven. According to Mike Vassallo, the Brewers' senior director of media relations, on X, Henderson's 16 strikeouts through his first two games with the Brewers are tied for second-most in franchise history.

It's just one win, and only their second in the last seven games, but the nature of Wednesday's win and the response that the Brewers' offense had to Frelick's igniting helmet throw offers encouragement about what's to come.

Time will tell whether Frelick's move will have a lasting impact on the Brewers' offense, but with the team returning home after an off-day on Thursday for what should be an exciting three-game set against their “rivals," the Minnesota Twins, the opportunity is there to build off the momentum that they gained in Wednesday's win. The Brewers are 12-7 when playing at American Family Field this season, so the team should be more than excited to return home.