Guerra, Crew rotation getting groove back

MILWAUKEE — The way manager Craig Counsell saw it, the only way for Brewers starting pitchers to go was up.

Thursday’s 5-3 win over the Cubs capped a seven-game homestand that featured six of Milwaukee’s nine best starts this season, including each of their top five performances as measured by Bill James’ game score. Junior Guerra’s 11-strikeout, seven-inning outing in the finale didn’t rank among those top five, but it did give the Brewers eight quality starts in their last 10 games — compared to seven quality starts in the team’s first 31 games.

“I said a couple of times that it was going to get better,” Counsell said. “They were better than they were pitching. That’s what’s happened.”

The Brewers still own baseball’s worst starters’ ERA at 5.43, but that’s down over the past 10 games from 6.41. In those 10 games, Brewers starters have combined for a 3.05 ERA.

Guerra has done his part since a promotion from Triple-A Colorado Springs, going 3-0 with a 3.96 ERA in his first four Major League starts. The Brewers have won all four games.

“It feels great,” Guerra said via translator …

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