The Milwaukee Brewers suffered a shutout loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday by a score of 1-0 at American Family Field in Milwaukee. While the offense was struggling to find a solution, right-hander Robert Gasser was doing what he could to make things difficult on the Giants’ batting order.

Things were going in Gasser’s favor until the fifth inning.

Heading into the top of the fifth, Gasser had only allowed four hits and a walk. But when Giants right fielder Victor Bericoto stepped up to the plate as the leadoff man, Gasser lost the duel.

With a 2-0 count, Gasser threw a 90-mph sinker to the top of the zone, which Bericoto jumped on and took to right center field for a home run to give the Giants their decisive 1-0 lead. Gasser finished up the frame and, in the top of the sixth inning, he was replaced by Chad Patrick.

After the game, Gasser talked with the media about his outing following a final line of five strikeouts, five hits, one earned run and one walk over five innings of work.

"Yeah, it came down to just getting ahead early and trusting William [Contreras]," Gasser said. "I mean, that's always the goal, but just throw a lot of strikes early and get some early outs, and then a couple of punch outs help me get going."

Gasser remained aggressive on Wednesday, but it was not because of any significant adjustment he made during his recent stint with Triple-A Nashville.

"Honestly, not a whole lot," Gasser said. "I mean, it's just sticking to what I've been doing. You know, back in Nashville, had a good game with really good command. It was just like, there shouldn't be any difference. So, I'm just, you know, same mindset, same plan, just attack the zone and you know, let the results be what they are."

When Gasser is on the mound, he also knows that he can trust the defense.

"Just attack the zone and let those guys go to work," Gasser said. "Yeah, they emphasize it to us a lot. You know, they got eight great defenders behind us, so use them, don't let them get bored back there. So, you know, did a good job of that today. A lot of ground balls, a couple of fly balls."

After undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2024, Gasser is still ramping back up and adjusting to a consistent workload.

"You know, I'm close," he said. "Well, at the same time, I was like, you know, I was supposed to pitch tomorrow when I was in Nashville, have a bullpen. So I missed a bullpen. So it's like the routine of it was kind of thrown off. 

"But I feel like that might have helped a little bit just to get me out of, like, the same thing over and over again," Gasser added. "And just kind of have a, you know, just a fresh, little fresh start there."

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