Brewers push Shane Drohan's start to Friday vs. Angels
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Shane Drohan will not start Wednesday in San Francisco. His next outing is now set for Friday's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, after the club called up Thomas Pannone for a spot start to give the full rotation extra rest.
Per CBS Sports, citing Hunter Baumgardt of Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee, Drohan had been lined up for his 12th start of the season at Oracle Park. The Brewers scratched that plan and instead promoted Pannone from Triple-A Nashville.
The move matters for fantasy managers who had celebrity breaking news and streaming alerts tied to Wednesday's Giants matchup. Fantasy Alarm updated its Underdog slate to note Drohan is no longer starting that day, while ESPN confirmed he was a late scratch against San Francisco.
Key Takeaways
- Shane Drohan's next start is Friday against the Angels in Anaheim, not Wednesday in San Francisco.
- Thomas Pannone was called up from Triple-A Nashville to make a Brewers spot start.
- Milwaukee is using the change to build extra rest into all five rotation spots.
- Drohan loses a pitcher-friendly Oracle Park date but still looks viable versus an Angels lineup that has struggled against lefties.
Why was Shane Drohan scratched on Wednesday?
The Brewers chose rest over sticking with the original schedule. By handing Wednesday to Pannone, Milwaukee can space out starts for every member of the five-man staff. That is a club decision about workload, not a report of injury in the sources covering the scratch.
Drohan therefore skips what would have been start No. 12 on the road against the Giants. Fantasy players who streamed him for the San Francisco game need a different pitcher for that slate.
When does Shane Drohan pitch next?
His next turn is Friday's series opener in Anaheim against the Angels. That keeps him available for weekly fantasy lineups even after the midweek change. Managers in weekly formats can still plan around the left-hander for the upcoming scoring period.
Daily players lose the Wednesday start but regain him for Friday. ESPN's Wednesday advice stream had already flagged the late scratch, so same-day DFS and Pick'em entries should pivot away from any Drohan props tied to the Giants game.
Does the new Angels matchup still help fantasy lineups?
CBS Sports notes Drohan misses one of baseball's more pitcher-friendly parks at Oracle, yet still rates as a quality fantasy option this week. The Angels have posted a league-high 25.9 percent strikeout rate against left-handed pitching this season, a favorable backdrop for a southpaw.
Fantasy Alarm had liked Drohan for strikeouts before the scratch, citing a 24.3 percent strikeout rate over his last six starts and strong swinging-strike marks. Those trends do not guarantee Friday production, but they help explain why many managers still want him active once he takes the mound in Anaheim.
For now, the headline is simple: Shane Drohan's Brewers start is pushed to Friday, Pannone covers Wednesday, and fantasy plans should shift with the new Angels date.