Alexander, last seen six days ago giving up eight runs in a start against the Tigers, struck out five in three scoreless frames against an A’s team that barely showed up today. He has a 3.66 ERA in three starts and three relief appearances this season.

Alexander gave up six hits, including a solo homer to Ryan McMahon, and didn’t stick around long enough to collect a win, despite getting double-digit run support. He struck out three and issued a pair of walks. He’s in line to square off against the Tigers on Tuesday his next time out. He won’t work deep into starts, but he’s done a nice job helping stabilize the back-end of Milwaukee’s starting rotation.

Called on for the spot start without many expectations, Alexander was fantastic in this one. He attacked the Reds’ hitters with repeated cutters and fastballs up in the zone and had pinpoint command with each pitch. Together they forced four pop-ups and a handful of lazy fly balls. The kicker is… his stuff looked good. His fastball had legitimate life, his cutter was lethal, and his changeup had plus run. He also threw 83 pitches, which was far more than expected after throwing 47 in relief last weekend. The Brewers are starved for pitching depth and Alexander would become mildly interesting in deep leagues should he stick in the rotation. Him lasting for 83 pitches is also a good sign that he’ll be trusted to start again.