All things considered, the Milwaukee Brewers made it through the first month of the 2023 Major League Baseball season about as well as anyone could have hoped.

Milwaukee opened the season with a shutout loss to the Cubs but responded with six straight victories and went 23 games before a three-game losing streak gave the Brewers their first consecutive losses of the season.

Since then, the Brewers have been bitten repeatedly by the injury bug. Starting right-hander Brandon Woodruff was lost until at least late June thanks to a subscapular strain in his right shoulder. Fellow right-handers Adrian Houser (groin tightness) and Gus Varland also closed out the month on the IL, though both are expected to return to the team in the next week or so while Matt Bush will be out until at least the end of May with right shoulder issues.

Position players weren’t immune to the injury bug, either. Milwaukee lost starting third baseman Luis Urias to a strained left hamstring that will keep him out until at least June. Outfielder Tyrone Taylor began the year on the IL thanks to a right elbow injury in spring training.

Milwaukee lost another outfielder when Garrett Mitchell’s left shoulder popped out of the joint on April 18. He’ll undergo surgery on May 1 and its not yet known if he’ll be able to return this season.

Despite all that, the Brewers posted an 18-10 record, putting them second in the NL Central, two games back of the surprising Pittsburgh Pirates.

Despite an impressive showing during Spring Training, Wiemer was one of the last players cut before the team broke camp but didn’t have to wait long for his first big-league call-up as the Brewers summoned him from Triple-A Nashville when Luis Urias went on the injured list during Milwaukee’s season-opening series in Chicago.

Since then, the former second-round pick out of the University of Cincinnati has lived up to his billing as the Brewers’ No. 3 prospect. In 27 games, Wiemer is slashing .226/.309/.369 with two home runs, six doubles and three stolen bases while also flashing some pretty slick defensive moves in the outfield.

Milwaukee's closer is off to a dominant start with five saves in 10 scoreless outings while striking out 13 batters over 9 1/2 innings of work.

Strzelecki emerged as a top relief option as a rookie last season when he went 2-1 with a 2.83 ERA in 30 appearances and after earning a spot on his first-ever Opening Day roster, has picked up right where he left off and has allowed just one run in an NL-leading 14 appearances.

The affable first baseman got off to a slow start, going 5-for-40 with a double, two home runs and nine strikeouts through his first 10 games. Since then, though, Tellez has been among the hottest hitters in baseball with a slash line of .319/.400/.723, 6 home runs, 15 RBIs and a 1.123 OPS over his last 14 games.

Yelich got the day off Sunday when the Brewers closed out the month with a 3-0 loss to the Angels in Milwaukee after collecting just one hit in his previous 15 at-bats.

While Yelich ranks among the league leaders with 22 runs scored, he’s slashing .223/.316/.340 with a .656 OPS in 27 games and has struck out 34 times in 117 plate appearances.

Acquired last November from Tampa, where he had a 3.38 ERA in 17 appearances, Guerra found himself designated for assignment after posting an 8.64 ERA in eight appearances for the Brewers who ultimately dealt him back to the Rays for cash considerations or a player to be named later.

The Brewers open the month of May with a week-long road trip that will take them to Denver then San Francisco before returning home to host the Dodgers and Royals.

Later in the month, they’ll face the arch-rival Cardinals for the first time while also taking on the MLB-leading Rays and defending World Series champion Astros.