2011-07-16 Brewers (Greinke) at Rockies (Chacin) - [Brewers win, 8-7, on Weeks homer]

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July 16 - 7:10 P.M.

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49-45

45-48

Pitching Matchup

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Zack Greinke

7-3, 5.45

What a weird first half for Greinke. He's 7-3 with four double-digit strikeout games and the team is 9-4 when he starts, but he also has a 5.45 ERA. Greinke is hoping the results begin matching how he feels on the mound.

Rockies vs. Narveson
Narveson Game Log

Jhoulys Chacin

8-7, 3.16

Chacin has dropped his last three starts, but it's hard to fault his performance in Washington on Sunday. He struck out four and held the Nationals to one run and four hits in seven innings, but received no run support.

Brewers vs. Chacin
Chacin Game Log

Starting Lineups

1. 
   
2. RF Corey Hart
   
3. CF Nyjer Morgan
   
4. LF Ryan Braun
   
5. 1B Prince Fielder
   
6. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
7. 3B Casey McGehee
   
8. SS Josh Wilson
   
9. C Jonathan Lucroy
   
10. RHP Zack Greinke
    

1. 
   
2. LF Carlos Gonzalez
   
3. 2B Mark Ellis
   
4. 1B Todd Helton
   
5. SS Troy Tulowitzki
   
6. RF Seth Smith
   
7. 3B Ian Stewart
   
8. CF Dexter Fowler
   
9. C Chris Iannetta
   
10. RHP Jhoulys Chacin
    

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[jjgott]

Lineup per JSOnline

 

Brewers

 

RF Corey Hart

CF Nyjer Morgan

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

2B Rickie Weeks

3B Casey McGehee

SS Josh Wilson

C Jonathan Lucroy

P Zack Greinke

[thablingster]

Come on, Brewers. Put these road woahs you've been experiencing behind you. Regardless of the starting nine or how many bloop singles the Rockies get, it is time to right the ship.

[owbc]

9-8-7-3-4-5-6-2-1

 

I like this move. It probably isn't best for the long term, but with the majority of the lineup in a slump, it is nice to see our 3 best hitters in the 3-4-5. Maybe batting leadoff will awaken Corey Hart, he has been getting a bit of a free pass this year with McGehee and Betancourt getting more attention.

 

Just watched a few highlight clips from late May to get back into the spirit of things, ready for a win tonight :-)

[PrinceEatMeat]

Love the new lineup, except that Morgan should leadoff over Hart. Makes more sense. Hart hits great in the 2 hole, and Morgan is used to being a leadoff hitter. Oh well, at least it's a step in the right direction. Just need a new SS and 3B, or at least one, and we're good.

[markedman5]

I like that RR shook it up but Prince is right. If you are moving Rickie to 5 why in the world wouldn't you have Morgan leading off?

 

2 run homers are better then solo shots last time I checked.

 

Interesting that Wilson is getting a shot at short. Make the plays and get a few hits and they will give you another start Josh.

 

Go 0-4 and and Yuni is back in there tomorrow........

[FoxyFoxes]

Flip flop Morgan and Hart and this is the lineup to role with until a trade for a shortstop or Taylor Green is up. Let's go CAsey/Greinke.....your season turnaround starts TONIGHT.

[brewtank34]

I've got a buddy who came up with a nick-name for Betancourt...pretty hilarious. "0-2" Classic!

[dlk9s]

\ Maybe batting leadoff will awaken Corey Hart, he has been getting a bit of a free pass this year with McGehee and Betancourt getting more attention.

I don't know, Hart seems to be doing ok. .266/.345/.468/.813, 11 homers isn't too bad.

[owbc]

I had no idea Hart had an .800 OPS this year. He sure has been under the radar though.

[pebadger]

I think he's been under the radar because it seems like a lot of his best work has been somewhat irrelevant to the outcome of games. He had the 3 homer game, which was nice, but in essence he "used up" 25% of his homers in a game where the team "didn't need" all of them. His RISP BA is very low (.214) and his RISP OPS is 50 points worse than McGehee's.

 

Just another one of the guys in the "nobody other than Fielder, Braun, Weeks and Morgan" group. Not that he's sunk to the depths of most of the others, and he'd be fine if others were pulling their weight, but at this point the team needs at least one more hitter to change the equation to at least 5 pullers vs 4 dead-weights.

[pebadger]

On another topic, can't wait to see how unlucky Greinke is tonight. My guess is a minimum of 8 Ks vs 1 or 2 walks, with 5ER allowed.

[brewtank34]

I had no idea Hart had an .800 OPS this year. He sure has been under the radar though.

Because it seems that everytime he's in a clutch spot, he fails. RISP this year, he's batting: .214/.315/.375. Those aren't good number's.

 

[PrinceEatMeat]

Let's hope Doug gets Wilson Betemit soon to play 3B. He'd look good in this lineup. It was just reported that talks are going on, so it could go down soon.

[trwi7]

Let's hope Doug gets Wilson Betemit soon to play 3B. He'd look good in this lineup. It was just reported that talks are going on, so it could go down soon.

 

I don't know why we would waste time trying to trade for him. He's a decent hitter and bad defender. You could likely call up Green, get the same production and instead focus on getting a SS.

[pebadger]

I agree with that line of thinking. The Brewers probably ony have the resources to after one spot from outside the organization without really causing problems for the future. If we've learned anything the past several seasons it's that as long as you aren't horrible you have a shot in the NL Central. No need to destroy the team when a team worse than the one the Brewer have this year wil still have a legitimate shot at winning the division.

 

Get a new SS and let Green play.

[Yeti73]

Get on board everyone, we are about to start on a 6+ game win streak.

[Mr QL]

I like this lineup. I'd probably switch Corey and Nyjer but Corey had a lot of success at leadoff a few years ago iirc.

[logan82]

it is nice to see our 3 best hitters in the 3-4-5

 

Why? This gives our best hitter one fewer AB than the top guys. I don't like this lineup. Looks like panic to me.

[hawing]

Dear Brewers:

 

Please look competent tonight. Thanks!

 

Best wishes,

 

hawing

[PrinceEatMeat]

it is nice to see our 3 best hitters in the 3-4-5

 

Why? This gives our best hitter one fewer AB than the top guys. I don't like this lineup. Looks like panic to me.

Not sure why Rickie protecting Prince and getting more RBI opportunities is a bad thing.

[chickinbrickin]

it is nice to see our 3 best hitters in the 3-4-5

 

Why? This gives our best hitter one fewer AB than the top guys. I don't like this lineup. Looks like panic to me.

 

I think it is a good move. I would rather have Rickie be in the RBI spots than Hart.

[brewtank34]

Anyone know where Bill Schroeder has been?

[davego]

I'd rather have Rickie 1, followed by Ryan, Prince and Corey 4th...but that's just me.

[Mr QL]

weather delay? ughhhhhhhhhh i hate road games