2012-04-12 Brewers (Greinke) at Cubs (Garza), 1:20 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 8-0]

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[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]April 12 | 1:20 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (4-2) | Cubs (1-5)[/h2][h3]FSN HD | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/cubs.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/brewers/greinke-02.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/cubs/garza-01.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.57 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Cubs | Game Log[/h3][h3]Greinke gets his first opportunity to turn around last year's home-road splits. He was 11-0 with a 3.13 ERA in his debut season at Miller Park, versus 5-6 with a 4.70 ERA everywhere else.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Garza had another tough-luck outing in his first start of the season, leaving with a lead only to see it disappear late at Wrigley on Saturday. In three career starts vs. the Brewers, he's 2-1 with a 4.35 ERA.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. 2B Rickie Weeks
2. CF Nyjer Morgan
3. LF Ryan Braun
4. RF Corey Hart
5. 1B Mat Gamel
6. SS Alex Gonzalez
7. C Jonathan Lucroy
8. 3B Cesar Izturis
9. P Zack Greinke

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1. RF David DeJesus
2. 2B Darwin Barney
3. SS Starlin Castro
4. LF Alfonso Soriano
5. 3B Ian Stewart
6. 1B Bryan LaHair
7. C Steve Clevinger
8. CF Reed Johnson
9. RHP Matt Garza

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[chickinbrickin]

Like this line-up. I wonder if Hart stays hot if he will stay in the clean up spot.

 

Gamel getting so much PT pretty much squashes all the prvious talk about RRR's Ish crush.

[TooLiveBrew]

3B Cesar Izturis

This is a very big problem. Not just one start, but that Izturis is obviously the only real IF backup. The fix is so obvious to me, ditch Ish for Taylor Green & then you never have to play Izturis's bat at 2B or 3B. He's completely unacceptable as a hitter at 3B.

[CheezWizHed]

At least, RR didn't put him at clean-up to keep everyone else in their "regular" spots...

[chadomac]

Yeah, I was shocked that Green didn't make the MLB club. I'm not sure how much experience he's had in OF but if they're comfortable with him in the corners once in awhile, he could get a start pretty much anywhere but CF/C/SS and get semi-regular playing time.

[rluzinski]

Izturis's 2012 ZIPS Projection:

 

.248/.291/.306

 

That is just absurdly bad for any position player and a joke for a backup 3B.

[dlk9s]

Pitchers are dealing today.

 

Brewers have had a bit of bad luck so far. Hart looked like he crushed one with 2 runners on in the 1st inning, but the wind just laughed. Izturis actually had a solid little grounder up the middle, but the double-play shift did exactly what it was supposed to do.

[GormanHarvey]

Listening at work...should Braun have had the ball Clevenger hit?

[fondybrewfan]

You jinxed Grienke pretty bad. Steve Clevenger and Reed Johnson just got a run off of him.

[brwrsfan]

Hope one run isn't enough to beat us. It almost was yesterday, ugh.

 

Only watching on the gamecast, Cubs actually earn those runs or was it a popup double like it appeared on here?

[topper09er]

Clevenger is really good at swinging late and getting doubles down the LF line

[dlk9s]

You jinxed Grienke pretty bad. Steve Clevenger and Reed Johnson just got a run off of him.

 

Yeah, I posted just in time.

[brwrsfan]

Another one of those huh. The one he hit yesterday I swear was an accident. What is going on here? 3 straight singles? Greinke just lose it or what?

[fondybrewfan]

Now all of a sudden the wheels fall off; 5 hits this inning

[topper09er]

Im pretty sure the CF on my softball team has a better arm than Morgan

[dlk9s]

Listening at work...should Braun have had the ball Clevenger hit?

 

No way he could have caught it. He misplayed it when it bounced, though, which probably turned a single into a double.

[GormanHarvey]

Listening at work...should Braun have had the ball Clevenger hit?

 

No way he could have caught it. He misplayed it when it bounced, though, which probably turned a single into a double.

 

Ok. Thanks for the help.

[dlk9s]

Of course Soriano breaks his bat on an "excuse me" swing and drives in two.

[chadomac]

our pets HEADS ARE FALLING OFF

[topper09er]

Everyone was talking about the first ever Wrigley sweep too much and we jinxed this game before it started. I expect about 3 line drive outs today and 2 HRs brought back by the wind

[brwrsfan]

4 straight singles, and 6 out of 7 hits in the inning against what really is a very poor lineup. Has anything been hit well? Greinke just missing his spots or what?

 

Edit: Soriano steal? Seriously? And another ground ball single?!??!

[Tailgat0r76]

What a joke of an inning. This is going to be the only way the Cubs win this year - when all of their poorly hit balls drop in for hits

[dlk9s]

Another one of those huh. The one he hit yesterday I swear was an accident. What is going on here? 3 straight singles? Greinke just lose it or what?

 

Combination of good hits and "lucky" ones. The double was a bloop, the single after that was a jam-job that the guy muscled into left-center. Pretty legit hits after that until Soriano's luckbox.

 

And now a little dribbler gets through the shift.

 

On top of all that, the Lucroy actually did a decent job of blocking a wild pitch, but the runner was really aggressive and made it to third. I don't think most runners would've chanced it. Lucroy made a nice throw to come an eyelash away from getting Soriano at 2nd, too.

[cnycerveceros]

It's innings like this that make it hard for me to get real excited about Greinke. I know his overall numbers are very good. Where do these kind of innings come from with him? How can he look so in control and then turn into Ben Hendrickson?

[topper09er]

our pets HEADS ARE FALLING OFF

 

Harry, I took care of it