2012-06-06 Cubs (Maholm) at Brewers (Greinke), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 8-0]

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[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/cubs.png[/logo][game-info][h1]June 06 | 7:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Cubs (19-36) | Brewers (24-31)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/brewers.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/cubs/maholm-02.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/brewers/greinke-12.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]4-4, 4.82 ERA, 1.32 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Maholm knew he shouldn't walk the leadoff batter in his last start, but he did, and it led to a loss against the Giants. The lefty gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings. He's 0-1 vs. the Brewers this year.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]6-2, 3.46 ERA, 1.32 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Cubs | Game Log[/h3][h3]Greinke has surrendered a slew of hits lately, 10 of them in a bad loss to the D-backs on May 26, and nine more to the Dodgers in a sweep-clinching win on Thursday. He is 14-0 at Miller Park.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. CF Tony Campana
   
2. SS Starlin Castro
   
3. RF David DeJesus
   
4. LF Alfonso Soriano
   
5. 1B Bryan LaHair
   
6. C Steve Clevinger
   
7. 2B Darwin Barney
   
8. 3B Ian Stewart
   
9. LHP Paul Maholm

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1. RF Norichika Aoki
   
2. CF Carlos Gomez
   
3. LF Ryan Braun
   
4. 1B Corey Hart
   
5. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
6. SS Cody Ransom
   
7. 3B Brooks Conrad
   
8. C Martin Maldonado
   
9. RHP Zack Greinke

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[PrinceEatMeat]

Ramirez out again. 20th straight game with a different lineup.

[TooLiveBrew]

This is me, excited for this game. Yay.

 

Come on Brewers, change my mindset.

[Funketown]

TLB, how can you possibly not be excited to see whether Brooks Conrad can break his streak of 37 PA's without a single hit on a ball in play? I'm also curious to see how long he can go with a wRC+ <0.

[TooLiveBrew]

TLB, how can you possibly not be excited to see whether Brooks Conrad can break his streak of 37 PA's without a single hit on a ball in play? I'm also curious to see how long he can go with a wRC+ <0.

Well, now that you put it like that...

 

USA! USA! USA!

[chickinbrickin]

What a difference a year makes. About this time last year I was starting to get more and more pumped about this team. No I am starting to care less and less, which is sad.

 

Zack toss a complete game shut-out to get that trade value as high as possible!

[sauveb]

WHAT? Gomez leading off. Are you nuts RRR? That's it, I'm done with the Brewers forever, I just can't put up with the stupidity. Huh? Oh, wait. Oops. I guess Aoki is leading off and Gomez is batting 2nd. Never mind.

[rluzinski]

Just so I understand, yesterday Gomez bats leadoff against a righty and Aoki second. Today, Gomez bats second against a lefty and Aoki leadoff. Is that correct and if so, what am I missing? Not suggesting it matters much in the grand scheme of things but it's hurting my head trying to figure out RR's logic.

[TURBO]

Tough to figure out logic from someone who has none.

[PrinceEatMeat]

It would be nice if Ramirez was back so Hart could just go back to leadoff, Aoki second, and Gomez nowhere near the top of the order.

[thablingster]

Someone (I think it was Haudricourt) asked RR why the flip-flop (Aoki first, Gomez second), he was kind of cryptic and said "I can't tell you some of why."

 

He basically said Aoki will see more pitches and get on base more, but there are "little reasons he'd rather not say." Interesting.

[dlk9s]

Looking forward to a nice ground out/pop out combo at the top of the order tonight.

[markedman5]

When you have no real reasons you just say "I have reasons but I can't tell you"......

[owbc]

Strange to see such small crowds for Brewers-Cubs games. I guess the 5th place vs the 6th place team isn't worth the marquee ticket price?

[Funketown]

Just so I understand, yesterday Gomez bats leadoff against a righty and Aoki second. Today, Gomez bats second against a lefty and Aoki leadoff. Is that correct and if so, what am I missing? Not suggesting it matters much in the grand scheme of things but it's hurting my head trying to figure out RR's logic.

 

Gomez bunts better against LHP. Aoki bunts better against RHP. Duh!

 

I'm not sure whether that should be in blue.

[burnzy24]

I think Brooks Conrad forgot that he had a glove there for a moment I can't remember seeing a player attempt to grab a grounder like that with his bare hand. Hopefully A-Ram is healthy and playing tomorrow.

[AZBrewCrew]

Greinke with a 53 mph pitch. nice.

[umphrey]

Bruce Seid still looks like that guy from Breaking Bad

[Oldcity]

Season 5 starts in a month!

[pretendastronaut]

Season 5 starts in a month!

No, half of season 5 starts in a month. The other half starts in a a year and month.

[owbc]

Greinke with 11 K through 5, but his pitch count is probably going to limit him to 7 innings max. Too bad.

[Oldcity]

Fair point.

 

Greinke is a good pitcher.

[endaround]

Greinke is going to have all the strike outs

[homer]

So Greinkeis having a good game....

[Schlitz001]

Congrats Taylor Green on your first ever MLB HR.