2012-06-14 Brewers (Marcum) at Royals (Hochevar), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-3]

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[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]June 14 | 7:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (28-34) | Royals (26-34)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/royals.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/brewers/marcum-12.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/royals/hochevar-01.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]5-3, 3.50 ERA, 1.21 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Royals | Game Log[/h3][h3]Zack Greinke gets most of the love, but Marcum is quietly having a great first half for the second straight season. He has won three straight starts while allowing only five earned runs in his last 19 2/3 innings.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]3-7, 6.57 ERA, 1.56 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Hochevar lost four of his last five starts, although in a no-decision he held the Orioles to one earned run. Big innings have been a bugaboo; of the 47 total runs against him, 22 were accumulated in just four innings.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. LF Norichika Aoki
   
2. RF Nyjer Morgan
   
3. DH Ryan Braun
   
4. 3B Aramis Ramirez
   
5. 1B Corey Hart
   
6. C George Kottaras
   
7. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
8. CF Carlos Gomez
   
9. SS Edwin Maysonet

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1. LF Alex Gordon
   
2. 2B Chris Getz
   
3. DH Billy Butler
   
4. 1B Eric Hosmer
   
5. RF Jeff Francoeur
   
6. 3B Mike Moustakas
   
7. SS Alcides Escobar
   
8. CF Jarrod Dyson
   
9. C Humberto Quintero

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[pacopete4]

Lets get one tonight! A win tonight and propel into Minnie this weekend. Time to start righting the ship!

[FullMetalCardigan]

Kottaras in the lineup because...? Giving Maldonado an extra day? RR wants to use him against RHP and Maldonado for LHP and was waiting for George to get healthy to do this? Showcasing him for a possible trade?

[pacopete4]

Could Kottaras get us some bullpen help? I can't see someone giving up anyone decent for this guy. He's a below average defender with some pop in his bat, terrible contact guy but walks a lot.

[logan82]

That lineup would look much better with a little Green.

[FullMetalCardigan]

Nothing but pure speculation on my behalf but Tampa or Pittsburgh could be a possible landing spot for Kottaras if the Brewers don't want to carry three catchers on the roster when Lucroy gets back. Don't know the chances of a trade happening but I just don't see George getting any significant playing time in the second half of the season. (Barring another injury, of course)

[PrinceEatMeat]

Kottaras isn't going anywhere until Wolf is gone, so it's not even worth discussing.

[logan82]

There is no way we would go with another catcher for Wolf like we did last year.

[Funketown]

Hochevar's career ERA is more than a run higher than his career FIP in ~650 innings. That's an abnormally high difference.

 

I wish Taylor Green could play RF. Green has been pretty much league average at the dish so far and projects to be about league average (Zips). It's a good thing this team is good enough that we struggle to get a solid player into the lineup...

[PrinceEatMeat]

Hochevar's career ERA is more than a run higher than his career FIP in ~650 innings. That's an abnormally high difference.

 

I wish Taylor Green could play RF. Green has been pretty much league average at the dish so far and projects to be about league average (Zips). It's a good thing this team is good enough that we struggle to get a solid player into the lineup...

 

He doesn't need to play RF. He can just get starts at 1B, with Hart in RF, and Aoki in CF. But Roenicke seems to rarely do that for some reason.

[pacopete4]

Hart is the future at first base and he should be. Aoki should be locked into right. Let Morgan/Gomez finish the year in CF and then either get a a high contact/speed Cf or let Schaffer try to be that guy. Need a 1-2 spot in the lineup guy. Let hart, weeks, Gonzalez whack away 6-8 in our lineup.

[logan82]

Hochevar's career ERA is more than a run higher than his career FIP in ~650 innings. That's an abnormally high difference.

 

I wish Taylor Green could play RF. Green has been pretty much league average at the dish so far and projects to be about league average (Zips). It's a good thing this team is good enough that we struggle to get a solid player into the lineup...

I know. I love having such a good offense that we can give up a spot in the order for a guy like Gomez.

[TheCrew07]

Hart is the future at first base and he should be.

 

Yep the future for one more season.

[topper09er]

0-0 after the first inning, that looks odd.

 

Good job staying with it there Weeks

[topper09er]

I guess Im just going to have to get used to 2.5 more years of Ramirez walking down the line on grounders.

 

He may prove to be Melvin's worst move when it is all done since that topic was introduced today

[Glennron]

Gomez playing over Green against a righty. Never ceases to amaze me.

[AZBrewCrew]

Cmon lets see a Yost 360 F bomb here!!!

[topper09er]

Frenchy is gone, nice break for the Royals

[topper09er]

I would love to see RRR like that just once, ever. Well done Nedley

[AZBrewCrew]

I miss Nedley sometimes.. I think RRR needs to show some fire like Yost does.

[ELCABALLO45]

Ned Yost is such a turd

[Glennron]

I assume they wouldn't hit and run 0-2...but what the hell is Morgan swinging at then?

 

And why run 0-2? Just dumb.

[ELCABALLO45]

Ryan Braun is good at baseball.

[burnzy24]

This is from ESPN's boxscore of the game:

 

BREWERS MANAGER NED YOST WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE DAN IASSOGNA IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING FOR ARGUING A FOUL BUNT CALL.

[pebadger]

You just beat me to that, burnzy.