2013-04-03 Rockies (Nicasio) at Brewers (Peralta), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 7-3]

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[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2013/logos/rockies.png[/logo][game-info][h1]April 03 | 7:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Rockies (1-1) | Brewers (1-1)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2013/logos/brewers.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2013/pitchers/rockies/nicasio-01.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2013/pitchers/brewers/peralta-01.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]0-0, -.-- ERA, -.-- WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Nicasio made just 11 starts last season and 14 in 2011 because of injuries. Can he make up for the lost experience? To do so, he must develop confidence in his changeup, and use it to offset his fastball and slider.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]0-0, -.-- ERA, -.-- WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Rockies | Game Log[/h3][h3]Peralta enters the season as Milwaukee's top prospect, but had an uneven spring, with a 5.74 ERA in four games. He will try to build off last September, when Peralta was 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA in five Brewers starts.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. RF Eric Young
   
2. CF Dexter Fowler
   
3. LF Carlos Gonzalez
   
4. SS Troy Tulowitzki
   
5. C Wilin Rosario
   
6. 1B Jordan Pacheco
   
7. 2B Josh Rutledge
   
8. 3B Reid Brignac
   
9. RHP Juan Nicasio

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1. RF Norichika Aoki
   
2. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
3. LF Ryan Braun
   
4. 3B Aramis Ramirez
   
5. 1B Alex Gonzalez
   
6. C Martin Maldonado
   
7. CF Carlos Gomez
   
8. SS Jean Segura
   
9. RHP Wily Peralta

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[TooLiveBrew]

González. Batting 5th.

 

Ladies and gentlemen, your manager Ron Roenicke.

[owbc]

Who should bat #5, Gomez? Does it really make that much of a difference?

[MVP2110]

Weeks should be 5th. Move Gomez or Segura to 2nd for the night. No protection for Aram at all with Gonzalez

[TooLiveBrew]

Who should bat #5, Gomez? Does it really make that much of a difference?

I think each of the three batters behind him are better hitters at this point. So, any one of them for me.

[Ennder]

Who should bat #5, Gomez? Does it really make that much of a difference?

 

Nope it doesn't make a difference. They are all mediocre hitters and none of them are going to 'protect' anyone. This isn't even worth complaining about imo. Segura batting 2nd might make some sort of sense with Weeks down at #5 but Gomez should never sniff the top of the order so it would have to be Segura moved up.

[logan82]

Gomez and Segura batting higher would allow them to play some small ball with their sucky hitters.

 

The problem really isn't Gonzalez batting 5th as much as Gonzalez, "starting 1B."

[Ennder]

Rays are starting Kelly Johnson at 1B tonight and they don't even have an injury as an excuse~.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Get healthy soon, Cory Hart.

 

I fully expect Gonzalez to have at least 2 hits and 3 RBI tonight, just to give the game thread some juice...

[endaround]

The difference between Gonzalez and the alternatives for 1 month is basically zero. A LHer to balance the lineup would be nice but that is about it.

[owbc]

Got the blue screen of death from opening MLB.tv. Not a good sign for this game...

[The stache]

Let's go, Wily!!!!!

 

MLB.tv is fine here, owbc. Great picture!

[Oxy]

Rough start for Wily, throwing 6 strikes and still walking the guy.

[owbc]

It works now but I held my breath when I opened it the second time. Thank goodness for MS Office autosave.

 

Peralta is all over the place so far.

[ELCABALLO45]

Maldy says no!

 

Great play by Jean as well on that.

[jjkoestler]

Wow. Wily has a cannon. Nice toss to get Cargo.

[The stache]

Brewers with sparkling defense?

[MVP2110]

Inning looked like trouble. Nice job to stay under 20 pitches and no runs. Hoping for a deep start tonight

[Taylor Blue]

Wow, at 15 pitches and no outs, I was ready for a 30 pitch inning for Wily. With some help from Maldy, he gets out of the inning at 19 pitches.

[The stache]

Remind me. We are at home, right? I haven't seen these clowns call one play our way.

[owbc]

I know that EY Jr. stolen base was technically the correct call, but that one goes to the runner 9 times out of 10.

[The stache]

Brauny working Nicasio here.

[The stache]

Braun has such a good eye.

 

To borrow from Cinderalla Man, his patience is going to "pay dividends in later rounds".

[owbc]

This game is going really, really slow. Nicasio takes forever between pitches.

[The stache]

Brian said Brauny was at the plate for seven minutes.