2013-05-25 Pirates (Locke) at Brewers (Fiers), 3:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-2]

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[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2013/logos/pirates.png[/logo][game-info][h1]May 25 | 3:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Pirates (29-19) | Brewers (19-27)[/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/pirates/locke-02.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2013/pitchers/brewers/fiers-02.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]4-1, 2.73 ERA, 1.16s WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Locke has continued his steady 2013 behind A.J. Burnett in the Pirates' rotation after going 1-3 with a 6.30 ERA in six starts in September and October last season. He tossed seven shutout innings in a 1-0 win over the Astros on Sunday.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]1-2, 5.93 ERA, 1.39 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Pirates | Game Log[/h3][h3]Kyle Lohse was originally supposed to take the mound, but will miss a start due to right elbow irritation. Fiers lost his only start on April 6, allowing nine hits and six runs in five innings against the Diamondbacks.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. LF Starling Marte
   
2. RF Travis Snider
   
3. CF Andrew McCutchen
   
4. 1B Garrett Jones
   
5. C Russell Martin
   
6. 2B Neil Walker
   
7. 3B Pedro Alvarez
   
8. SS Clint Barmes
   
9. P Jeff Locke

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1. RF Norichika Aoki
   
2. SS Jean Segura
   
3. LF Ryan Braun
   
4. 3B Aramis Ramirez
   
5. C Jonathan Lucroy
   
6. CF Carlos Gomez
   
7. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
8. 1B Alex Gonzalez
   
9. P Mike Fiers

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[pebadger]

The last time the Crew won 2 games in a row was April 30, against the Pirates.

[Baldkin]

Here we go Fiers.

[LouisEly]

Unbelievable. Twice this year McCutcheon bounces one off the top of the fence for a HR. Six inches and he has two fewer HRs.

[chickinbrickin]

Remember that stretch last year when Fiers couldn't be touched.....

[Baldkin]

I'm fine with Fiers, as long as he keeps pounding the zone. He looks like he fixed what was ailing him in spring training.

[Baldkin]

.....Really? As I hit 'submit'?

[TURBO]

Looks pretty hitable to me so far.

 

Just doesn't look like the same guy as last year when he was dominating.

[Baldkin]

He's always been hittable. He throws a "Rising" fastball, which causes lots of flyballs.

[TURBO]

Did you guys just see Sophia get clobbered with that ball on live TV?

 

Wow!

 

She could have been hurt pretty badly had that ball nailed her in the face.

[TURBO]

Such great defense. Way to go Rammy and Luccy...

[AZBrewCrew]

Is anyone else having issues pulling up the IGT on Tapatalk?

[trwi7]

That was God's way of saying stop with the stupid twitter polls.

[AZBrewCrew]

Ugh. Its almost like they know what Fires is throwing

[AZBrewCrew]

Fiers*

[nate82]

Looks pretty hitable to me so far.

 

Just doesn't look like the same guy as last year when he was dominating.

 

He is exactly the same but just not hitting his spots. As I said countless times last year Fiers is a #5 pitcher at best and when he is spotting his pitches he will be good if not he will look like he is throwing BP to the other team.

[trwi7]

http://picasion.com/pic69/c8227df9e9cedccf43fc12cbac09f5c5.gif

[AZBrewCrew]

Nice hit by the Yunibomber.

[pebadger]

Oh dear lord. It never ends with this team.

[pebadger]

That was a BOMB.

[Brewnittle]

And Weeks ends another game/rally dear lord why do we keep running that bum out their

[trwi7]

And Weeks ends another game/rally dear lord why do we keep running that bum out their

 

He hit a rocket to the warning track. Hardly an awful at bat.

[LouisEly]

We saw flashes of the Fiers of old. Stranding a runner on 3B with no one out, striking out Snider and McCutchen and getting Jones to fly out. Getting guys to hit weak tappers off the end of the bat. The optimist (read: Fiers apologist) in me wants to believe that the Walker HR was due to being tired and not stretched out, and McCutchen's HR was three inches from being a double and stranded on 2B.

[Brewnittle]

And Weeks ends another game/rally dear lord why do we keep running that bum out their

 

He hit a rocket to the warning track. Hardly an awful at bat.

 

 

A rocket to the warning track or a dribbler back to the pitcher or a swinging strike 3 and out is an out and the fact of the matter is the guy is batting 170 something and is one of the worst defenders and continues to kill rallies and end games for us plain and simple