2014-08-10 Dodgers (Kershaw) at Brewers (Nelson), 1:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-1]

[BraunyBoy08]

Jimmy can't hit minor league pitchers but Clayton Kershaw is no problem.

[BraunyBoy08]

Not really sure of the rule, but that looked like a balk to me.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I'm willing to give Jimmie the pass on the baserunning gaff, as he's not on base all that much, but ugh...

 

Man on 2nd with nobody out and the top of the order coming up, and we run right out of the inning. THat's really frustrating against a guy like Kershaw.

[wildcat83]

Hanley Ramirez to the DL, Darwin Barney coming up. Barney (0-2) the only Dodger to have faced Nelson.

 

Most success against Kershaw: Gomez (4-10, one double), Weeks (4-11, three doubles, three walks)

 

Least success against Kershaw: Lucroy (0-10, one strikeout)

 

I read yesterday that Parra has hit over .400 off Kershaw in like 22 at bats. Thought that was very odd coming from a lefty.

[stoutdude04]

Swinging bunts...yay.

[adamb100]

Can't be walking the pitcher.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Walking the pitcher to load that bases. That's frustrating.

[jason21nl]

So now he has walked and hit the pitcher..yikes

[DuWayne Steurer]

Looks out.

[stoutdude04]

Looks out to me...if so that's 3 outs on the bases in the last two innings...

[young guns]

My guess an would be out, but heres hoping for not enough evidence

[jason21nl]

Looks out to me...and would be the 3rd out on the bases already. Not good when facing one of the best pitchers in the league.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Awesome! ANOTHER out on the bases!

[stoutdude04]

An entire innings worth of pitches that kershaw doesn't have to throw too...

[bm1090]

The first two outs on the bases were awful. I'm not ready to make that same distinction about Braun. He saw a pitch in the dirt and tried to exploit it. It took a perfect throw and tag to get him by a centimeter.

[crossface21]

Did Lepay say that AJ Ellis lives just outside of Milwaukee? Anyone know anything about this? I don't think he's from Wisconsin.

 

His wife had their third kid on I-43.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/13531/a-j-ellis

 

I believe that I've read in the past that he lives in Oak Creek in the off-season he trains at Hitters Baseball Academy here in Racine.

[wildcat83]

In theory those runs wouldn't have scored based on the at bats after them, but they have kept the pitch count down enough we are not likely to see the bullpen.

[DuWayne Steurer]

The first two outs on the bases were awful. I'm not ready to make that same distinction about Braun. He saw a pitch in the dirt and tried to exploit it. It took a perfect throw and tag to get him by a centimeter.

 

I'll accept this. This is why I think there needs to be a distinction made between "dumb" outs on base, and "aggressive" outs on base. Braun was being aggressive and just barely got nailed. It's still frustrating, obviously, against a guy like Kershaw when you're letting him off the hook, but I do agree that there is a difference between aggressive baserunning and just plain stupid baserunning.

[SRB]

Wasn't counting on a sweep, but I fully expect a Brewers win today.

 

Also, here's to a Jimmy Nelson hit off of Kershaw.

 

50% correct. Now here's to that Brewers win!

[pacopete4]

They're starting to get to Jimmy. Hopefully RR has someone getting loose.

[Dragonbait]

Those last two hits were not hit hard, just in the right spots.

[stoutdude04]

This is getting obnoxious.

[trwi7]

Sweet call on the squeeze. I'm sure they weren't expecting it. /toolazytoputinbluefont

[SRB]

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/embarassed-for-u.gif

[folly412]

Runner on second with no outs three innings in a row. All three runners out, and no runs. Frustrating.