2017-04-08: Cubs (Hendricks) at Brewers (Milone) 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 11-6]

[hawing]

Here's our first full-game taste of life without Guerra in the rotation.

 

Visitors (no matter what the seating bowl suggests)

LF Kyle Schwarber (L)

3B Kris Bryant ®

1B Anthony Rizzo (L)

RF Ben Zobrist (S)

SS Addison Russell ®

C Willson Contreras ®

2B Javier Baez ®

RHP Kyle Hendricks ®

CF Albert Almora ®

 

Actual Home Team

2B Jonathan Villar (S)

RF Eric Thames (L)

3B Travis Shaw (L)

1B Jesus Aguilar ®

CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis (L)

LF Nick Franklin (S)

C Jett Bandy ®

SS Orlando Arcia ®

LHP Tommy Milone (L)

[young guns]

http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/brewers-ryan-braun-out-with-back-tightness/

 

Braun was scratched from Saturday's contest with the Cubs due to back tightness.

The 33-year-old was originally on the lineup card for Saturday, but Nick Franklin will now get his first start as a Brewer in right field for Braun. It doesn't appear to be anything overly serious, but consider him day-to-day until the Brewers update his status.

[3and2Fastball]

Holy lopsided matchup on paper Batman!

 

(Fortunately games are won on the field, not on paper)

[MillerParkSouth]

Ugh Braun being scratched with back issues this early in the season could be a killer. Hope we didn't miss our window to move him.

[yfinn6]

0-2 pitch to Villar and he hits a HR.

 

Obligatory: Atta boy, Villar.

[adambr2]

''Braun out with back tightness. "

 

5 games. That's how long it took. Will be probably seeing a lot of this during the course of the season.

[liveforoctober]

Load up with lefties. No left handed swinging options off the bench tonight.

[liveforoctober]

Shaw is on pace for 145 doubles.

[pacopete4]

Jumped on em early. This would be a fun win to get.

[adambr2]

Nice first inning!

[yfinn6]

Was totally assuming the ball Baez hit was headed for the corner. Maybe a relatively routine play, but I have so little faith in Brewers defense to regularly.. play defense.. that I cringe every time a ball is hit hard in the infield.

[young guns]

''Braun out with back tightness. "

 

5 games. That's how long it took. Will be probably seeing a lot of this during the course of the season.

Actually 2 games. Counsell said its been bothering him since wednesday.

[adambr2]

I get him still being out after the beaning the other day, but with Broxton's range good chance he makes that play.

 

At least I assume that's why he's out. It had better not be just for another day off.

[yfinn6]

Why even give Bryant anything to hit?

[adambr2]

Ah, now here's the Tommy Milone I expected.

[adambr2]

Why even give Bryant anything to hit?

 

Thought for sure after he fell behind 3-1 it was an unintentional intentional walk coming up to try to set up Rizzo for a DP.

[Ennder]

I get him still being out after the beaning the other day, but with Broxton's range good chance he makes that play.

 

At least I assume that's why he's out. It had better not be just for another day off.

 

Broxton catches that easily.

[yfinn6]

Ah, now here's the Tommy Milone I expected.

 

Yep.

 

And that's why it's rough having an infielder play in the outfield.

[jjgott]

Ok, seen enough of Franklin. Next!

[adambr2]

Ah, now here's the Tommy Milone I expected.

 

Yep.

 

And that's why it's rough having an infielder play in the outfield.

 

Don't understand why Keon is out yet again unless he had some kind of setback which is kind of hard to imagine with this injury. But why would he go into the game in extras last night and need to sit again today?

 

Why in the world again is a rebulding club like the Brewers going with an awful veteran stopgap #5 starter instead of auditioning s young guy?

[yfinn6]

I think you can go get him now. Russell was falling down and hit the ball in the gap.

[pacopete4]

 

Why in the world again is a rebulding club like the Brewers going with an awful veteran stopgap #5 starter instead of auditioning s young guy?

 

While it would've been nice to see a Jorge Lopez get a start, I'm sure Garza being off the DL by his next start is a big reason why Milone was chosen.

[adambr2]

Lucky it wasn't worse.

[MoreTrife]

Millone is just awful. Like cross your fingers, close your eyes luck is the best you can hope for.

[jjgott]

Yep, would rather see Suter start and Millone be the long-man.