2017-04-14: Brewers (Milone) at Reds (Feldman) 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 10-4; above .500 for the first time since 2014]

[hawing]

Brewers:

 

2B Jonathan Villar (S)

1B Eric Thames (L)

LF Ryan Braun ®

3B Travis Shaw (L)

RF Domingo Santana ®

CF Keon Broxton ®

C Manny Pina ®

SS Orlando Arcia ®

LHP Tommy Milone (L)

 

Reds:

 

CF Billy Hamilton (S)

2B Jose Peraza ®

1B Joey Votto (L)

LF Adam Duvall ®

3B Eugenio Suarez ®

SS Zack Cozart ®

RF Patrick Kivlehan ®

C Stuart Turner ®

RHP Scott Feldman ®

[liveforoctober]

If Milone gets beat up again tonight you have to assume that Garza takes his place in the rotation, yes?

[TURBO]

If Milone gets beat up again tonight, that might be his last chance... I don't care to see this guy again, and Garza is almost ready, so I think you are right.

[FVBrewerFan]

Same line-up two days in a row???

[AKCheesehead]

If Milone gets beat up again tonight you have to assume that Garza takes his place in the rotation, yes?

I'm assuming it regardless of what Milone does tonight.

[young guns]

O/u milone innings ill say 2.2 and runs at 6. I have no faith in milone and hope this is the last we see of him.

[adambr2]

It's expected during the course of a long season, but Shaw has cooled off considerably since the opening series.

[young guns]

I was just about say that. He still seems to be hitting the ball hard just right into that shift alot.

[pacopete4]

Get Milone outta there already. Puke.

[adambr2]

What a buzzkill it is when you have a chance to go over .500 for the first time in a year and Tommy Milone is your pitcher.

[adambr2]

The Milone signing still puzzles me. He was atrocious last year and obviously isn't going to be much better this year. If you're going to find a trash can for your backup depth in case of a starter, at least find a young one with a decent arm and possible upside.

 

What would the downside have been of just rolling with Wei Chung Wang in the Milone role for less than half the cost and seeing what happened?

[adambr2]

Come on Broxton. Gotta be able to put it in play there. Hopefully Pina can pick him up.

[adambr2]

Man how can you keep Pina on the bench at all right now?

[pacopete4]

Man how can you keep Pina on the bench at all right now?

 

Bandy is doing well also.

[adambr2]

Milone 81 right down the middle. Basically, batting practice.

[Lathund]

Got out of the 4th without giving up any more runs. Top of the lineup coming up now though; surely our best chance of a win tonight is pulling Milone now? Bullpen is relatively fresh after good starts the last few days.

[adambr2]

Got out of the 4th without giving up any more runs. Top of the lineup coming up now though; surely our best chance of a win tonight is pulling Milone now? Bullpen is relatively fresh after good starts the last few days.

 

His spot won't come up this inning, so they'll probably try to squeeze one more inning out of him. Not saying they won't pay for it, but they'll probably try.

[adambr2]

I've always wondered if that showing bunt messes with pitchers trying to throw strikes. Villar showed bunt on every pitch and walked on 5 pitches probably without any intent to ever bunt.

[adambr2]

Let's see how this Jonathan Villar baserunning adventure goes.

[Lathund]

Got out of the 4th without giving up any more runs. Top of the lineup coming up now though; surely our best chance of a win tonight is pulling Milone now? Bullpen is relatively fresh after good starts the last few days.

 

His spot won't come up this inning, so they'll probably try to squeeze one more inning out of him. Not saying they won't pay for it, but they'll probably try.

 

Oh I don't for even a second actually expect him to get pulled, just saying it's surely our best chance of getting a win, without being forced to score another 4-5 runs.

[adambr2]

Good steal for JV. Thought for a second he was about to make a big mistake trying to stretch it to 3rd on the missed throw but wisely turned around.

[adambr2]

Wow, thought Shaw was going to get rung up there.

[homer]

Brewers walk the bases full and Santana swings at the first pitch....which was a ball.

[adambr2]

Good thing that rolled foul, or that was 2.

[adambr2]

And of course it's 2 anyway. Big blown opportunity. Santana was the guy I wanted up, too, the way he's been hitting and the way Feldman was gassed.