2017-04-22: Cardinals (Lynn) at Brewers (Anderson) 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-1]

[hawing]

For some reason, it's Beatles Night at Miller Park.

I have nothing against the Beatles, but I don't tend to equate them with baseball in my mind.

 

CARDINALS

 

SS Greg Garcia (L)

LF Jose Martinez ®

1B Matt Carpenter (L)

3B Jedd Gyorko ®

RF Stephen Piscotty ®

C Yadier Molina ®

RF Randal Grichuk ®

2B Kolten Wong (L)

RHP Lance Lynn ®

 

 

BREWERS

 

2B Jonathan Villar (S)

1B Eric Thames (L)

LF Ryan Braun ®

3B Travis Shaw (L)

RF Domingo Santana ®

C Jett Bandy ®

CF Keon Broxton ®

SS Orlando Arcia ®

RHP Chase Anderson ®

[adambr2]

Before anyone bums out about the game not being on (I was earlier), it's on FS1. Channel 219 for Directv.

[sdcheezhd]

It's also the free TV game on mlb.com.

[adambr2]

Just inexcusable for Santana not to be protecting there. 2nd and 3rd and 1 out. At least try to put the ball in play, don't get caught staring at a pitch right down the middle.

[newrivervalley]

Smart hitting is not a Brewer strong point for a long time. Got to question coaching. Must understand most Brewers are from other organizations, but maybe that's why other teams let players go.

[yfinn6]

Seems like Santana swings and misses a lot at some hittable pitches.

[adambr2]

Put a sock in it, Cardinals, that was a good pitch.

[sdcheezhd]

It is possible to get the pitcher out with RISP! Cards now 0-6.

[yfinn6]

Lance Lynn is "setting in" against the bottom 3 of the order. Congratulations.

[adambr2]

Now that was a much worse pitch called Strike 3 on Broxton than the one Wong and Matheny were up in arms about.

[yfinn6]

Now that was a much worse pitch called Strike 3 on Broxton than the one Wong and Matheny were up in arms about.

 

No kidding. And I can't wait to have someone post shortly after the game ends that people complain about umps too much. No way you can cover both zones.

[adambr2]

Strike 4 to Gyorko.

[adambr2]

Someone from Elias Sports Bureau needs to figure out how many times in MLB history a team has led off every inning the first 3 innings with a double and failed to score every time.

[yfinn6]

These commentators are turrrible.

[adambr2]

Not a very Thames-like AB there.

[adambr2]

Are we playing with giant holes in our bats today? Can't recall seeing so many missed strikes by Brewer hitters.

[yfinn6]

Unreal. Geez.

 

That is Thames' mistake.

[adambr2]

Wow. Talk about a great defensive play turned into a terrible one. Are you kidding me? What a gift run for the Cardinals.

[Bigblast]

Who are these boring announcers? Are they the cardinals announce team?

[pacopete4]

St the game. Holy cow. What a way to give up a run.

[adambr2]

Unreal. Geez.

 

That is Thames' mistake.

 

Pretty terrible throw, but yeah, Thames absolutely can't let that ball get all the way out of play like that.

 

The kicker is that the pitcher was coming up so you're most likely out of the inning already anyway and we pull that.

[yfinn6]

Another quality at-bat from Domingo.

[adambr2]

Santana looked like s 5 year old girl trying to make contact in T-ball on that 3rd strike.

[adambr2]

Another quality at-bat from Domingo.

 

Santana really started all of this in the 1st when he's got 2 runners in scoring position with 1 out and inexplicably takes a perfect 3rd strike, and so we end up getting nothing else. Had our chance to get to Lynn early and since then we've got nothing .

[adambr2]

That was one pitiful squeeze attempt. Glad Anderson has been a better pitcher this year than he is a bunter.

 

EDIT: It doesn't even look like it was a squeeze. I have no idea what it was really or what Anderson was doing still bunting. It was just dumb baseball. Did no one remind Anderson that it was no longer a sac play, or what?