2017-07-20: Brewers (Nelson) at Pirates (Taillon) 11:35 AM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-2]

[hawing]

Getaway matinee. As in, get away from PNC?

 

BREWERS

2B Jonathan Villar (S)

RF Domingo Santana ®

1B Jesus Aguilar ®

3B Travis Shaw (L)

LF Hernan Perez ®

C Manny Pina ®

CF Brett Phillips (L)

SS Orlando Arcia ®

RHP Jimmy Nelson ®

 

PIRATES

LF Starling Marte ®

3B Josh Harrison ®

CF Andrew McCutchen ®

1B Josh Bell (S)

RF Gregory Polanco (L)

2B Adam Frazier (L)

SS Max Moroff (S)

C Chris Stewart ®

RHP Jameson Taillon ®

[adambr2]

Pérez has to have the worst plate eye in MLB. His plate patience is just atrocious.

 

Stranding a leadoff double, good way to start today.

[Baldkin]

"Why did he slide? Sliding slows you down. Have you ever seen an Olympic sprinter slide across the finish line?"

 

The Pittsburgh announcers didn't like the slide into first base.

[pacopete4]

Pérez has to have the worst plate eye in MLB. His plate patience is just atrocious.

 

It's what keeps him a bench player. His game has not improved in getting on base for it to warrant more playing time.

[OnaBadger58]

Pérez has to have the worst plate eye in MLB. His plate patience is just atrocious.

 

Stranding a leadoff double, good way to start today.

 

This is getting beyond stale. He could be so much better if he swung at strike. Your Estrada comparison is pretty spot on sadly.

[brewmann04]

Leave way too many men on base and this team strikes out way too much

[adambr2]

Trailing 1-0 in the 3rd and this already feels like a 4 game sweep.

[brewmann04]

I had tis road trip as 4-6 looks I might have been way off base

[TJseven7]

Its a shame this is a 4 game losing streak... while the cubs fended off 2 collapses in their last 6... we've made stupid decisions that cost us at least 2 of these close ones.

[owbc]

Finally some good fortune this inning!

[rcc]

Nice RBI hit for Phillips. Okay guys, get some more runs.

[adambr2]

Way to go Brett!

[DocLuna7]

Geez the IGT is a really negative place.

[brewmann04]

I think maybe Brett should be getting some more time in CF

[bthurley19]

Have now had leads in every game since the break, now about finishing them off...

[stoutdude04]

Have now had leads in every game since the break, now about finishing them off...

 

I wonder how many games this season we've had a lead in. Seems like every game.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I know that strikeouts don't matter (compared to other outs) but I feel like they're the big elephant in the room right now with the offense struggling. We're getting tons of guys on and just striking out at a huge rate. Hits with men on base would be much preferable than weak ground outs and pop ups, but we're just not even making contact right now.

[Boomer5]

Strike outs do matter. Productive outs like the one Arica had that both drove in a run and moved a runner over is how you play the game.

[markedman5]

Friggin Josh Harrison again

[Boomer5]

Getting swept by the Pirates to knock us out. Now when did that happen?

[markedman5]

Jam shot after jam shot......

[adambr2]

This series is going to be seen in retrospect as the turning point of our season. What a huge swing and a huge disappointment.

[owbc]

Getting swept by the Pirates to knock us out. Now when did that happen?

 

Damn, I completely forgot about the sweep suits. That was 16 years ago!

[Baldkin]

Strike outs do matter. Productive outs like the one Arica had that both drove in a run and moved a runner over is how you play the game.

 

Yep. What we need is more guys who ground out on the first pitch to move runners over. More Yuni B's.

[Bigblast]

Why would you have Broxten pinch hit for anyone?