2018-04-09: Brewers (Chacín) at Cardinals (Mikolas) 6:05 PM CDT [Brewers win, 5-4, 10 innings]

[dlk9s]

Boy does not having a closer suck

 

I know the inning isn't over and Albers gave up a single to start the inning, but the blown game against the Cubs and this inning so far really have nothing to do with the lack of a closer.

 

In both innings combined, it's been mostly balls that haven't left the infield.

 

Just not the same. Different contact, less strikeouts, just not the same.

 

I get what you're saying, but even 1st and 2nd to start the inning you still feel like Knebel gets out of it. Bases loaded, you feel like he can get a save.

 

It doesn't matter what it "feels" like. Both Barnes and Albers are good pitchers who pitched well enough to not give up any runs. Only one hitter tonight - a very good one - made contact with a pitch that should not have resulted in an out.

[TURBO]

Well, Albers did one heck of a job to escape that only giving up one.

 

For sure, I fully expected this game to be over with bases loaded and no outs...

 

Ok, who's left to pitch the 10th and beyond?

 

Williams, Drake, Jennings

 

No way do I trust the Drake... He has looked good, but I would not want to see him in a high leverage situation.

[wildcat83]

Well, Albers did one heck of a job to escape that only giving up one.

 

For sure, I fully expected this game to be over with bases loaded and no outs...

 

Ok, who's left to pitch the 10th and beyond?

 

Hernan Perez is fresh

[TJseven7]

No Cain, no Braun, and obviously no Yelich for extras.

 

Got to score now and hand it to williams.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Don't understand Villar not scoring from 2nd with 2 outs on a basehit.

 

Looked like he slipped or stumbled rounding the base.

 

If he throws on the brakes, people are mad. If he goes for it and gets thrown out, people are mad at him and Sedar. Can't win I guess.

[SeaBass]

See some strikes he's having trouble locating.

[wildcat83]

Boy Holland looks off... We need runs here.

[MrTPlush]

Don't understand Villar not scoring from 2nd with 2 outs on a basehit.

 

Looked like he slipped or stumbled rounding the base.

 

If he throws on the brakes, people are mad. If he goes for it and gets thrown out, people are mad at him and Sedar. Can't win I guess.

 

Oh no. He started the year hitting over .300 and people were still actively trying to figure out how to replace him ASAP.

[adambr2]

Don't understand Villar not scoring from 2nd with 2 outs on a basehit.

 

Looked like he slipped or stumbled rounding the base.

 

If he throws on the brakes, people are mad. If he goes for it and gets thrown out, people are mad at him and Sedar. Can't win I guess.

 

I get what you are saying but I think 90% of us were thinking "gotta send him" there as he rounded 3rd. If it's bang bang and he loses, so be it. That was worst case scenario.

 

It wasn't all like the other day when he sends Pina and he's about halfway down the line when the ball arrived at home.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Good at bat for Domingo. I thought for sure he was going to wave at that.

[jonescm128]

*commence bunt debate*

[wildcat83]

Small ball here? Hate to give an out

[MrTPlush]

Good at bat for Domingo. I thought for sure he was going to wave at that.

 

Haha has to throw a strike to even have that debate.

[MrTPlush]

Good at bat for Domingo. I thought for sure he was going to wave at that.

 

Haha has to throw a strike to even have that debate.

[pacopete4]

Lean into one.

[SeaBass]

Let's do to them what they did to us boys.

[jonescm128]

oh god they are going to walk Pina and Arcia is going to swing at some sh*t pitch like usual and tap it back to the pitcher...just you watch

[mtrebs]

Review that!

[TURBO]

Arcia will have to bat though, I have zero faith in the kid, knowing full well he had the base winning hit the other night.

[adambr2]

Not an enormous fan of giving up an out to a guy who can't find the zone at all especially with the bottom of the order coming up.

[wildcat83]

Looked like the bunt was going foul if they left it.

[pacopete4]

Damn this catcher. Let one by already.

[SeaBass]

Patience Orlando.

[MrTPlush]

Looked like the bunt was going foul if they left it.

 

It was on the grass wasn’t it? Didn’t look like it was trending that way.

[TURBO]

Walk one in! DO IT! DO IT!