2018-07-06: Braves (Foltynewicz) at Brewers (Peralta) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 5-4; Dan Jennings puts out 7th inning fire]

[SRB]

"Greg Dan Jennings, tho. He put the team on his back."

[Eye Black]

Stop complaining about the fan. He saved you a run for now.

Exactly, the anti-Bartman result. Would likely be tied up if Braun had caught that ball.

[markedman5]

Jennings earned his seasons salary right there

[folly412]

Heck of a job by Jennings. Glad to see he's bounced back after the struggles. Would be pretty pathetic if the starter goes 6 and you blow a 4 run lead without Hader, Jeffries, or Knebel entering the game.

[YelichPosse]

Fantastic DJ outing!

[Baldkin]

Dan Jennings with a Mota-esque performance!

[adambr2]

That fan definitely saved a run now. Nice work Jennings.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

You mean those that declared the game over may have overreacted?

[tmwiese55]

two good outings in a row from him. Now Barnes can be the whipping boy for a while since he had a bad game

[MadScientist]

Jennings with the Houdini escape.

 

This pen has been something else this year.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

In a one or two run game I'm guessing Jeffress is in. With a four run lead the hope was probably to surrender a couple and have him finish the game/8th. You have to make a choice and sometimes it doesn't go smoothly.

[Roderick]

I figured Jennings may not be full go after pitching two innings last night. Santana isn't a good hitter, then you got a lefty, the key was getting the switch hitter.

[wildcat83]

Wow, nice work by Jennings. Great call for CC to go to him!

 

Figure I better back seat manage both bad and good, lol

[Bulldogboy]

Nice work Jennings! Now got to tack on a couple. If the big three are not available now what?

[wildcat2237]

Well apparently Jennings has his stuff back together...

[PinaMadness]

I guess I'm the only one who thought putting in Barnes to begin with ws a mistake. Atlant's too good of a hitting team to trust a lead to your maybe 4th best reliever when your three best relievers are fresh and availaable to set you up for a sereis tying win at least.

[kybrewerfan]

Heck of a job by Jennings to keep the Braves from scoring anymore runs

[MrTPlush]

Well apparently Jennings has his stuff back together...

 

I was thinking the same. He was so good and then so bad.

[PinaMadness]

Nice work Jennings! Now got to tack on a couple. If the big three are not available now what?

Why wouldn't they be available?

[tmwiese55]

In a one or two run game I'm guessing Jeffress is in. With a four run lead the hope was probably to surrender a couple and have him finish the game/8th. You have to make a choice and sometimes it doesn't go smoothly.

 

Exactly. If you get that inning from Barnes, then maybe you tack on some more runs and don't need any of your big guys. or if you don't get anymore runs maybe it saves one of your main guys. Just didn't work today. impossible to be perfect like they were the first 6-7 weeks of the year

[wildcat83]

Nice work Jennings! Now got to tack on a couple. If the big three are not available now what?

 

As said before, Jeffress was available last night, no reason he’s not tonight.

[SRB]

I like Barnes just fine, but I think any RP (maybe excluding Hader) should have an extremely short leash if they put the first two runners on without recording an out.

 

On the other hand, we are in the middle of a long stretch without any days off and Counsell may be hoping that guys can go full innings.

[YelichPosse]

Barnes HAS been good. So going to him wasn’t bad. I just think (even when soft hit or errors or walks etc) if you allow 3/4 guys in a row on, you have to pull the pin... especially a guy like Barnes who’s usually a. Unhittable or b. The lead is disappearing ... certain guys seem to let things snowball. He’s always been one of them. Usually can tell by the first batter. Jennings tho - one hell of an inning there with no room for error!

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Nice work Jennings! Now got to tack on a couple. If the big three are not available now what?

 

As said before, Jeffress was available last night, no reason he’s not tonight.

 

I'd bet $100 that either Jeffress or Hader is on for the 8th. Guessing Jeffress.

[Bulldogboy]

Nice work Jennings! Now got to tack on a couple. If the big three are not available now what?

Why wouldn't they be available?

I hope they are Jeffress and Knebel should be. Not sure but Iam figuring Jeffress up next. Shame they couldn't close it without them. Four run lead should have been enough.