2018-07-15: Brewers (Chacín) at Pirates (Musgrove) 12:35 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 7-6 in 10 innings]

[adambr2]

I assume Perez is going to get double switched out for Miller so they can ride Hader a few innings without him coming to the plate.

[MrTPlush]

They just had a rain delay and the field is sloppy. Calm down peeps.

 

Makes sense, they need to get a return for him, why risk injury today.

 

Yup they pull him a lot, especially when losing. They have been pretty cautious all things considered.

[wildcat83]

Shut up Kratz! Pitchers must hate that.

[adambr2]

I badly want to win every game, but I really, really want this one. 14 games over .500 sounds a lot better than 12, and I really don't want us to be sitting on a 6 game losing streak for the next 5 days. It's hard enough to have that kind of a skid heading into a day off.

[adambr2]

Seems like an eternity ago that Brett Phillips was a top 40 prospect.

[PinaMadness]

A fastball right down the middle with no movement and Kratz swings right through it.

[wildcat83]

I want Phillips to be good, because an OF of Yelich, Cain, Phillips at times next year would be great D. He just seems overwhelmed by big league pitching so far.

[adambr2]

Miller isn't very good. Better than Sogard obviously, but just another guy on the Villar/Perez pile.

[brewmann04]

Brett shine has really lost luster lately.

[adambr2]

Should be winning this game. 1 lousy hit allowed, an 0-2 slider followed an error. Sucks.

[MrTPlush]

Josh Hader needs a third inning.

[adambr2]

Ride Hader's arm as long as it's hot. Sorry if you can't pitch in the AS game, Josh, but we need this win.

[MrTPlush]

Let’s put this one to bed Aguilar.

[adambr2]

Good start Yelich. Lets get the lead here.

[adambr2]

So what do you do if Hader's spot comes up this inning?

[wildcat83]

So what do you do if Hader's spot comes up this inning?

 

If Jeffress and Knebel are available I pinch hit.

[jjfanec]

So what do you do if Hader's spot comes up this inning?

 

Depends on how many runs you have and how many outs

[MrTPlush]

Let’s put this one to bed Shaw.

 

We suck so much offensively a bunt almost makes sense here.

[adambr2]

Absolute must that you come out of this half inning at least up 3-2 now.

[MrTPlush]

Alright not a terrible hit Shaw...the little things.

[wildcat83]

Wow, nice advance by Yelich! Huge play.

[TURBO]

Can Saladino do it again?

[adambr2]

Great baserunning by Yelich to not let the long fly be wasted.

[MrTPlush]

That could have been Machado hitting right there...instead...Saladino.

[TURBO]

too close to take, looked like a strike to me.