2018-08-15: Brewers (Guerra) at Cubs (Hendricks) 1:20 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 8-4]

[adambr2]

I thought they had to catch it clean for the foul tip 3rd strike, not juggle it around and then catch it. Rock was wrong when he said that obviously.

[adambr2]

Pretty sad offensive performance through 2, hope they can turn it around.

[82brewcrew82]

What a treat to be able to watch a team get baffled by 80/85 MPH pitches for the next three hours. I feel like this is going to be a frustrating game.

[TJH123]

Why are they choosing the worst pitches to swing at every at bat, just swing at the first pitch fastball down the middle

[brewmann04]

split here does no good but it happen because I DVR the game to watch later

[TexasCheesehead]

I hate baseball sometimes...

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I don't care about splitting or catching the Cubs necessarily because I think it's a pipe dream. But we're in jeopardy of finishing 3rd in the Central. I just want to win games at this point to have a shot at the end for anything. I haven't thought about the division race in weeks.

[NYChez]

Since acquiring Schoop, the Brewers are 2-7 when he’s in the lineup and 3-0 when he’s out of the lineup.

[KeithStone53151]

How is it that we hear all about how awful the Cubs farm is, how they have no one, and yet they have this David Bote guy come out of nowhere and hit 3rd and do awesome for them?

 

I look at this as not much different than Sogard or McGehee. I'd be very very surprised if he did anything near this again.

[TJH123]

Again, Piña watches a fastball down the middle pitch one then swings at a terrible pitch the second pitch. Half of the hitters have done this so far. Is Coles telling them not to swing at pitch 1?

[adambr2]

Were we out partying til 2 am after yesterday's win? We have no clue against Hendricks today.

[brewerswinNLcentral]

thames has now struck out 24 times in has last 51 AB..

If he doesn't figure it out soon, just bench him

[brewerswinNLcentral]

between him and schoop we are back to having 2 black holes on offense

[markedman5]

Hendricks is really painting

[TJH123]

85 mph fastball down the middle every first pitch and these guys don’t wanna swing at it lol

[adambr2]

He's out. I'm already despising Bote.

[KeithStone53151]

All that movement on his fastball. It starts right down the middle and is in off the plate, getting consistent swings...

[TexasCheesehead]

I literally feel like I get up to get a drink or use the bathroom and the Brewers half is already over today

[ThisIsMyCrew]

Is Coshun cheering for the cubs? Seems like he gets more excited for the nice Cubs plays than any of ours.

[bill hAll Star]

thames has now struck out 24 times in has last 51 AB..

If he doesn't figure it out soon, just bench him

 

Aguilar had a bad few weeks and carried us last week.

 

Braun had a bad few months and has recently been carrying us.

 

Play your best players in the best matchups (which they are generally doing) and it'll all work out. Everyone's going to have ups and downs.

[bill hAll Star]

He's out. I'm already despising Bote.

 

If there was ever a an example for someone to use an invention freezes time and live in a moment forever, it's Bote. He probably is a nice utility player with power but it's guaranteed to go downhill for him soon.

[owbc]

There have been some nice approaches by the Cubs' hitters in this game.

[adambr2]

Might as well change strategies here, start throwing over to the bases 15 times per AB, and see if we can't get some thunderstorms here before this gets through 5.

[Boomer5]

He's out. I'm already despising Bote.

 

If there was ever a an example for someone to use an invention freezes time and live in a moment forever, it's Bote. He probably is a nice utility player with power but it's guaranteed to go downhill for him soon.

 

Kind of like Peraltas and Woodward’s first start. Sometimes things just fall into place when they probably shouldn’t. Just enjoy them when they happen I guess.

[MrTPlush]

Well this one is trending bad already. Would have been great to win this game...instead here we are down early.

 

These are the kind of wins we need in the year. Instead we just aren’t pulling off big wins. At the end of the year that is the difference.