2018-08-22: Reds (Stephenson) at Brewers (Peralta) 1:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 4-0]

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[pre]Reds Lineup Brewers Lineup

1. Billy Hamilton (S) CF 1. Christian Yelich (L) RF

2. Jose Peraza ® SS 2. Lorenzo Cain ® CF

3. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B 3. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B

4. Mason Williams (L) RF 4. Jesús Aguilar ® 1B

5. Phillip Ervin ® LF 5. Travis Shaw (L) 2B

6. Tucker Barnhart (S) 1B 6. Ryan Braun ® LF

7. Curt Casali ® C 7. Jonathan Schoop ® SS

8. Dilson Herrera ® 3B 8. Manny Piña ® C

9. Robert Stephenson ® P 9. Freddy Peralta ® P[/pre]

 

Link: Brewers Game Notes

[pacopete4]

Interesting the Stearns was on saying that Peralta doesn't have a innings limit.

[Boomer5]

Interesting the Stearns was on saying that Peralta doesn't have a innings limit.

 

I agree. Most teams error on the side of the absurd when it comes to young arms.

[xisxisxis]

Interesting the Stearns was on saying that Peralta doesn't have a innings limit.

 

I agree. Most teams error on the side of the absurd when it comes to young arms.

Maybe Stearns has data that throwing balls puts little effort on your arm while throwing strikes stresses the arm... Then it's clear the Brewers are instructing him to continue to throw mostly "balls" to save his arm... He doesn't have the pinpoint control of a blind pitcher by accident... it's intentional!

[Boomer5]

That’s quality strategy right there.

[adambr2]

Actual lineup, not a guess.

 

1. Christian Yelich (L) RF

2. Lorenzo Cain ® CF

3. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B

4. Jesus Aguilar ® 1B

5. Travis Shaw (L) 2B

6. Ryan Braun ® LF

7. Jonathan Schoop ® SS

8. Manny Pina ® C

9. Freddy Peralta ® P

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Actual lineup, not a guess.

 

1. Christian Yelich (L) RF

2. Lorenzo Cain ® CF

3. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B

4. Jesus Aguilar ® 1B

5. Travis Shaw (L) 2B

6. Ryan Braun ® LF

7. Jonathan Schoop ® SS

8. Manny Pina ® C

9. Freddy Peralta ® P

 

At this point, I'd like to see Braun elevated to #3 in the order, and Cain leading off again. Seems like Cain in the leadoff spot was working at the beginning of the year, but he hasn't ben there much lately.

[bill hAll Star]

No Suarez. The Vegas line (-265) seemed crazy to me with Peralta being iffy but with Suarez out I can kinda buy it.

[tmwiese55]

You simply just have to win a game like this vs a crap pitcher and the other team not playing their two best hitters. Just get it done.

[adambr2]

You simply just have to win a game like this vs a crap pitcher and the other team not playing their two best hitters. Just get it done.

 

I'm already annoyed that we won't sweep after the disaster inning yesterday. I can't imagine losing this series.

[adambr2]

Whatever we do today, don't jump out to a 4-0 lead. That never seems to end well.

[bill hAll Star]

You simply just have to win a game like this vs a crap pitcher and the other team not playing their two best hitters. Just get it done.

 

Scooter is in the lineup. Suarez is out. Who am I missing? Or are you inferring Votto, who is on the DL?

[tmwiese55]

Right, Votto on the DL. Debatable I suppose Scooter vs Suarez.

[bill hAll Star]

Right, Votto on the DL. Debatable I suppose Scooter vs Suarez.

 

Gotcha...yeah, wasn't trying to really debate it just wondering if my Reds knowledge was just missing a player. It's kinda crazy that Scooter is probably a more dangerous hitter as it stands today.

[ThisIsMyCrew]

Actual lineup, not a guess.

 

1. Christian Yelich (L) RF

2. Lorenzo Cain ® CF

3. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B

4. Jesus Aguilar ® 1B

5. Travis Shaw (L) 2B

6. Ryan Braun ® LF

7. Jonathan Schoop ® SS

8. Manny Pina ® C

9. Freddy Peralta ® P

 

At this point, I'd like to see Braun elevated to #3 in the order, and Cain leading off again. Seems like Cain in the leadoff spot was working at the beginning of the year, but he hasn't ben there much lately.

 

This is one thing I haven’t understood for a few months now. Why did we ever go away from 1. Cain 2. Yelich? That worked really well. Isn’t it a baseball thing that players are creatures of habit and like being in the same spot? Why switch what was working?

[xisxisxis]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and predict that this will be the first game in a long time where Peralta comes out of the first inning with a pitch count below 30...

 

I feel it.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Actual lineup, not a guess.

 

1. Christian Yelich (L) RF

2. Lorenzo Cain ® CF

3. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B

4. Jesus Aguilar ® 1B

5. Travis Shaw (L) 2B

6. Ryan Braun ® LF

7. Jonathan Schoop ® SS

8. Manny Pina ® C

9. Freddy Peralta ® P

 

At this point, I'd like to see Braun elevated to #3 in the order, and Cain leading off again. Seems like Cain in the leadoff spot was working at the beginning of the year, but he hasn't ben there much lately.

 

This is one thing I haven’t understood for a few months now. Why did we ever go away from 1. Cain 2. Yelich? That worked really well. Isn’t it a baseball thing that players are creatures of habit and like being in the same spot? Why switch what was working?

 

Pretty sure it was simply Counsell trying to alternate his lefty and righty batters. Braun batted 3rd quite a bit the first two months, typically Cain-Yelich-Braun-Shaw.

[OnaBadger58]

Interesting the Stearns was on saying that Peralta doesn't have a innings limit.

Especially when his innings consist of 20-30 pitches per inning.

[jvrocksaz]

Wish we could bring Domingo Santana up for these day games... Dude was a superstar hitter in day games since coming to the Brewers.

[sveumrules]

So far this year Cain has 325 PAs in the leadoff spot with an 809 OPS, he has 94 PAs batting 2nd with an 819 OPS. No real difference.

 

Yelich is at 371 PAs batting 2nd with an 879 OPS compared to 78 PAs from the leadoff spot with an 821 OPS, so a slight difference.

 

If players truly are creatures of habit & can only perform to the best of their abilities in a specific batting order spot then we might have to petition the league to let us bat Cain & Yelich simultaneously third as 1,436 of Lorenzo's career 3,529 PAs & 1,518 of Christian's career 3,305 PAs have come from that spot. Prior to this season Cain had 225 leadoff PAs & Yelich had 313 PAs batting second.

[Chicago Here]

im really surprised Thames isnt in the lineup. Isnt he 2 for 2 against this pitcher with 2 homeruns? Must be his day of rest since he played yesterday

Sad.

[Chicago Here]

im really surprised Thames isnt in the lineup. Isnt he 2 for 2 against this pitcher with 2 homeruns? Must be his day of rest since he played yesterday

Sad.

[brewerswinNLcentral]

Anyone else have a good feeling that Braun is going to continue to take in the last 35 games. I certainly do

[brewerswinNLcentral]

Rake I meant

[brewerswinNLcentral]

Well Braun is hitting about .350 the last month and thames is striking out almost 55 percent of the time so that is probably why