2019-04-08: Brewers (Chacín) at Angels (Cahill) [Brewers lose, 5-2 -- Middle of the order struggles as Braun, Shaw, Aguilar combine to go 0-for-12 with 8 strikeouts]

[ClosetBrewerFan]

I cannot believe how bad that lineup looks. It should be criminal to not surround Trout with better hitters. Andrelton Simmons is the cleanup hitter? He's a good hitter for a SS, but wow.

[rickh150]

Tonight......This is the best lineup the Brewers have EVER had!

82? Gantner, Moore. And Money takes the group as a whole back a bit.

07? 12? 79? 80? I'll take tonight's lineup top to bottom.

[topper09er]

When Sheets pitched in the 17 inning Anaheim game of legend in 2004, Mike Trout was a 12 year old boy

[rickh150]

158 mil payroll.

[rickh150]

158 mil payroll.

Us with Manny at SS.

[topper09er]

Lucroy and Yelich both sitting on 100 career HRs.

[82brewcrew82]

158 mil payroll.

I've been told on good authority that our payroll could easily go that high and then some.

[topper09er]

Looks like the range of an MVP runner up

[xisxisxis]

Great AB by the #4 hitter once again...

[MrTPlush]

That was a waste of 5 pitches

[Eye Black]

Well I think we have our answer as to whether they will pitch to Trout this series. I have no problem with them pitching around him the rest of the series.

[topper09er]

Hey look a 1B off to a worse start than Aguilar

[Eye Black]

Justin Bour fun fact: His favorite city to visit in the majors is Milwaukee (or at least per Yelich he loves Milwaukee).

[Eye Black]

Okay, I wouldn’t have pitched around Justin Bour.

[topper09er]

Angels are Bouring it on

[82brewcrew82]

Well I think we have our answer as to whether they will pitch to Trout this series. I have no problem with them pitching around him the rest of the series.

Of course that plan only works of you don't walk the .103 hitter that comes up next.

[MrTPlush]

Grandal has been...pretty darn bad behind the dish. Dude couldn’t make a play back there to save his life.

[Eye Black]

Well I think we have our answer as to whether they will pitch to Trout this series. I have no problem with them pitching around him the rest of the series.

Of course that plan only works of you don't walk the .103 hitter that comes up next.

[sarcasm]Obviously just setting up the double play.[/sarcasm]

[82brewcrew82]

That'll do pig.

[Zad Fnark]

Looks like a friendly game, anyway.

[xisxisxis]

I'm so glad Aguilar's outs are hit so hard. He's good for 4 each game... Outs that is...

[Eye Black]

Wow, that was an ugly turn around 1B for Moose. Don’t see many “singles” hit on a one hopper off the wall.

[MrTPlush]

Graceful

[Ennder]

I'm so glad Aguilar's outs are hit so hard. He's good for 4 each game... Outs that is...

 

So I looked at xStats totally not knowing what to expect the results to be. Going into tonight's game his xAVG is .275, xwOBA is .356. He has only barrelled one ball all year which is pretty bad as his the 7.1 degree average launch angle. I think the fact he has walked more than he has struck out is padding his expected stats but his quality of contact has been pretty low.

[wallus]

Arcia isn't a bad hitter when he swings at strikes.