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]

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Any ground ball FA SP available? Good god.

[FVBrewerFan]

VA up 1 with 1:08 to go

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

With regular playing time I would venture to argue that Thames should start over Aguilar.

 

That's probably going to happen

 

I'd venture to guess if neither one starts hitting more consistently, we're going to see either Dubon or Hiura up and playing 2B, and Moose/Shaw manning 3B/1B.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Any ground ball FA SP available? Good god.

 

None that are going to take Chacin's spot in the rotation. Sometimes good pitchers just have rough nights.

[MrTPlush]

With regular playing time I would venture to argue that Thames should start over Aguilar.

 

That's probably going to happen

 

I'd venture to guess if neither one starts hitting more consistently, we're going to see either Dubon or Hiura up and playing 2B, and Moose/Shaw manning 3B/1B.

 

I mean Thames came into today with a .267 AVG and an OPS north of .900

 

Really hasn’t had much of a chance.

[Bulldogboy]

Jesus Aguilar is an issue. Combine this start with his second half and the bloom is off the rose. Move him down and Grandal up.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

 

I mean Thames came into today with a .267 AVG and an OPS north of .900

 

Really hasn’t had much of a chance.

 

That's true. I'm not saying Thames doesn't deserve an opportunity to see what he can do with more playing time. I'm just doubting he'd be all that much better if given that consistent time. It'd be great if he did take advantage, though.

[trwi7]

Any ground ball FA SP available? Good god.

 

Keuchel

[phnxcrew]

boy those were ugly AB's from Braun and Yelich. You don't see Yelich hacking with two strikes very much.

[brooks_quichenick]

How's the Angels' pitching?

The type that the rest of baseball regularly takes to the wood-shed and likely will look like a group of Cy Young candidates to the Brewers...

 

Aside from Moustakas, this is pretty prescient so far. Cahill making Yelich and Braun look silly that last inning.

[Eye Black]

What do Shaw's numbers look like?

 

xAVG is .194 and generally has been in the .250 range for his career. Also has only one barrell and a low launch angle. His xwOBA is .301 which is about league average and is mostly due to the good BB percentage.

His actual OBP was .359 coming into tonight which surprised me.

[MrTPlush]

VA up 1 with 1:08 to go

 

And a team with a chance to win it with a last second two takes a stupid three with plenty of time. Idiots, idiots everywhere.

[Fear The Chorizo]

3 more outs and chacin gets a quality start out of tonight...lol

[wallus]

3 more outs and chacin gets a quality start out of tonight...lol

 

But he's terrible!

[ThisIsMyCrew]

Shaw is brutal.

[phnxcrew]

We're taking the easy ones and hacking at the bad pitches. One of those nights I guess

[adambr2]

I don't expect Aguilar to OPS 1.000 in the first half again....but woof. He needs to be better than this.

[topper09er]

Aguilar is Bill Hall, some potential, gets his chance, puts up a 35 HR season, thinks he is now a HR hitter and never is good again

[Bulldogboy]

Jesus man bro.

[xisxisxis]

Bour or Pujols are my guesses for Crappy Angels Hitter Chacin gives up a HR to this inning...

[wallus]

Yelich should have caught that one better. Am I doing this right?

[brwrsfan]

Frustrating game to watch. Angels with a total of 3 hits, two of them just happen to leave the yard (by two guys with very little power no less). Brewers offense on the other hand leaving a lot to be desired these past few innings. As others have said, taking a lot of hittable pitches and swinging at stuff way out of the zone.

 

Shaw and Aguilar need to get it going - no power OR average from either one. Kinda killing the middle of the order. Still a few cracks yet here, let's hope they get it going when Cahill comes out .

[pacopete4]

I don’t know if I’ll make it another three innings. Blah.

[FVBrewerFan]

Yelich should have caught that one better. Am I doing this right?

 

I think you got it.

[brooks_quichenick]

Jhoulys really settled in nicely after those first few innings of struggling with command. Time to get some runs for him