2019-06-28: Pirates (Archer) at Brewers (Chacín) 7:10 PM CDT

[Eye Black]

 

 

Jhoulys Chacín: Batter (Pirates) vs Pitching Stats

 

Chris Archer: Batter (Brewers) vs Pitching Stats

[treego14]

Will Chacin be the man tonight and help us get a win, or will we continue Chasing the Cubs even if they lose tonight?

[KeithStone53151]

Grandal

Yelich

Moose

Cain

Thames

Hiura

Gamel

P

Saladino

 

If only they switched Cain and Hiura...that would be some lineup. Still looks really good, let's put up double digit runs today.....

[pacopete4]

Hate Braun not playing. Been swinging it well lately and well, Cain, has not.

[KeithStone53151]

Hate Braun not playing. Been swinging it well lately and well, Cain, has not.

 

Braun needs the maintenance, even if he's the best option. I imagine Cain is still dealing with that thumb a bit, at the very least it's probably sore from the injections still. I'll be curious how he looks after the all-star break. I imagine it will be better before then, but he'll also be able to give his body a rest.

[TJseven7]

Grandal

Yelich

Moose

Cain

Thames

Hiura

Gamel

P

Saladino

 

If only they switched Cain and Hiura...that would be some lineup. Still looks really good, let's put up double digit runs today.....

 

My thought when I read it. WT... are they doing with Cain in the 4 and Hiura in the 6.

[TJseven7]

If Chacin struggles tonight I hope they get Wilkerson some work and swap the 2 the next turn.

[TURBO]

I imagine Cain is still dealing with that thumb a bit, at the very least it's probably sore from the injections still.

 

So let's hit him clean up!

 

I don't get it...

[pacopete4]

Wilkerson is trash so hopefully Chacín figures it out.

[Guest]

Lineup starting to look a little too weird for my taste, but I'm glad to get to watch Hiura some more.

[markedman5]

Hate Braun not playing. Been swinging it well lately and well, Cain, has not.

 

Braun needs the maintenance, even if he's the best option. I imagine Cain is still dealing with that thumb a bit, at the very least it's probably sore from the injections still. I'll be curious how he looks after the all-star break. I imagine it will be better before then, but he'll also be able to give his body a rest.

 

And Braun is 2-11 against Archer with no XBH. Probably figured if they were going to give him a day off at some point in the next 3 games might as well be today.

 

Ps Cain with 1.100 ops vs Archer in his career

Edited June 28, 2019 by markedman5

[TJseven7]

Wilkerson is trash so hopefully Chacín figures it out.

 

I'm not sure Wilkerson is trash as much as he's off kilter. He's done a really solid job when he was promoted into a stint, but the longer he was kept up but not in a starters role he's fallen apart. He really hasn't been given a chance to do what he's succeeded at in the minors.

 

With the situation the team is in I'd like to see what happened if you kept him on schedule and let him start every 5. He's not impressive but he could put up 4 era ball.

 

He's only been giving 3 starts. He's pitched 14.1 IP in them allowing 6 ER for a 3.77 era. Sample size obviously but 9.42 out of the pen is a pretty stark contrast.

[markedman5]

Hamels just took,himself out of the game in the 2nd inning after throwing a few warm up pitches....

[Brew crew 92]

Hate Braun not playing. Been swinging it well lately and well, Cain, has not.

 

Braun needs the maintenance, even if he's the best option. I imagine Cain is still dealing with that thumb a bit, at the very least it's probably sore from the injections still. I'll be curious how he looks after the all-star break. I imagine it will be better before then, but he'll also be able to give his body a rest.

 

This would have been a great time to roster Grisham and play him some while Cain gets time to rest and heal up on the IL.

[Eye Black]

Just a reminder of how awesome this was versus the Pirates back at the start of the month...

 

Hiura's HR in 9th sets up wild win for Crew

[adambr2]

Thames isn't fantastic, but he hits RH pitching really well. With the way Aguilar has played this year I'm awfully glad we hung onto Eric.

[TJseven7]

Hiura, not the high ones.

[kybrewerfan]

Nice start......Rock should quit trying to identify pitches....he is on the struggle bus

[bigredrobbo]

Huira's kryptonite is that high fastball. He'll learn, I'm sure, but for now, get used to that happening quite a bit.

[willie key]

Thames isn't fantastic, but he hits RH pitching really well. With the way Aguilar has played this year I'm awfully glad we hung onto Eric.

 

Yes

 

I was actually surprised he even made the team at the beginning of the season. But they needed him after the Aguilar situation

[82brewcrew82]

He knows how to airmail a throw, I'll give him that.

[TJseven7]

There's clearly 2 weaknesses to Hiura. He's shown us both already today.

[Oxy]

Nice stop and footwork...then rushed the throw. Generous scoring decision after doing most of the hard work on the play quite well.

[willie key]

I can’t believe they sent down Shaw for this guy

 

Hahaha

[jjfanec]

If the hamels injury is serious at all they could have a rotation of Lester, Quintana, darvish, chatwood and Montgomery. Could be a good a chance to get the division lead back if the Brewers can get right