2019-07-17: Braves (Keuchel) at Brewers (Anderson) [Brewers win, 5-4 -- HR’s for Piña and Yelich; Hiura hits a pair of doubles; Brewers hold on late]

[pacopete4]

Donaldson has been on everything today.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Well that all but guarantees we'll see Hader in the 9th...possibly sooner.

[PinaMadness]

Guerra is the Benjamin Button of our pitching staff. He gradually gets worse with every appearance.

[jjfanec]

Guerra is the Benjamin Button of our pitching staff. He gradually gets worse with every appearance.

 

I feel like that is true of him most years and then sometimes he has a nice last month. Last year he started out strong and flamed out hard around this time

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

To Guerra's credit, most hitters aren't going to be able to get around on and up and in 96 mph fastball like Donaldson did. That was pretty impressive.

[PinaMadness]

Nice recovery, I guess.

[KeithStone53151]

I guess those 2 runs makes the 9th inning decision obvious, barring an offensive outburst in the bottom of the 8th.

[Oxy]

Crazy homer by Donaldson. 96 MPH high and tight out of the zone. Nice 1-2 pitch, but Donaldson pulled everything in and yanked it right down the line.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Nice job by Guerra limiting the damage to Donaldson's bomb.

 

But can we please, for crimity's sake, stop walking the leadoff guy in every late-inning pen situation?

[pacopete4]

Crazy homer by Donaldson. 96 MPH high and tight out of the zone. Nice 1-2 pitch, but Donaldson pulled everything in and yanked it right down the line.

 

Yep. He’s a very good hitter. Guerra threw the ball fine after the lead off walk.

[Diamondbacks]

To Guerra's credit, most hitters aren't going to be able to get around on and up and in 96 mph fastball like Donaldson did. That was pretty impressive.

 

So Guerra gets credit for not locating that pitch which was supposed to be down and away and was up and in?

 

It was pretty by Donaldson though

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

To Guerra's credit, most hitters aren't going to be able to get around on and up and in 96 mph fastball like Donaldson did. That was pretty impressive.

 

So Guerra gets credit for not locating that pitch which was supposed to be down and away and was up and in?

 

It was pretty by Donaldson though

 

Location was bad, but the end result was a pitch that should not have been able to be deposited in the seats.

[Diamondbacks]

To Guerra's credit, most hitters aren't going to be able to get around on and up and in 96 mph fastball like Donaldson did. That was pretty impressive.

 

So Guerra gets credit for not locating that pitch which was supposed to be down and away and was up and in?

 

It was pretty by Donaldson though

 

Location was bad, but the end result was a pitch that should not have been able to be deposited in the seats.

I agree with that part. That was pretty nuts.

[jason21nl]

Good lord he hits the ball hard

[homer]

Good lord is Hiura a great hitter. His swing sort of reminds me of Paul Molitor.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Just absolutely raked...he's gotta be pushing a 1.000 OPS despite still having a K rate around 30%. When he makes contact it's rare that it isn't smoked

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Keston Hiura is obviously over his call-up jitters. That guy is just raking right now.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Hiura is ridiculous. All that hype about him being a Braun-level hitter upon call-up might have been warranted.

[Diamondbacks]

Good lord is Hiura a great hitter. His swing sort of reminds me of Paul Molitor.

Wow, your right.

I love that short compact swing. It's nice seeing that over the big looping upercut.

[B-Train]

Asking for a friend... how was he ever demoted?

[PinaMadness]

I think Hiura hit the Braves pretty well in Atlanta too.

[Diamondbacks]

Asking for a friend... how was he ever demoted?

Hahaha, imagine his numbers if he wasnt.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Hiura is ridiculous. All that hype about him being a Braun-level hitter upon call-up might have been warranted.

 

I don't think you could have drawn up more of a prototype for what this lineup was lacking. Hits to all fields, gives you good at bats, and best of all, his right-handed stick balanced the lineup in a big way. I would hope that the K rate will subside at some point.

[Diamondbacks]

God culbertson looks exactly like Dansby

[wildcat83]

Well, he didn’t walk him.