2020-07-29: Brewers (Woodruff) at Pirates (Musgrove) [Brewers win, 3-0 -- Pirates manage just one infield hit as Woodruff dominates]

[TURBO]

Yelich can’t be healthy.

 

Baseball players have slumps, this isn't abnormal.

[Lathund]

Phelps only threw 9 pitches, wish they would stick with him. Williams always makes me nervous. Please Devin, make me look silly.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Let's also remember that these are Yelich's first 30 competitive ABs in about 10.5 months. He barely hit in normal ST even.

[B-Train]

Williams seems to be pegged as a high leverage set up man. Is that what we anticipated or a bit surprising? Is this until Knebel gets back in a groove? I didn’t really follow pre-season bullpen usage.

[bigredrobbo]

Knebel pitched last night, didn't he?

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Williams looks...pretty filthy. I am sure there will be inconsistencies, but man. That might be a real nice arm.

[MrTPlush]

I’m with homer...perfectly fine taking him out in a 3 run game. He had quite a few pitches as is. It’s his second start of the season...no need to ruin his arm. Not to mention we have an off day tomorrow. If you want to play with fire wait for a day our bullpen is beat up.

 

I just don’t see much benefit letting him go there. Stats would probably scream pull him out in that situation.

[Lathund]

Phelps only threw 9 pitches, wish they would stick with him. Williams always makes me nervous. Please Devin, make me look silly.

 

Thanks Devin.

[homer]

Mike Trout 211/304/368

Mookie Betts 208/289/250

[folly412]

The bullpen looks really good on paper. Think we shouldn't expect to see many meltdowns like last night.

[SomewhereInTime]

I know it's only been six games so you don't know everyone's bullpen role for sure yet, but I'm a little surprised it seems Hader has only been used in classic closer 9th inning situations.

[Zad Fnark]

Harder's velocity down?

[Eye Black]

Well if you told me Yelich was going to start the season 1-for-27, I think a 3-3 road trip would sound pretty good to me. Could be tough sledding for Yeli to bounce back against Flaherty on Friday.

 

The Brewers will now play 30 of their next 48 games at Miller Park.

[markedman5]

Playing bad and 3-3 on the road trip.........I’ll take it

[PinaMadness]

Great game all around. Pitching was impeccable.

[SomewhereInTime]

Nothing wrong with a .500 road trip. Feels like things could be a lot worse right now.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I will take that 3-3 road trip, especially when it includes the PNC house of horrors and the weirdest traveling circumstances I have ever seen.

 

Yeli will get back on track, and I think this offense will like MP (which, I guess, is not MP anymore).

 

Edit: Just realized I can still call it Miller Park for 5 months.

[folly412]

One little infield hit.

 

Good things happen if you get ahead in the count. Pitches-strikes: Woodruff 92-61, Phelps 9-6, Williams 13-9, Hader 12-9

[PinaMadness]

It's a no hitter if Pina is catching.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I know it's only been six games so you don't know everyone's bullpen role for sure yet, but I'm a little surprised it seems Hader has only been used in classic closer 9th inning situations.

 

I think all of this is out the window this year. The season is two months long.

[Bulldogboy]

Awesome way to get off the road trip. Love given Williams a big time shot in a big spot. He appears to be nasty. Until Knebel is back 100 percent I like it.

[SomewhereInTime]

I know it's only been six games so you don't know everyone's bullpen role for sure yet, but I'm a little surprised it seems Hader has only been used in classic closer 9th inning situations.

 

I think all of this is out the window this year. The season is two months long.

 

Which makes it especially surprising to me that this was only the second game he's pitched and both have been only the 9th inning.

[Eye Black]

Brandon Woodruff mentions his improved changeup as the big difference making pitch for him right now. When Adam McCalvy asks him if he credits anyone for the improvement he cites watching Scherzer’s changeup, Strasburg’s changeup, and... Devin Williams’ changeup (which he says is “unbelievable”).

[rickh150]

I know he's going to snap out of this eventually, but it would be total Milwaukee Brewer sort of fortune if we were to blow our payroll wad for the next decade on Christian Yelich and see his career nosedive from there.

 

 

You are going to have to explain this one to me better.... We actually sign a MVP super star in his prime for a long term contract and then he what, tanks? That is what we are known for here in Milwaukee? Yeah, that happens here all the time. More like never.

[areacodes]

I know he's going to snap out of this eventually, but it would be total Milwaukee Brewer sort of fortune if we were to blow our payroll wad for the next decade on Christian Yelich and see his career nosedive from there.

 

 

You are going to have to explain this one to me better.... We actually sign a MVP super star in his prime for a long term contract and then he what, tanks? That is what we are known for here in Milwaukee? Yeah, that happens here all the time. More like never.

 

He’s saying it would be the luck of our franchise to sign a superstar to a huge contract and then have him tank. Not that it happens frequently.