2020-08-18: Brewers (Burnes) at Twins (Maeda) [Brewers lose, 4-3 in 12 innings -- Brewers spoil Maeda’s no hit bid in the 9th and rally for 3 runs, but fail to get a run across in extras]

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Corbin Burnes: Batter (Twins) vs Pitching Stats

 

Kenta Maeda: Batter (Brewers) vs Pitching Stats

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Brewers face Maeda for the second time in less than a week. Tonight would be a good time for the Brewers hitters to improve on their combined career batting line against Maeda (currently .221 AVG / .270 OBP / .267 SLG / .538 OPS in just 74 at bats).

[CheezWizHed]

Big test for Burnes tonight. Back in the starting rotation and facing the Bomba squad. Keeping the ball in the ballpark will be a challenge...

[phnxcrew]

This is the day burnes hall of fame career officially begins. Or just have the lineup score in the first couple innings and get a lead with a quality start-it would make the absolutely brutal southwestern summer this year a lot more tolerable!

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Just for fun, I put the the nine players listed in tonight’s actual lineup in the Baseball Musings Lineup Optimizer using 2020 player stats only. It said the expected runs per game for the exact lineup they are going with today is 3.540 runs on average (again only based on the small sample size of the stats so far).

 

The optimizer gave me the following as the best possible lineup (expected to average 4.084 runs per game):

 

1) Luis Urias

2) Christian Yelich

3) Eric Sogard

4) Keston Hiura

5) Avisail Garcia

6) Justin Smoak

7) Ryan Braun

8) Ben Gamel

9) Omar Narvaez

 

It is probably worth noting the optimizer doesn’t take handedness into account, so it’s not going to sequence alternate L/R batters like many managers would.

[Devinep]

Just for fun, I put the the nine players listed in tonight’s actual lineup in the Baseball Musings Lineup Optimizer using 2020 player stats only. It said the expected runs per game for the exact lineup they are going with today is 3.540 runs on average (again only based on the small sample size of the stats so far).

 

The optimizer gave me the following as the best possible lineup (expected to average 4.084 runs per game):

 

1) Luis Urias

2) Christian Yelich

3) Eric Sogard

4) Keston Hiura

5) Avisail Garcia

6) Justin Smoak

7) Ryan Braun

8) Ben Gamel

9) Omar Narvaez

 

It is probably worth noting the optimizer doesn’t take handedness into account, so it’s not going to sequence alternate L/R batters like many managers would.

 

LOL at Sogard batting third

[Bulldogboy]

If Gamel doesn't get it going this week he's got to head to Appleton doesn't he??

[young guns]

I believe "optimization" has your worst hitter or one of them third because they come up with 2 outs and nobody on the most in average.

[wildcat83]

Just for fun, I put the the nine players listed in tonight’s actual lineup in the Baseball Musings Lineup Optimizer using 2020 player stats only. It said the expected runs per game for the exact lineup they are going with today is 3.540 runs on average (again only based on the small sample size of the stats so far).

 

The optimizer gave me the following as the best possible lineup (expected to average 4.084 runs per game):

 

1) Luis Urias

2) Christian Yelich

3) Eric Sogard

4) Keston Hiura

5) Avisail Garcia

6) Justin Smoak

7) Ryan Braun

8) Ben Gamel

9) Omar Narvaez

 

It is probably worth noting the optimizer doesn’t take handedness into account, so it’s not going to sequence alternate L/R batters like many managers would.

 

LOL at Sogard batting third

 

[trwi7]

Every time I see Sogard bat I think of this.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B84XKJ4E7tk

[phnxcrew]

We are approaching any records as far as horrible hitting in the first two innings? I feel like we should be

[PinaMadness]

I don't know why we just don't let the other team bat first in the first inning, wait ten minutes, let them bat again in the second and then we can start batting in the third, starting with the guy in the seventh hole.

[MrTPlush]

Every time I see Sogard bat I think of this.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B84XKJ4E7tk

 

Sorry, but that is Keston Hiura.

[yourout]

Narvaez and Gamel a combined 2 for 38

[owbc]

When we start playing doubleheaders I hope they can start in the 3rd inning rather than ending in the 7th.

[markedman5]

Maeda just owns us......I mean he has company but he seems to be a large shareholder......

[wildcat83]

When we start playing doubleheaders I hope they can start in the 3rd inning rather than ending in the 7th.

 

Does a no-hitter count as a no-hitter?

[Eye Black]

Smoak has had some poor defensive plays this year, but that scoop against Buxton was very nice.

[Eye Black]

When we start playing doubleheaders I hope they can start in the 3rd inning rather than ending in the 7th.

 

Does a no-hitter count as a no-hitter?

No, they specified that 7-inning no-hitters won’t count in terms of the record books.

[markedman5]

Love the 3-2 change up......Twins have hit sole balls hard but Burnes looking good so far

[yfinn6]

This offense. Blech.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

This would have sounded blasphemous a month ago, but it might be time to send Keston on an all-expenses-paid trip to Appleton, and give Urias his innings at 2B. He simply doesn't have much of a clue right now.

[BruisedCrew]

No hitter alert.

[PinaMadness]

This would have sounded blasphemous a month ago, but it might be time to send Keston on an all-expenses-paid trip to Appleton, and give Urias his innings at 2B. He simply doesn't have much of a clue right now.

Hiura is the Khris Middleton of the Brewers.

[SomewhereInTime]

This would have sounded blasphemous a month ago, but it might be time to send Keston on an all-expenses-paid trip to Appleton, and give Urias his innings at 2B. He simply doesn't have much of a clue right now.

 

I mean he's struggled but he's still one of the best bats in the lineup. We're not at the point where we can not play a guy with a .725 ops.