2020-08-23: Brewers (Burnes) at Pirates (Brubaker) [Brewers lose, 5-4 -- Pirates Polanco hits 2-run HR off Phelps in 8th]

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Corbin Burnes: Batter (Pirates) vs Pitching Stats

[pacopete4]

If Braun or Urias isn’t leading off today I’ll lose my mind. But I’m sure we will see the nerd or Garcia.

[brewers888]

If Braun or Urias isn’t leading off today I’ll lose my mind. But I’m sure we will see the nerd or Garcia.

 

Sogard will be leading off since we are facing a righty and we need him to get as many at bats as possible. Burnes should be able to handle this lineup and hopefully we can put up some runs against this scrub.

[homer]

[PinaMadness]

The salvage game.

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Lineup has been added to the opening post. Sogard is out of the lineup for the second day in a row.

 

I typically don’t get overly annoyed by the lineup order, but I really wish they would leadoff with Urias and give him a chance to flourish in that role. His single biggest skill is an ability to make contact and get on base. He isn’t going to get a ton of extra base hits, but there will be days when he’ll single teams to death. Why not put that guy at the top of your order and give yourself a higher percentage chance of the elite bats coming up with someone on base? That OBP ability looks completely wasted when the guy after him is currently sporting the Milwaukee area code as his OPS (.414).

 

It remains baffling to me, unless they feel strongly there is some reason to proceed with extreme caution. Okay, rant over. Now hopefully the universe makes me look silly when Urias gets on base four times and Narvaez and Arcia bat him in all day long.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I think Narvaez finally gets a few today. Call me crazy. Brewers win 5-2.

[homer]

I think Narvaez finally gets a few today. Call me crazy. Brewers win 5-2.

 

I just dropped him on a fantasy team so this would make perfect sense.

[markedman5]

Perdomo to Appleton......Feyereisen back up.

[TURBO]

If Braun or Urias isn’t leading off today I’ll lose my mind. But I’m sure we will see the nerd or Garcia.

 

Is your mind lost?

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Some tweets from Adam McCalvy on today’s presser with David Stearns...

 

The Trade Deadline is a week from tomorrow. Are the 11-14 Brewers buyers or sellers?

 

David Stearns: "I think we consider ourselves open to a variety of different possibilities. When you are in my position, you always want to add to your team. ... We also have to be smart."

 

Stearns says the Brewers' problem is not the coaches. "I think our hitting coaches are doing just about everything in their power and probably more to try to get our group going."

 

Stearns just noted that while it's true that a player can't be immediately traded unless he's in a team's 60-man pool, there is no rule against a PTBNL.

[markedman5]

Garcia has a 341 obp....Braun 286.

 

Nothing wrong with leading off Garcia.....other then the fact The Whole lineup is in a season long slump.

 

Let’s hope the regression to the mean starts today.

[yourout]

Looks like a 6-2 loss to me.

[wildcat83]

Today is a MUST WIN!!!!

 

Sorry, knew it was coming so wanted to be preemptive.

[stalton]

Burnes and Brewers battling with baseballs against Brubaker and the baffling Buccaneers

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I‘ll bet people in Pittsburgh have impeccable lawns.

[BruisedCrew]

I was doing my rain dance because I think a rainout would be a good result today.

 

It may not be enough.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I was doing my rain dance because I think a rainout would be a good result today.

 

It may not be enough.

 

Looks like they should have plenty of time to get it in. Maybe the offense will think it's, like, the 6th inning instead of the 1st and scratch a couple.

[BruisedCrew]

Really wanted the rainout. The Pirates are swinging with confidence and like they know what pitches are coming. I would rather take my chances facing them later in a DH when they might have returned to normal.

[PinaMadness]

Groundhog Day.

[markedman5]

Same stuff different day

[BruisedCrew]

2 batters and playing from behind already. Looks like double figures again for the Bucs.

[markedman5]

Lepay droning on and on about Frazier’s dirty uniform is annoying me.......but then again everything is annoying me these days......

[Oxy]

I don't blame Cain for doing what is best for himself and his family, but the Brewers really miss him. He is a very stabilizing presence particularly in the OF, but also in the lineup, on the bases and in the clubhouse.

[markedman5]

I don't blame Cain for doing what is best for himself and his family, but the Brewers really miss him. He is a very stabilizing presence particularly in the OF, but also in the lineup, on the bases and in the clubhouse.

 

Yep to all of it.