2020-09-22: Brewers (Anderson) at Reds (Gray) [Brewers win, 3-2 -- Anderson strong over 6.0 IP with 7 K, 1 ER; Devin Williams does more Devin Willams things; Hader shuts the door in the 9th]

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Saying that is a huge win is an understatement.

[folly412]

Can we just get an easy 1-2-3 inning from Hader and call it a night?

 

Yep! Pitches a little too meaty, but the result was nice and quick.

[yfinn6]

I love being wrong about this team!

[PinaMadness]

Pretty harsh criticism here for someone who just slammed the door on the Reds in tidy fashion.

[yourout]

Nats bullpen giving this one away.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Pretty harsh criticism here for someone who just slammed the door on the Reds in tidy fashion.

 

It isn't like Hader hasn't been a little Jekyl and Hyde lately.

[Eye Black]

Nats bullpen giving this one away.

Well they were in a bases loaded jam, but the only run they gave up was the extra innings inherited runner on 2B and it wasn’t an earned run, it came on a throwing error.

 

Their offense now has a chance to tie or win it in the bottom of the inning.

[BruisedCrew]

A very needed win, especially while using the bullpen aces. Tomorrow is going to be tough.

[markedman5]

Thames strikes out on ball in the dirt to start the inning......

[Eye Black]

Thames strikes out on ball in the dirt to start the inning......

Yeah, that was awful. He was up 3-1 and swung at ball four twice in that at bat.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Nats walk it off with a two-run bomb.

[markedman5]

NATS walk it off!

[Eye Black]

The Phillies bullpen is epically terrible.

[Bulldogboy]

Philly is about done.

[Eye Black]

FOUR NL Central teams are currently in the playoffs!

[Bulldogboy]

Brewers should feel fortunate to get in at all but next step is avoiding the Dodgers at all cost.

[Eye Black]

At this point I just want them to find a way to get in. If it’s the Dodgers, I’ll take it. In a three game series the opponent becomes a lot less important, so many things can happen over 2-3 games no matter the talent gap.

[wibadgers23]

Only thing that would make this night even better would be a Royals comeback against the Cards. Oh, and a Giants loss.

[Bulldogboy]

At this point I just want them to find a way to get in. If it’s the Dodgers, I’ll take it. In a three game series the opponent becomes a lot less important, so many things can happen over 2-3 games no matter the talent gap.

True. That said I would love to get the Cubs instead.

[Eye Black]

The Phillies bullpen ERA this season is 7.21

[markedman5]

Man I had forgotten about this.......can you imagine if Williams was doing this for somebody else this year?

 

Board would not have been happy.......but it shows why player evaluations/projections are so difficult......coming off injury nobody wanted him.....

 

[LouisEly]

The Phillies bullpen is epically terrible.

For all of those who want the Brewers to "sell high" on all of their relievers, what happens when you ignore or gut your bullpen to try to add offense is that you become the Phillies.

[Oxy]

The Phillies bullpen is epically terrible.

For all of those who want the Brewers to "sell high" on all of their relievers, what happens when you ignore or gut your bullpen to try to add offense is that you become the Phillies.

 

Huh? We sold high TO the Phillies.

[Eye Black]

It doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme, but watching the Pirates just hit a walk off home run on the Cubs was fun.

 

Raise the Jolly Roger!

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

It doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme, but watching the Pirates just hit a walk off home run on the Cubs was fun.

 

It was! I know it is extremely improbable, but I'll never stop hoping for a Central Division title until it's mathematically impossible. The Cubs have three against the White Sox this weekend, so dropping all three isn't out of the realm of possibility. Dropping the next two to the Pirates probably is, though. As is the Brewers winning their last 6. But stranger things have happened.