2021-04-07: Brewers (Woodruff) at Cubs (Hendricks) [Brewers win, 4-2 in 10 innings -- Woodruff allows just one hit over 7 IP; Cain hits two late inning go-ahead home runs]

[dlk9s]

Huira has swung at 37% of first pitches this year (32% in 2019 and 27% in 2020). So maybe being aggressive is better?

 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/keston-hiura-669374?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb

 

I only played through high school, so obviously I can't speak to what it's like in the big leagues, but my attitude was that if the first pitch was a good one to hit, there was no reason to put myself in an 0-1 hole just for the sake of...something. Of course, that approach isn't going to work for someone who doesn't have a good eye at the plate.

[NYChez]

Yelich stinging the ball opposite field with some authority today.

The most important development for this franchise would be Yelich getting on track.

[adambr2]

They need to change that George Webb promotion to something a little more realistic. Maybe 5 hits gets you 5 burgers for 5 bucks?

 

In all seriousness, as discouraging as the offense has been, if Peralta turns out to be anything at all as a starter, the future and present of this rotation has never been brighter. Woodruff/Burnes/Peralta could be a 3 headed monster.

[homer]

Should have started Narvaez

[KeithStone53151]

Rock just went up a notch in my book, roasting the Cubs fans for thinking every fly ball is gonna leave the ballpark...

[CheezWizHed]

Huira has swung at 37% of first pitches this year (32% in 2019 and 27% in 2020). So maybe being aggressive is better?

 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/keston-hiura-669374?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb

 

I only played through high school, so obviously I can't speak to what it's like in the big leagues, but my attitude was that if the first pitch was a good one to hit, there was no reason to put myself in an 0-1 hole just for the sake of...something. Of course, that approach isn't going to work for someone who doesn't have a good eye at the plate.

 

Yeah, my comment above was meant to note that Huira was less aggressive in 2020 - perhaps attempting to walk more? So maybe being aggressive will help him bring back a bit of 2019? Of course, he still needs to make contact (58% whiff rate)...

[trwi7]

[markedman5]

Could we just get the guy a damn run or 2?

 

I hate wasting these great starts by our studs

[CheezWizHed]

 

How do we not have Bernie and his mittens photoshopped in the Chalet yet?

[DR28]

In his defense, that was a tough one to field.

 

Was that pun intentional?

 

Haha, maybe!

[adambr2]

So much for my Hiura prediction today. Just another day of him looking clueless.

[markedman5]

Right down the middle.......

[wildcat83]

Just have Yelich try to steal 3 bases now....

[adambr2]

Have the Brewers been involved in a game this year where at least one if not both of the starting pitchers weren't carrying a no-no into the 6th?

[DR28]

My god Keston, figure it out.

 

Put Vogelbach at 1B for the next week, I'm sick of this already.

[bm1090]

Coshun has mentioned Shaw and his hot bat about 100 times already today. He is hitting .231.

[wildcat2237]

My god Keston, figure it out.

 

Put Vogelbach at 1B for the next week, I'm sick of this already.

 

Two more whiffs for Hiura today. Dude really needs to go to the ATS to figure it out. What is most concerning is that pitchers are just blowing fastballs by him. Gotta think a complete swing change may be in order.

 

W00f.

[bm1090]

That looks to be a bad call.

[Eye Black]

That looked like a fair ball. Wow, that hurts.

 

Edit: Unfortunately the kind of call that could prove the difference in a game like this.

[KeithStone53151]

That was fair, reaally close but fair.

[bm1090]

It was close but that's a call that needs to be made correctly. The ump is right on top of it.

[markedman5]

Screwed by the ump

[bm1090]

Urias is awful.

[brewcrewdue80]

Right down the middle.......

Gameday 2 fouls and swings and misses 80mph changeup. Hendriks FB is 86mph. Hiura cant even put in to play 80-86 right down main street. Believe or not there was a time as a prospect Hiura had a few votes of confidence that he was going to be a better hitter than Vlad Jr. Since rookie year whatever any one did to his swing it has made Ben Sheets look capable to hit better than Keston this season.

[adambr2]

Urias just flat out sucks. I'd be happy to put up with mediocre production from Arcia at SS if it meant we could have Davies and Grisham back on this team.