2021-07-07, Game 1: Brewers (Burnes) at Mets (deGrom) [Brewers lose, 4-3 in 8 innings -- Hader blows save for 1st time this season]

[dlk9s]

Hahaha deGrom sucks. What a loser.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

At least the Brewers have a chance for a 1-0 win. I’m not expecting any more runs.

 

Exactly! There's your run, Corbin! Go get 'em!

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

So much for the dual no-hitters some had predicted.

[BruisedCrew]

So much for the chance for a 1-0 win.

[JET15]

I can see it now: deGrom retires the first 21 in order, notching 14 strikeouts. But Burnes is almost as good and we head to the eighth 0-0. With the ghost runner on second, Hiura drops down a sac bunt to move him to third. On an 0-2 pitch, a high fastball gets away from deGrom and gets to the screen, allowing the ghost runner to score. deGrom strikes out the last 2 hitters, but Hader comes in to strike out the side. deGrom's final line: 8 IP, 16 K, retires all 24 hitters, and loses 1-0.

 

Both leadoff hitters get XBHs... becuz baseball

[dlk9s]

Hahaha Burnes sucks. What a loser.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I thought the Mets weren't supposed to hit for DeGrom?

 

Hope Burnes can settle in...

[Underachiever]

Corbin, wild pitch, what the hell?

[brewers888]

Burnes doesn't exactly look good.

[BruisedCrew]

Burnes has not looked as good after the sticky substance crackdown as he did before. I wonder if that’s just a coincidence.

[brewers888]

I question how well we match up with this team who we will most likely be playing if we make the playoffs.

[JET15]

Geez, hitting 25 pitches already

[brewers888]

Burnes has not looked as good after the sticky substance crackdown as he did before. I wonder if that’s just a coincidence.

 

He pitched great his last start.

[Underachiever]

Whew, nice play by Peterson. Disappointing first. Hope Burnes settles down and gets that cutter working.

[brewers888]

Geez, hitting 25 pitches already

 

Don't worry Hoby Millner is well rested.

[JET15]

Burnes has not looked as good after the sticky substance crackdown as he did before. I wonder if that’s just a coincidence.

 

I kinda wondered if a manager was going to have the ump check his hair at some point, if only to get in his head (no pun intended). But he really likes to grab his hair between pitches.

[markedman5]

Somebody should tell Bill that Burnes slider lost that downward tilt about the same time the crackdown started……..he seems befuddled by it for some reason.

[BruisedCrew]

At least the pitch count is less critical in a 7 inning game with a rested bullpen.

[JET15]

Keston is soooo overmatched

[BruisedCrew]

deGrom is a joy to watch. He keeps the game moving.

 

He reminds me of Ben Sheets that way. A good pitcher who gets the ball back and is ready to fire.

[AKCheesehead]

I just lost a buck to myself.

[markedman5]

Keston is soooo overmatched

 

So is everyone else not named Urias so far.

[JET15]

deGrom played that grounder like his little leaguer son just bopped it to him. "Good contact, son"

[brewers888]

Good thing we got the no hitter and shutout taken care of with Urias because we may not get another hit in this one.

[JET15]

Somebody should tell Bill that Burnes slider lost that downward tilt about the same time the crackdown started……..he seems befuddled by it for some reason.

 

BAs are up 7 points since the crackdown

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31746724/major-league-baseball-batting-average-jumps-7-points-june-amid-crackdown-foreign-substances