2021-08-02: Pirates (Wilson) at Brewers (Lauer) [Brewers win, 6-2 -- Escobar has quite a night; Axford’s return not a fairy tale moment]

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Homeruns are sexy but that stolen base followed by a bunt single is what i like to see!

Manufacture those runs!

[stoutdude04]

I mean...he wasnt on 2nd, but I hate that.

[SomewhereInTime]

I like calls that go the Brewers way but that was pretty ridiculous that that isn't an out. I mean you can't tell me Lauer didn't give himself up long before that ball even got to 2nd.

[adambr2]

I saw Adames hit into a double play, they went to commercial break, they came back, and Lauer is standing on 2nd in the bottom of the 3rd still and I'm confused.

[PeaveyFury]

Missed the bag at 2nd....

[Underachiever]

I mean...he wasnt on 2nd, but I hate that.

Completely agree. Extra commercials! Bonus Gruber!

[pacopete4]

Replay wasn’t meant for that stuff.

[yourout]

Pitching is going to have to carry them for a few days I am guessing.

A stretch of hitting like they did usually is followed by a dry spell.

[pacopete4]

Pitching and defense. Hitting comes and goes. It’s why we are 20 games over. It gives them a chance to win nightly.

[yourout]

Rowdy has cooled off. 1 for 11.

[markedman5]

Why does BA keep saying Wilson has a high pitch count? 60 pitches through 4 is not high at all.

[Patrick425]

If my count is correct in 56 pitches to Brewer position players in this game there have been only 3 "non-foul" strikes, 2 swinging and 1 called.

 

edit: actually 4 I guess, 2 called, 2 swinging

[stoutdude04]

It does seem like they are getting good hacks but just cant square it up.

[ThisIsMyCrew]

Eric Lauer has seized his opportunities! Probably the best 6th man in the league.

[adambr2]

Reynolds is kind of an annoying turd.

[BruisedCrew]

Since Adames first inning HR yesterday, the Brewers have 4 scratch hits and that’s it. Only one that blooped into the outfield.

[pacopete4]

Eric Lauer has seized his opportunities! Probably the best 6th man in the league.

 

He’s pretty good. That trade continues to look better and better. Lauer would be a 3 on quite a few teams.

[pacopete4]

This is setting up nicely for the Axeman to get his first save for the Brewers in about a decade.

[jjfanec]

Eric Lauer has seized his opportunities! Probably the best 6th man in the league.

 

He’s pretty good. That trade continues to look better and better. Lauer would be a 3 on quite a few teams.

 

Lauer would have been the number 3 on our 2018 NLCS team

[Eye Black]

Eric Lauer has seized his opportunities! Probably the best 6th man in the league.

 

He’s pretty good. That trade continues to look better and better. Lauer would be a 3 on quite a few teams.

Trent Grisham is obviously a good player, but he wasn’t very good offensively the second half of last season’s 60 game schedule, and he hasn’t been very good in the 43 games since he returned from a hamstring injury this season…

 

2021 (from June 12 to August 1): 43 games / 173 PA / .196 BA / .294 OBP / .345 SLG / .639 OPS

[ReverendBrewmeister]

RBI triple from the new guy. Big enough bat for that.

[Guest]

Yeah, I'll happily admit I was absolutely wrong about Lauer. I don't know if the Brewers have gotten incredibly good at developing pitching or what but there are a lot of really amazing success stories on the mound this year. Chris Hook and whoever runs the "pitching lab" really deserve a pat on the back and a raise.

[HarveysWBs]

Eduardo Escobar, professional hitter

[DuWayne Steurer]

Hold on. I thought Chris Hook sucks and needed to be fired?

[DuWayne Steurer]

This is setting up nicely for the Axeman to get his first save for the Brewers in about a decade.

 

I hope Ax doesn't pitch in the 9th unless we have a 4-5+ run lead.