2021-09-29: Brewers (Houser) at Cardinals (Mikolas) [Brewers win, 4-0 -- Crew ends Cards win streak]

[BruisedCrew]

VogelBOMB! The streak ends tonight.

 

Hopefully the Cardinals B Team lineup doesn’t have the “Runs on Demand” touch that they have had the last 3 weeks.

 

Maybe Applegate and Lola are taking the night off.

[jason21nl]

Pina has had a really nice 2nd half

[TURBO]

PINEAPPLE DINGER!

[Eye Black]

Manny Piña has that home run swing down of late. Could be in line for some important late game opportunities in the playoffs.

[MoreTrife]

Win win win win win

[willie key]

Houser just destroys the cardinals

[Eye Black]

They should try roughing up Jack Flaherty here a little bit, IMO.

[HarveysWBs]

Houser just destroys the cardinals

Yup. If the crew draws STL in the NLCS, I want Houser getting as many innings as humanly possible.

 

But there is an ocean to cross before we get to slay that dragon.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Nice clean inning from Box is encouraging.

[HarveysWBs]

Imagine walking JBJ on four straight pitches that weren't even that close. That's almost unbelievable.

[owbc]

I think the black devil magic may have run out of mojo after sacrificing Devin Williams.

[Eye Black]

Some of these pitches from Ashby make it difficult to remain levelheaded about my expectations for him.

[jason21nl]

Ashby reminds me of Freddie Prinze Jr from Summer Catch

[JRob1125]

Some of these pitches from Ashby make it difficult to remain levelheaded about my expectations for him.

 

I think he has the nastiest slider on the staff. His change is up there too

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Some of these pitches from Ashby make it difficult to remain levelheaded about my expectations for him.

 

I know these games mean nothing, but throwing him directly into Williams's role is a pretty interesting move. Makes me wonder if he is actually the 8th inning "Plan B"?

[HarveysWBs]

Some of these pitches from Ashby make it difficult to remain levelheaded about my expectations for him.

Yeah, it doesn't help that now we need him to take the next step pretty much immediately. I want him to be the man in the absolute worst way; what a difference-maker he could be.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

So Cousins' glove was "too light" last week, but they let Genesis Cabrera get away with that turquoise monstrosity on his hand?

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Some of these pitches from Ashby make it difficult to remain levelheaded about my expectations for him.

Yeah, it doesn't help that now we need him to take the next step pretty much immediately. I want him to be the man in the absolute worst way; what a difference-maker he could be.

 

I want him to eventually be a starter. Of course, I once wanted Hader to be a starter too.

[wibadgers23]

Man Ashby seriously has some nasty stuff.

[wallus]

How did Ashby not absolutely dominate in the minors again?

[brooks_quichenick]

Everything moves for Ashby. Love to see him attacking hitters like this, just nasty.

[folly412]

That Cardinals win streak

 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Winning streak over .... and in embarrassing fashion for the Cardinals. Gotta love it.

[BruisedCrew]

Does Ashby’s delivery and the movement on his pitches remind anyone else of Dan Plesac?

 

Thank heaven that winning streak is over.

[HarveysWBs]

A tour de force by Ashby, and the Cardinals finally bleed.