Game Thread (4/19/2022): Pirates (Brubaker) at Brewers (Burnes) - 6:40 PM CDT

[Eye Black]

[Brock Beauchamp]

I think the Brewers have a bit of an advantage in today's pitching matchup...

[Eye Black]

Since his debut in 2020 JT Brubaker has had some success against the Brewers over 4 total starts (especially as compared to his stats against other NL Central clubs):

Split	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	SO9
Milwaukee Brewers	4.29	4	21.0	17	10	4	5	26	3	1.048	11.1

 

Corbin Burnes has been mostly dominant in his appearances against the Pirates although he’s somehow only started against Pittsburgh 4 times (12 relief appearances):

Split	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	SO9
Pittsburgh Pirates	2.82	16	38.1	33	12	1	11	47	0	1.148	11.0

[KeithStone53151]

Baseball is so weird, matchups like this tend to not work out how they theoretically should on paper. If Brubaker was a soft tossing lefty I would be absolutely terrified for today's game. I'd like to see a nice clean 5-0 win with Burnes pitching 7 innings and devin williams pitching a clean 9th inning.

[homer]

[homer]

RH/LH career splits for Brubaker:

[magnoliacrew]

Pretty sure the Pirates have Vogelbach leading off because of his notable baserunning speed.

[AKCheesehead]

1 hour ago, magnoliacrew said:

Pretty sure the Pirates have Vogelbach leading off because of his notable baserunning speed.

Could this be the night of his first career stolen base attempt?  We shall see.

[Opening Day]

Booo...urnes,  I dont think hes going to need many runs tonight

[Brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, Opening Day said:

Booo...urnes,  I dont think hes going to need many runs tonight

Nothing prettier than that backdoor cutter for a backwards k. 

[folly412]

That shot got out in a hurry.

[MadScientist]

3 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Nothing prettier than that backdoor cutter for a backwards k. 

Telllez te right is pretty darn pretty as well.

[markedman5]

114 mph for Rowdy…….absolutely smoked 

[BruisedCrew]

4 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Nothing prettier than that backdoor cutter for a backwards k. 

How about an HR with a runner on base. 

[markedman5]

 

[Opening Day]

That one just sounded different, Im not surprised that was one of the hardest hit balls in MLB this year.

[Brewcrew82]

7 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

How about an HR with a runner on base. 

I'm a washed up high school pitcher, so I'm partial. But I dig the two run long ball, too!

[titletownking]

What do you guys see happening with the roster once Urias is back? Send an arm down or a bat? If so, which one you guys thinking. I could see Keston going down but hope that’s not the case. 

[folly412]

2 minutes ago, titletownking said:

What do you guys see happening with the roster once Urias is back? Send an arm down or a bat? If so, which one you guys thinking. I could see Keston going down but hope that’s not the case. 

Hiura and Brosseau are both RHB with options. Between Urias and the two spots that need to be cleared for May 1, very unlikely both stay up.

 

[edfunderburk]

I love hits with RISP 

I also love rocket HRs

[DoubleSwitch]

9 minutes ago, titletownking said:

What do you guys see happening with the roster once Urias is back? Send an arm down or a bat? If so, which one you guys thinking. I could see Keston going down but hope that’s not the case

Either keston or brosseau will go down. It would probably be Brosseau at this point, but things can change

[TURBO]

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[edfunderburk]

9 minutes ago, folly412 said:

Hiura and Brosseau are both RHB with options. Between Urias and the two spots that need to be cleared for May 1, very unlikely both stay up.

 

I assume Milner & one bench bat will go to Nashville on May 1 to reduce roster from 28 to 26

Not sure who gets sent down to make room for Urias - I would guess Hiura or Brosseau

[Brewcrew82]

Just absolute filth on his fourth/fifth best pitch. Burnes may be the most talented pitcher in Brewers history. Between him and sheets I would say. 

[Brewcrew82]

And Vogelbach has way too little power for a guy that size. So glad we chose Tellez over him.