Game Thread (5/06/2022): Brewers (Lauer) at Braves (Chavez) - 6:20 PM CDT

[Eye Black]

[Eye Black]

While MLB.com still doesn’t have a starter listed for the Braves, but we have this information via beat reporter David O’Brien…

Translation: Bullpen game this evening for the Braves.

Jesse Chavez hasn’t started a game this season. In his previous 8 appearances so far his max number of pitches has been 36 and his max innings pitched is 2.2 IP. Chavez pitched for the Braves last season, but actually started with the Cubs this year. As a member of the Cubs he pitched against the Brewers last month on April 10th 

Below is Chavez’s line from that earlier appearance against the Crew. Yelich had the RBI double and Tellez had the 2-run home run in what ended up being a 5-4 Brewers victory. 

Date	Tm	Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	2B	3B
Apr 10	CHC	MIL	L,4-5	6-6	BS(1)	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	0	40.50	24.10	5	17	1	0

Despite the early struggles against Milwaukee, Jesse Chavez has yet to give up a run in his 5 appearances and 7.0 IP with the Braves this year.

[magnoliacrew]

Can anyone confirm whether they brought the bell to Atlanta?

[young guns]

How long before the bell gets it's own Twitter account?

[BruisedCrew]

My lasting memory of Chavez came during his rookie year with the Pirates in 2008.

In the last week of the season he entered in the 10th inning of a game against the Brewers and surrendered a walk off grand slam to Ryan Braun as the Brewers continued their push for a wild card spot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSPNC7NXJPA

[sveumrules]

Roughly 1/6th of the way through the season & the schedule picks up a little bit here over next stretch with series coming up @ATL, vs ATL, @SDP, vs SDP and @STL among contenders over the next 30 games, compared to only facing STL among contenders during our first 26 games.

Current WS Odds at FanGraphs 10.4% (4th), BPro 10.1% (3rd), 538 9% (3rd) and BRef 7.7% (4th).

[BruisedCrew]

12 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Roughly 1/6th of the way through the season & the schedule picks up a little bit here over next stretch with series coming up @ATL, vs ATL, @SDP, vs SDP and @STL among contenders over the next 30 games, compared to only facing STL among contenders during our first 26 games.

Current WS Odds at FanGraphs 10.4% (4th), BPro 10.1% (3rd), 538 9% (3rd) and BRef 7.7% (4th).

In the Optimism thread it is pointed out that the Brewers have a very favorable, home heavy schedule to end the season, with 20 of the last 26 games at home.

There has to be a counterbalance to that somewhere, and that comes in the next 6 weeks with three, 3 city road trips sandwiched around two, 2 series home stands. 

That means that 28 of the next 41 games are on the road and, as pointed out several of those series are against playoff contenders.

We'll learn  a lot more about this team as it goes through this stretch.

[82brewcrew82]

43 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Roughly 1/6th of the way through the season & the schedule picks up a little bit here over next stretch with series coming up @ATL, vs ATL, @SDP, vs SDP and @STL among contenders over the next 30 games, compared to only facing STL among contenders during our first 26 games.

Current WS Odds at FanGraphs 10.4% (4th), BPro 10.1% (3rd), 538 9% (3rd) and BRef 7.7% (4th).

I think Philly would consider themselves a contender.

[sveumrules]

19 minutes ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

I think Philly would consider themselves a contender.

They've definitely had the payroll & names of a contender since signing Harper & JTR in 2019, but have only gone 202-208 over that stretch.

Pretenders for me until they prove otherwise.

[Eye Black]

2 hours ago, magnoliacrew said:

Can anyone confirm whether they brought the bell to Atlanta?

 

[MVP2110]

33 minutes ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

I think Philly would consider themselves a contender.

They signed Castellanos so of course they are a contender

[Brewcrew82]

4 minutes ago, MVP2110 said:

They signed Castellanos so of course they are a contender

I hereby nominate this for post of the year. 

[young guns]

Does anybody know the full lore of the bell?  I've only caught bits and pieces.

[willie key]

I’m assuming we only score one run today after yelich has declared that everyone was wrong about the offense 

[82brewcrew82]

1 hour ago, sveumrules said:

They've definitely had the payroll & names of a contender since signing Harper & JTR in 2019, but have only gone 202-208 over that stretch.

Pretenders for me until they prove otherwise.

True, but have the Pads really proven anything either?

[82brewcrew82]

I like the batting order today.

[willie key]

Hiura sent down.  
 

that sucks.   I’m actually rooting for that guy.     Find something that clicks

[Eye Black]

Luis Urias’ spots in the batting order since returning on Tuesday…

9th

7th

1st

6th

[treego14]

Howdy, Rowdy! ?

[82brewcrew82]

Way to keep it going Rowdy.

[Brewcrew82]

Yelich just missed one, too. 

[Eye Black]

Rowdy is swinging a hot bat right now, goodness.

[HarryDoyle]

I think the Brewers scored more runs in that first inning than they did the entire divisional series last year.

[Brewcrew82]

Ace Lauer hour. 

[82brewcrew82]

That was impressive