Game Thread (6/07/2022): Phillies (Suarez) at Brewers (Alexander) - 7:10 PM CDT

[magnoliacrew]

Keston with just enough!

[Opening Day]

Its hard to win with pitching and defense if you only have one of those things. 

[magnoliacrew]

1 minute ago, mtsportsfan said:

Or he could have picked it clean and started a double play !

Agree, but could have been worse.

[Brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, BruisedCrew said:

I disagree. Should have been turned into a DP. 

I thought I saw it land in foul territory on the replay. But you're right, it's a play that should've been made regardless. 

[BruisedCrew]

Hiura not only has an erratic arm, but it’s weak too. I thought that throw was never going to get there.

[HarryDoyle]

Alexander escapes trouble like he's pushing women and children out of the way running from a kitchen fire.

[mtsportsfan]

Nice !!!! Way to get out of that mess !  Lets go offense   make them pay!

[DuWayne Steurer]

Defense redeems itself. Good deal.  Kept the lead for Alexander.  

[Brewcrew82]

Alexander's been great, but I'll still be very very happy when Woody comes back. 

[Nola Beery]

There's a play.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Just now, BruisedCrew said:

Hiura not only has an erratic arm, but it’s weak too. I thought that throw was never going to get there.

That's been (one of) the knocks on his defense since he came out of college.  He made that throw though, and we needed him to. 

[mtsportsfan]

1 minute ago, magnoliacrew said:

Agree, but could have been worse.

Absolutely , but he had it in his glove , not like he had to dive and stop it from going into the corner.

[magnoliacrew]

Just now, mtsportsfan said:

Absolutely , but he had it in his glove , not like he had to dive and stop it from going into the corner.

That's fair. I half think that Reyes thought it would have been called foul and gave up.

[BruisedCrew]

1 minute ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I thought I saw it land in foul territory on the replay. But you're right, it's a play that should've been made regardless. 

It did land foul behind the bag, but that’s not the rule. On a ground ball it’s where it is when it passes the bag. For a ball that bounces  a couple inches foul a few feet behind the bag it almost certainly passed over some part of the bag. 

[DuWayne Steurer]

Someone's gonna get run here.  Brewers dugout is gettin' a little chirpy. 

[magnoliacrew]

The idea that the Brewers can routinely call up these AAA pitchers who only give up 1 run in five innings makes my head hurt.

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, magnoliacrew said:

The idea that the Brewers can routinely call up these AAA pitchers who only give up 1 run in five innings makes my head hurt.

It makes my heart sing. 

[BruisedCrew]

I know the options are limited these days but Milner pitching in a tight game does not inspire confidence. 

[Underachiever]

Walks to the lead off hitter. SMH

[magnoliacrew]

1 minute ago, Brewcrew82 said:

It makes my heart sing. 

Makes everything groovy, right?

[Brewcrew82]

7 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

I know the options are limited these days but Milner pitching in a tight game does not inspire confidence. 

2.82 ERA on the year now. He's been good in some pretty big spots lately. That spot in the Phillies order was also tailor-made for him. 

[magnoliacrew]

7 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

I know the options are limited these days but Milner pitching in a tight game does not inspire confidence. 

Worked out.

[magnoliacrew]

I know he got out there, but Yelich is becoming something of a reverse split guy these days.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Milner's been good, the metrics and data says he's been pretty good, and he faced the bottom of the order tonight.  Not sure what else he's supposed to do except never pitch.  CC can't just use Williams, Hader, and Box. 

[Brewcrew82]

Great job Box! To be honest I was kind of nervous there knowing Schwarber and Harper's massive power.