Game Thread (6/29/2022): Brewers (Lauer) at Rays (Beeks) - 11:10 AM CDT

[willie key]

7 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

Woodruff’s outing last night was very encouraging, but if Lauer and Hauser continue to struggle the rotation is going to remain a question mark. 

Without peralta and these two being ugh.    That’s a lot of pressure on Ashby woodruff and burnes to win as much as they can

[Nola Beery]

6 minutes ago, willie key said:

Without peralta and these two being ugh.    That’s a lot of pressure on Ashby woodruff and burnes to win as much as they can

Not to mention making it even more important to score runs

[nate82]

Houser and Lauer are your typical #4 or #5 starters.  I guess everyone was fooled by their early success.  Both even with their struggles recently are perfectly fine as the 4/5 starter.

 

[CdrbrgMark]

This team just can't hit LHP. If they make the playoffs, it would behove any opposing team to throw all their LHP at them for a quick elimination.

[CdrbrgMark]

What was the long delay for?

[Dragonbait]

1 minute ago, CdrbrgMark said:

What was the long delay for?

Gameday: appears an ump got hurt.

[Brewcrew82]

Rowdy!

[Brock Beauchamp]

I was finally able to flip on the game just in time to watch Rowdy step to the plate so I’m taking credit for this. 

[Brewcrew82]

Would love to see Rowdy in the Home Run Derby....He has a non-zero chance of getting invited this year. 

[RightFieldCoder]

2 minutes ago, Dragonbait said:

Gameday: appears an ump got hurt.

Home plate ump took a foul ball off the mask and had to leave the game. The delay was for another ump to get gear on.

[Brock Beauchamp]

By the way, if any of you like in the MKE area, be sure to check out our event on July 9th. We're offering a steep ticket discount, it will be a great time!

[phnxcrew]

Hopefully rowdy keeps progressing like this.  I think he can be a .260/.340/.500 guy with 30-35 homers.  I wouldn’t give him so many days off, especially for guys like hiura anymore.  

[CdrbrgMark]

It's Rowdy time again!!! Now it's Williams/ Hader time to seal this game.

[BruisedCrew]

22 minutes ago, nate82 said:

Houser and Lauer are your typical #4 or #5 starters.  I guess everyone was fooled by their early success.  Both even with their struggles recently are perfectly fine as the 4/5 starter.

 

The Brewers need better than “typical” starting pitching.

Lauer and Houser have both been terrible (not typical) this month and, if that continues, just having Burnes and Woodruff as reliable starters is going to put a strain on the rest of the staff. Maybe Ashby and Alexander can fill some of that hole, but neither has enough of a track record to know what to expect from them over the long haul. 
 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

3 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

The Brewers need better than “typical” starting pitching.

Lauer and Houser have both been terrible (not typical) this month and, if that continues, just having Burnes and Woodruff as reliable starters is going to put a strain on the rest of the staff. Maybe Ashby and Alexander can fill some of that hole, but neither has enough of a track record to know what to expect from them over the long haul. 
 

However, both Lauer and Houser do have enough of a track record to lead me to believe they are both better than they have been the last month.

[Brewcrew82]

*Cue "All Star" by Smash Mouth....

[willie key]

Just now, Brewcrew82 said:

*Cue "All Star" by Smash Mouth....

That’s such a terrible song

 

but Devin has been great 

[Brewcrew82]

8 minutes ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

However, both Lauer and Houser do have enough of a track record to lead me to believe they are both better than they have been the last month.

Exactly. Even a start by Lauer today is enough to keep us competitive and in the game. What we need to avoid from those guys is starts like Houser's on Friday where it's 5-0 in the second inning. 

[homer]

 

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Four Base Jace. Nice to pick up at least one insurance run. 

[owbc]

I love when this team shows what it is capable of against playoff-caliber opponents. 

[Brewcrew82]

I remember when some people on here were ready to crucify Devin, while the rest of us remained calm as we noted his traditional slow starts. 

[nate82]

12 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

The Brewers need better than “typical” starting pitching.

Lauer and Houser have both been terrible (not typical) this month and, if that continues, just having Burnes and Woodruff as reliable starters is going to put a strain on the rest of the staff. Maybe Ashby and Alexander can fill some of that hole, but neither has enough of a track record to know what to expect from them over the long haul. 
 

I am not sure what you are expecting from 4/5 starters it seems to be an unrealistic expectation.  Your 4/5 starters are normally going to be 4-5 ERA pitchers which means they are going to have more blowup games.

Houser and Lauer are probably the best 4/5 starters in the whole league.  You are not going to get Burnes or Woodruff type of results from them.  Maybe once or twice a month but that is about it.  These starts will even out over the course of a season.

Houser will be fine and Lauer will be fine.  No the Brewers don’t need them to be better than your “typical” starting pitcher.

[BruisedCrew]

10 minutes ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

However, both Lauer and Houser do have enough of a track record to lead me to believe they are both better than they have been the last month.

Which is why I say “if that continues”. 
 

If the number 3 spot is vacant, the 4 and 5 starters have to pull their weight.

And Woodruff has to build on last night’s start and show that his problems from the first part of the season are behind him. 

[Nola Beery]

 

1 minute ago, ReverendBrewmeister said:

Four Base Jace. Nice to pick up at least one insurance run. 

Woot! Where'd this power line-up come from?  I don't care!