Brewers (Peralta) vs Cardinals (Mikolas): 8/22/24, 1:15pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

That was an ugly one. I turned off the game after Williams walked in the tying run and decided it was better if I just read a book instead.

Oh well, every team loses ugly a few times a season.

[treego14]

Mr. Mustache will Crash!

Freddy is playoff-ready!

Brew Crew Cruise while giving the Cards a fatal Bruise!

[Outlander]

It's nice to see the Cardinals have guys like Mikolas in their starting rotation, next year as well. Hopefully another 3 home run game like the last time the Brewers faced him in St Louis.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

While the loss last night doesn't really mean much in the scheme of the season, considering the team's commanding lead in the division, losing like they did, especially against this team and hired-gun Arenado, still sucks. Hopefully they use it as motivation and blow the Cards out of the water today. 

[Brewcrew82]

Lineups are mostly meaningless in the grand scheme of things but Garrett Mitchell batting cleanup is certainly a new one. 

[Playing Catch]

Is Devin available today?

[treego14]

[treego14]

34 minutes ago, Playing Catch said:

Is Devin available today?

He is available for an ice cream cone in the bullpen.

[Bulldogboy]

Perkins back is good news. Definitely missed having another righty bat.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Lineups are mostly meaningless in the grand scheme of things but Garrett Mitchell batting cleanup is certainly a new one. 

I think what he's doing there, is trying to construct something where Mitchell doesn't have to face a LHP later in the game. Putting him between Contreras & Adames might accomplish that, as well as separating him an extra spot from Turang.

But I agree, it looks strange.

[Jim French Stepstool]

11 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Perkins back is good news. Definitely missed having another righty bat.

I'd always felt he looked better at the plate from the left side, actually. But he swung it well hitting RH before hitting the IL & I hope that continues because yeah, we really need it vs lefties.

[Team Canada]

4 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

I think what he's doing there, is trying to construct something where Mitchell doesn't have to face a LHP later in the game. Putting him between Contreras & Adames might accomplish that, as well as separating him an extra spot from Turang.

But I agree, it looks strange.

Also, Contreras is on fire and he shouldn't be hitting cleanup behind someone who is far inferior.

[Brian]

1 hour ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Lineups are mostly meaningless in the grand scheme of things but Garrett Mitchell batting cleanup is certainly a new one. 

I think mainly because he is a lefty and Mikolas is righty struggling this year with a 5.41 ERA. Just a guess.

[tmwiese55]

Yea there's been a lot of lineups this year that quick eye test look weird then you dig a bit deeper and you see its all about L/R manipulation in the lineup.  And since the team has so many lefties you see how it can lead to oddities to try and avoid the multiple lefties in a row.

[Bulldogboy]

18 minutes ago, tmwiese55 said:

Yea there's been a lot of lineups this year that quick eye test look weird then you dig a bit deeper and you see its all about L/R manipulation in the lineup.  And since the team has so many lefties you see how it can lead to oddities to try and avoid the multiple lefties in a row.

I've always been of the mind put your best lineup out there score 8 runs so the whole late game thing doesn't matter. Way to much inferior hitters hitting too high up concerned about 8th relievers. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

57 minutes ago, Team Canada said:

Also, Contreras is on fire and he shouldn't be hitting cleanup behind someone who is far inferior.

As long as he doesn't get pitched around w/Mitchell behind him. That's my concern in a close game, esp if a LHP is warming or already in the game. At least now they can PH as they actually have another OF available.

[Brewcrew82]

Well, Mitchell hitting 4th turns out to be a killer there. 

[Brian]

Brewers clocking Mikolas right off the bat and Mitchell still struggling with a K of all things. 

[Bulldogboy]

1 hour ago, Bulldogboy said:

I've always been of the mind put your best lineup out there score 8 runs so the whole late game thing doesn't matter. Way to much inferior hitters hitting too high up concerned about 8th relievers. 

As you can see you kill yourself worrying about dumb stuff by putting Mitchell in a spot he can't handle. 

[adambr2]

Brutal AB by Mitchell. Brutal. You can NOT be in a run producing spot in the lineup and watch Strike 3 with a runner on 3rd and 1 out. He has done this REPEATEDLY.

[Team Canada]

Especially with speed at 3rd, you have to put the ball in play somewhere.

[Bulldogboy]

Brutal managing once again. Can someone please get Murphy a strat o matic set so he can learn how lineups work?

[Underachiever]

Garrett Mitchell can stop taking strike three any time now. Really would love to see him dropped in the order. I don't like him like some of you do. 

[Brian]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Brutal AB by Mitchell. Brutal. You can NOT be in a run producing spot in the lineup and watch Strike 3 with a runner on 3rd and 1 out. He has done this REPEATEDLY.

Mitchell .232 / Sanchez and Hoskins the same. So they must be brutal also and sit, Adamas not to far behind.

[82brewcrew82]

I don't buy that lineup construction doesn't matter.  Having said that, there are two issues.  One is that the LHH on this team are not good.  Second is the insistence that one of the LHH needs to hit lead off as often as possible.