Brewers (Rea/Hall) vs Reds (Martinez/Lowder): 8/30/24, 11:40am/5:40pm

[folly412]

Not thrilled with Hudson's velo, but if he's gonna be Brent Suter for the rest of the year we could do worse.

[BruisedCrew]

22 minutes ago, yfinn6 said:

My good lord I thought for sure Chourio would be out for a few games. 

He still might be.

Anyone who has rolled an ankle knows that it will feel worse later. 

Even if he makes it to the end of this game I assume he will be out tonight and then see how it is tomorrow. 

[adambr2]

Not the best game for me to beat the "Ortiz should bat higher" drum. 

[yourout]

I never dreamed Hoskins would arguably be the worst bat in the regular lineup.

[sveumrules]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Not the best game for me to beat the "Ortiz should bat higher" drum. 

Ortiz has a 72 wRC+ in 138 PAs post-ASB entering the game. If we're using how players have performed since the break I'd say the closest to an ideal lineup would be something like...

Chourio (153 PAs | 154 wRC+)
Contreras (155 PAs | 153 wRC+)
Mitchell (108 PAs | 110 wRC+)
Adames (151 PAs | 139 wRC+)
Sanchez (58 PAs | 160 wRC+)
Perkins (58 PAs | 120 wRC+)
Bauers (71 PAs | 89 wRC+) or Hoskins (129 PA | 85 wRC+)
Ortiz (138 PAs | 72 wRC+)
Turang (134 PAs | 44 wRC+)

Bench
Haase (24 PAs | 141 wRC+)
Monasterio (29 PAs | 112 wRC+)
Frelick (117 PAs | 69 wRC+)

[Brian]

About time the Brewers get a break from the umps.

[willie key]

There are a lot of really good teams that struggle when they get injuries.    We cannot survive too many of these.   Chourio cannot be hurt for an extended period of time.    

[yourout]

2 minutes ago, willie key said:

There are a lot of really good teams that struggle when they get injuries.    We cannot survive too many of these.   Chourio cannot be hurt for an extended period of time.    

Especially having lost Yelich for the year.

[Brian]

4 minutes ago, willie key said:

There are a lot of really good teams that struggle when they get injuries.    We cannot survive too many of these.   Chourio cannot be hurt for an extended period of time.    

Well a single for Chourio is a good sign.

[yourout]

Chourio reminds me of an early career Lo Cain.

[sveumrules]

How did Chourio look running to first on his single or pursuing the batted balls to left field since whatever happened at first base his last time up?

[Bulldogboy]

Hoskins pinch hit for Bauers says it all. He's done.

[Brewcrew82]

6 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

How did Chourio look running to first on his single or pursuing the batted balls to left field since whatever happened at first base his last time up?

Looked fine running down a ball in the gap in LF in the 5th. 

 

 

[sveumrules]

2 minutes ago, yourout said:

Chourio reminds me of an early career Lo Cain.

Jackson has way more power than Lorenzo.

Entering the game Chourio has a .171 Isolated Slugging as a 20 year old.

Cain only reached a .171 Isolated Slugging once in his career and it wasn't until he was a grown man in his age 29 season with 1,369 PAs already under his belt.

[thebruce44]

5 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

How did Chourio look running to first on his single or pursuing the batted balls to left field since whatever happened at first base his last time up?

I missed the first part of the game, so when I saw him run to first, I honestly had no idea anything had happened to him.

[Brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, sveumrules said:

Jackson has way more power than Lorenzo.

Entering the game Chourio has a .171 Isolated Slugging as a 20 year old.

Cain only reached a .171 Isolated Slugging once in his career and it wasn't until he was a grown man in his age 29 season with 1,369 PAs already under his belt.

On the other hand, Lo Cain with power is basically a borderline Hall of Famer. Especially with an early career start unlike Cain who debuted later.

[Brian]

Nice play by Bauers 

[Brewcrew82]

No way a right-handed Hoskins makes that 

[Brian]

Another nice play by Mitchell now. We better win this one.

[folly412]

Wow, thought that was our doom.  Great field and a strike by Mitchell.

[Brewcrew82]

Careful with Hinds in this ballpark on this day....

[willie key]

3 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

No way a right-handed Hoskins makes that 

I think we are going to have to start playing bauers more over Hoskins.    Even though it might not make a difference.   I think it’s getting silly waiting for Hoskins to “come around” or “get going”

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, willie key said:

I think we are going to have to start playing bauers more over Hoskins.    Even though it might not make a difference.   I think it’s getting silly waiting for Hoskins to “come around” or “get going”

I'm fine with giving Hoskins a few days off to clear his head when rosters expand and Black is recalled presumably. 

[dlk9s]

The Reds can't challenge the call, but they can ask the crew chief to challenge the call. Makes sense. Cool cool.

[folly412]

All defense that inning.  Now the "you really get infinite challenges after the 7th inning" rule.