Brewers (Peralta) vs Diamondbacks (Gallen): 4/13/25, 3:10pm

[Frisbee Slider]

Freddy Peralta has excelled against Arizona. 4-0 record with 0.84 ERA in 21.1 IP.

Peralta last faced the Diamondbacks in Arizona on 9/13/24 allowing 1 ER over 5 IP.

Zac Gallen was not good against Milwaukee in 2024. (After previously being quite good the prior five seasons).

Gallen had 6.30 ERA over 10 IP against the Brewers in 2024.

Garrett Mitchell has two HR in 8 career AB off Gallen.

[treego14]

Gallen will be a 'fallen!
Freddy is our pitching Jedi!
DBacks' eyes will be red and swollen!
No victory for them will be stolen!

Brewers bullpen will be happenin' !!
DBacks will be like fish a 'flappin' !!

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

[Frisbee Slider]

Once we achieve a meaningful sample size, it would be interesting to see how accurate our whole predictions are on whether the Brewers will win

[Frisbee Slider]

It does seem sort of depressing predicting a Brewers defeat 45% of the time though

[Brian]

22 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

It does seem sort of depressing predicting a Brewers defeat 45% of the time though

I agree, unless if your a Cub fan. 

[liveforoctober]

Flush yesterday.

Can I request a Jake Bauers start please against the RHP? 

[Brian]

We better put on our hitting shoes today facing Gallen and then Skubal tomorrow followed Jack Flaherty.  Last night was just a nightmare. 

[Playing Catch]

I tend to go with the idea that if you warm up your closer, you put them in. But if Megill sits down last night, and Payamps gets a ground ball double-play to end the game, you think to yourself, "Nice! gave Megill another day. Got Payamps an opportunity to turn things around. Won the game, great!"

If 100 represents league average, I'd give Murphy a 90 on that decision. I thought it was the wrong decision at the time, but I don't mind the aggressive thought process. He was trying to steal an inning, there. It just failed and they lost the game.

He would never acknowledge this publicly, and perhaps not even within the coach's offices, but I think that sometimes Murphy likes testing his players a little bit by introducing unpredictability. The closer role is a mind game. Megill needs to come in and do the job, even if it didn't go according to plan. If he's going to be trusted with that role, he needs to do the job even when it isn't set up perfectly.

[treego14]

End the rage!

Turn the page!

Said one sage.

[yourout]

3 hours ago, Playing Catch said:

I tend to go with the idea that if you warm up your closer, you put them in. But if Megill sits down last night, and Payamps gets a ground ball double-play to end the game, you think to yourself, "Nice! gave Megill another day. Got Payamps an opportunity to turn things around. Won the game, great!"

If 100 represents league average, I'd give Murphy a 90 on that decision. I thought it was the wrong decision at the time, but I don't mind the aggressive thought process. He was trying to steal an inning, there. It just failed and they lost the game.

He would never acknowledge this publicly, and perhaps not even within the coach's offices, but I think that sometimes Murphy likes testing his players a little bit by introducing unpredictability. The closer role is a mind game. Megill needs to come in and do the job, even if it didn't go according to plan. If he's going to be trusted with that role, he needs to do the job even when it isn't set up perfectly.

I had a bigger problem with him not letting Patrick try to finish the inning.

That set the whole sequencing of relievers out of whack.

[Jim French Stepstool]

4 hours ago, Playing Catch said:

I tend to go with the idea that if you warm up your closer, you put them in. But if Megill sits down last night, and Payamps gets a ground ball double-play to end the game, you think to yourself, "Nice! gave Megill another day. Got Payamps an opportunity to turn things around. Won the game, great!"

If 100 represents league average, I'd give Murphy a 90 on that decision. I thought it was the wrong decision at the time, but I don't mind the aggressive thought process. He was trying to steal an inning, there. It just failed and they lost the game.

 

I agree. The % of managers that would sit a closer down after the fourth run was scored is probably pretty high. Throw in that Megill (according to Murphy) has a little something w/his knee going on, just a little discomfort.

For all the fireworks in the ninth, what lit the fuse was the one-out walk for no particular reason (along with the one Megill allowed to the 9-hole hitter). Make either of those two batters hit their way on & chances are we win. Murphy said in postgame it was a confidence issue w/Payamps. If that's the reason for a one out, no one on base walk w/a four-run lead----after getting ahead 0-1----, that's pretty inexcusable.

So. win the series & complete a successful roadie today.

[HarryDoyle]

Two runs down, 18 to go to Payampsproof this game.

[HarryDoyle]

That's a hard luck double.

[wallus]

Dunn can field and he can run.....

[Underachiever]

That pitch to strike out Suarez was nasty.

[Frisbee Slider]

Peralta on pace for six solid innings.

[bm1090]

Contreras seems fully recovered from his slow start.

[Frisbee Slider]

2 minutes ago, bm1090 said:

Contreras seems fully recovered from his slow start.

He conceivably could get all the way back to his career OPS by the end of the day. Remarkable.

[Underachiever]

That was a long inning. Wonder if Freddy comes back for 6

[Bulldogboy]

Going to need more bullpen roulette today.

[HarryDoyle]

4 minutes ago, Underachiever said:

That was a long inning. Wonder if Freddy comes back for 6

If he doesn't, we probably lose this game. Even three innings from the bullpen scares me.

[Bulldogboy]

You gotta wonder if Yelich just isn't good as a dh. He might be a guy who is a better hitter playing the field. It's not for everyone. 

[adambr2]

We are going to lose a series that we completely dominated, aren’t we?

[Bulldogboy]

Now when you need the bullpen Murphy is unavailable. 😆