Orioles at Brewers; Monday, May 19 @ 6:40 p.m.: Quinn Priester (4.59 ERA, 5.17 FIP) vs. Dean Kremer (5.36 ERA, 5.17 FIP)

[yourout]

1 minute ago, yfinn6 said:

Nevermind. Why did I think anything different would happen there. 

Still seems like he's got a loop in his swing that he didn't have most of last year.

Remember his bat path being much flatter.

[HarryDoyle]

If there's one person on this team that needs to turn things around, it's Chourio. He's the best prospect we've had since Braun and the long term future of this team. Not only is he slumping hard, his at bats aren't even good.

[yourout]

Time for the bullpen.

[Brewer77]

Right on cue, a walk is followed by bad things

[Frisbee Slider]

That was a difficult four pitch sequence 

[LouisEly]

Where did Priester get hit on the comebacker?

[jason21nl]

Of course.   This team is so hard to watch. 

[yourout]

Honestly the Orioles have hit the ball harder than the Brewers.

[Jopal78]

Why wouldn’t teams simply keep pitching around Contreras and Hoskins and take their chances making the other 7 beat them. It’s a recipe for success so far this year. 

[yourout]

Carlson has Mears dialed in 

[folly412]

Kinda had a feeling after the save from Chourio yesterday Mears' magic reserves might be running a bit low.  Not that Priester should have even started the inning.

[yourout]

Just now, folly412 said:

Kinda had a feeling after the save from Chourio yesterday Mears' magic reserves might be running a bit low.  Not that Priester should have even started the inning.

Murphy really has a poor feel for handling pitching staffs. 

Honestly you could have a magic 8 Ball and he probably be just as accurate.

[LouisEly]

1 minute ago, folly412 said:

Kinda had a feeling after the save from Chourio yesterday Mears' magic reserves might be running a bit low.  Not that Priester should have even started the inning.

He was only at 50 pitches.  He absolutely should have started the inning.

[BruisedCrew]

3 minutes ago, folly412 said:

Kinda had a feeling after the save from Chourio yesterday Mears' magic reserves might be running a bit low.  Not that Priester should have even started the inning.

I was just going to say something to the same effect. Yesterday Mears gave up a ringing double and the saved home run.

You have to wonder if he is showing the sign of heavy usage. There are several others at risk of the same. 

[jason21nl]

Yelich is done.  His career is essentially over

[yourout]

6 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

He was only at 50 pitches.  He absolutely should have started the inning.

In this case it was less about pitch count and more about the fact that everything coming off the bat was a rocket including one off his glove.

He was throwing some pretty fat ones and getting away with it.

[shanedog19]

Yelich just looks broken down and finished.

[yourout]

At this point I'd rather see Frelick hit third and Hoskins at clean up.

[yourout]

Three for 16 with RISP

If they lose this one that's going to be a big reason why.

[wiguy94]

Willingly taking your best hitter out of the lineup in a tie game in the 7th inning is just so moronic.

[Frisbee Slider]

I feel like Yelich has rebounded a few times over recent years. 

His OPS against RHP is nearly .800 this season 🤷‍♂️

[folly412]

An IL stint for Yelich would be a start.  Maybe see if Ernesto can show something.

[Frisbee Slider]

Cubs blow another ninth inning lead 

[LouisEly]

6 minutes ago, yourout said:

In this case it was less about pitch count and more about the fact that everything coming off the bat was a rocket including one off his glove.

He was throwing some pretty fat ones and getting away with it.

You'll burn your bullpen out if you panic every time a starter starts giving up some hard contact.  The bullpen is at risk of showing signs of overusage.

[treego14]

This sure ain't the 1982 Brewers vs. the 1982 Orioles!

But, baseball is fun to watch anyway!