Brewers 58-40 at Dodgers 58-41; Sunday, July 20 @ 3:10 p.m.: Jose Quintana (3.28 ERA, 4.36 FIP) vs. Clayton Kershaw (3.38 ERA, 4.19 FIP)

[RedStickBrew]

1 hour ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

So, if Sal is ready soon, we can replace Black with him, right? Would be him or Siegler?

I know it's only a few games, but Perkins is a legit big-leaguer.

Based on performance, Siegler has far outperformed Black at AAA this year and has more positional versatility. I would like to see him get a few more ABs

[formerlybis]

Sunday lineup again. No Turang or Yelich with yes Monasterio and Haase. Collins batting cleanup. Oof against one of the dominant pitchers of this generation.

[StearnsFTW]

7 hours ago, Jim Goulart said:

Minus his prayer, this Cubs fan isn't wrong. Guess Bill Schroeder is right about his Exit Velocity takes -

 

I hope he gets the clap.

[sveumrules]

Just now, formerlybis said:

Sunday lineup again. No Turang or Yelich with yes Monasterio and Haase. Collins batting cleanup. Oof against one of the dominant pitchers of this generation.

Yelich (71 wRC+) and Turang (80 wRC+) have both been below average versus lefties this year, would guess that's why Murphy picked today to give them the day off.

Monasterio (100 wRC+) and Haase (97 wRC+) have closer to average career results versus southpaws.

[duewizard]

I think Durbin should play SS in one of the Marlins games. Put Ortiz in 3B (which we know he can handle) and if Durbin is not cutting it swap them around. Could be worth seeing how he can handle it even if he only has around 300 minor league innings at the position

[Frisbee Slider]

Would be nice for Boston to score more than one run this weekend against the Cubs.

[StearnsFTW]

4 hours ago, sveumrules said:

bulls2024, if you're reading...

Team speed doesn't directly correlate with base running. It certainly helps to be fast, no doubt, but the Brewers +11.2 BsR is 1st in MLB even if they're only sixth fastest.

That's a big reason they are 7th in runs per game (4.77) despite being only 15th in wRC+ (101), not to mention all the poor StatCast rankings cited (many of which are kind of all saying the same thing in different ways).

It also doesn't appear as though you've mentioned performance with RISP anywhere (maybe it's not available via StatCast?) but that will always be a big driver for run scoring. The Brewers are 9th in PA (976), 5th in wRC+ (112), and 5th in RBI (333) with RISP this year.

On the pitching side, you seem to have completely left out defense, which is weird because I know StatCast has FRV and they say the Brewers have been the 4th best defense with +20 FRV.

The Brewers season long pitching stats are also skewed by giving up 47 runs in their first four games. For perspective on just how insane that is, they've allowed 51 runs in their last seventeen games. If we start things at April 1st their 91 FIP- is 5th and their 82 ERA- is 2nd in MLB. Their defense has helped save them something like 0.35 runs per game with a 3.32 ERA | 3.67 FIP split since those first four games.

Bryan Cranston mic drop gif

[BruisedCrew]

19 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Would be nice for Boston to score more than one run this weekend against the Cubs.

They came into Wrigley on a 10 game winning streak and the Cubs pitching has completely shut them down

[markedman5]

38 minutes ago, duewizard said:

I think Durbin should play SS in one of the Marlins games. Put Ortiz in 3B (which we know he can handle) and if Durbin is not cutting it swap them around. Could be worth seeing how he can handle it even if he only has around 300 minor league innings at the position

Yeah I don’t see that happening.

[edfunderburk]

I like today’s lineup … 

Would prefer to see Seigler at 2B

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

I like today’s lineup … 

Would prefer to see Seigler at 2B

Seigler is really bad against LHP

[edfunderburk]

2 hours ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Perkins is a legit big-leaguer.

💯

[edfunderburk]

15 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Seigler is really bad against LHP

That’s right … I remember that now

Watch Monasterio have a career best game today 

[Frisbee Slider]

Cub bullpen…

[edfunderburk]

Vaughn is a welcome addition to the Brewers lineup 💪⚾️👏

[edfunderburk]

What are Collins splits?

I love switch hitters 

[adambr2]

2 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

What are Collins splits?

I love switch hitters 

His total splits are pretty even, although he’s had far more success against RH starters than LH starters.

[edfunderburk]

 

[yourout]

Kershaw looks sharp.

[Frisbee Slider]

5 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

 

Pomeranz has gone from not allowing runs to allowing runs.

[adambr2]

2 minutes ago, yourout said:

Kershaw looks sharp.

1st inning was our best shot. Not much going since so far. 

[edfunderburk]

3 minutes ago, yourout said:

Kershaw looks sharp.

He probably has six innings in him 

[yourout]

2 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

He probably has six innings in him 

At least....

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Betting on seeing some DL Hall today.

[edfunderburk]

1 minute ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Betting on seeing some DL Hall today.

Myers is also available for long relief