Brewers at Braves; Tuesday, August 5 @ 6:15 p.m.: Freddy Peralta (3.08 ERA, 3.81 FIP) vs. Joey Wentz (5.02 ERA, 4.28 FIP)

[oakleaf]

Nice play by Grant to finish this one!  Now 25 over .500 and possibly four games up on Cubs!

[markedman5]

 

[wallus]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

Did it with Burnes. Did it with Hader. Did it with Williams. Going back further, did it with Gallardo.

Position players are a little different.

Those guys didn't have as much of a steal of a contract either

[willie key]

Hoskins almost has no use for this team but I think i would rather have him dh instead of Contreras in the future.    But if he starts stealing at bats from Vaughn the brewers deserve to blow it this year

[adambr2]

Just now, wallus said:

Those guys didn't have as much of a steal of a contract either

That just makes him more valuable in a trade.

[wallus]

2 minutes ago, Simba2020 said:

We have a plethora of SP options though and that wasn't the case with SS options.

I highly doubt we go without Peralta or Woodruff in the rotation next season. Peralta is the for sure bet if they can't re-sign Woody

[willie key]

Those pitching lines are ugly for only giving up 2 runs

[wallus]

Just now, adambr2 said:

That just makes him more valuable in a trade.

I'm sure they'll listen to offers but teams don't seem to offer much for one year of control anymore (unless you're the Padres)

[Fear The Chorizo]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

Did it with Burnes. Did it with Hader. Did it with Williams. Going back further, did it with Gallardo.

Position players are a little different.

It's been the right call with the pitchers, IMO - to me the injury risk is great enough to pull the trigger on those type of trades to keep replenishing the farm system and bringing in MLB-ready players who fit how the Brewers play now.

The mistake, if you'd call it that, is trading Hader mid-season and not in the offseason - but i still like the potential surplus value Gasser is going to bring this team...not to mention it's still a root cause of getting Contreras here.

[MadScientist]

The pitchers did a good job making a 7-2 game a nail-biter.

[markedman5]

Just like we all expected 

 

[folly412]

Shelby should be a nice addition to the pen.  Zastryzny re-starting his rehab assignment.  Gasser headed to Nashville.  Will be good to work some of them in and get the bullpen regulars a little rest.

[Frisbee Slider]

Devin Williams, tonight:

Ground out, double, walk, walk, 2 RBI single from Rowdy Tellez, ground out then removed.

 

[willie key]

2 minutes ago, folly412 said:

Shelby should be a nice addition to the pen.  Zastryzny re-starting his rehab assignment.  Gasser headed to Nashville.  Will be good to work some of them in and get the bullpen regulars a little rest.

Ashby needs rest bad.   McGee is wasting a spot.    We need guys that Murphy feels comfortable with

[jjfanec]

The Cubs hitting has fallen hard. Tucker has been bad the last month. So has Suzuki. PCA still has a solid OPS the last month but is striking out over 1/3 of the time he steps to the plate. 

[Fear The Chorizo]

At some point the August schedule will become a grind - it just has to....glad the Brewers are taking care of business now so they build a bit of buffer within the division, and also in turn with the rest of the NL.

Pitching help in terms of mlb-caliber depth is on its way - keep the arms fresh if you can and hope Chourio is fully back in a few weeks...I'm starting the Collins for ROY push right now!

[OldHeidelberg]

I keep thinking this team with its low slugging % is like a typical Badgers buckets team, eventually they will go cold and slump for a couple weeks. But is just doesn’t happen, we are 8-2 in last ten and none of them involve the 11 game streak anymore. Fun times, I am about as disinterested in Packer camp as I can remember. Night game on FS 1 tomorrow, I don’t see many TV games so glad to see that.

[StearnsFTW]

32 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

Saying he's been struggling lately is not a hot take. That's undeniable. That's the thing I always say about stats. You can make them say anything you want.

Uh huh.

 

Or you could interpret them into Peralta being a top 20 pitcher in baseball (also undeniable).

[Fear The Chorizo]

Just now, jjfanec said:

The Cubs hitting has fallen hard. Tucker has been bad the last month. So has Suzuki. PCA still has a solid OPS the last month but is striking out over 1/3 of the time he steps to the plate. 

There were signs of that even before the AS break - week to week the runs scored were high for the Cubs as a team, but they were feast or famine game to game.  Their bench limitations are catching up to them a bit, too - key guys seem to need more time off than they get, and of course some of what they did first few months of the year collectively just wasnt sustainable.

[StearnsFTW]

26 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

Yep, but when all the Brewers give us to gripe abouts since the trade deadline is wins, I guess we have to find negatives in hard to reach places

That hasn't been a problem. 

[brewmann04]

8 walks tonight 

[willie key]

Here’s my thoughts on Peralta 

he’s the fourth starter in the playoffs.   But then I don’t know if i want him pitching a do or die win

so maybe start him game one so we can overcome his 4 inning mess against a good team

But then you might burn a bunch of relievers for the next games

 

who knows.   Maybe his top 20 pitcher thing qualifies as some sort of Hilton honors rewards that entitles him to get a bigger strike zone to throw his crappy two strike pitches too

[ghostdrew]

5 innings 1 run just saying .Love nick Allen would fit this team .

[Joseph Zarr]

To be witnessing this historic Brewers run and to now potentially have an elite splitter coming into the high leverage relief arsenal is essentially my version of MLB Valhalla. I have wanted a splitter of Shelby Miller's caliber in the Brewers Pen for yearrrrrrs. For many many long years. This is my shining moment. 😅

[sobomp3]

I purchased some Govee smart/LED patio lights off of Amazon back in March during Prime Days. I finally got them setup Friday evening while grilling some steaks before the first Nationals game with alternating blue/yellow colors. I haven’t turned them off since. My wife finally asked me today why I haven’t turned them off and she understood immediately. These things will stay on until they become bad juju.