Brewers at Cubs; Wednesday, August 20 @ 7:05 p.m.: Jacob Misiorowski (3.89 ERA, 3.29 FIP) vs. Colin Rea (3.99 ERA, 4.61 FIP)

[HarveysWBs]

Billy, Billy…this is a big one, Billy…

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Respect, but I don't buy mentally deflating at all. Watching these guys every day, there's no way any of them believed they had this thing won. If anything, losing these games (and we're still along way from that tonight, let alone tomorrow), is a chance to refocus and know you have to keep battling because there's a lot to play for (which is a reminder they did not require).

I think it’s probably an individual thing. For some guys, they probably aren’t fazed, but for others, I can’t help but think losing 4 of 5 and letting them back in it would get into their heads a little bit. 

[82brewcrew82]

Got a call there.

[kevinisaname]

Lucky to not be down 0-2 in that AB. Ump is missing some for Rea now.

[HarryDoyle]

[kevinisaname]

Just now, kevinisaname said:

Lucky to not be down 0-2 in that AB. Ump is missing some for Rea now.

And a GIDP. Yuck.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Good grief you guys. Come on with the LOB. 

[yourout]

The series is the worst possible time to have everybody come crashing back to Earth.

[BCF]

Another 102+ MPH EV for a DP

[nate82]

Missing a lot of good pitches to hit the last couple of games.

[HarveysWBs]

Just brutal offense right now. Hitting balls solidly, getting nothing. That’ll come back around, but who knows when.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I like BA, but he's driving me nuts this series. So much table-setting and trying to call it like a national event. No need to hype it up, dude. It's a few baseball games in August.

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, kevinisaname said:

Lucky to not be down 0-2 in that AB. Ump is missing some for Rea now.

Looks like he would been lucky to strike out. 

[HarryDoyle]

Just now, yourout said:

The series is the worst possible time to have everybody come crashing back to Earth.

And to cure what ails the Cubs.

[BarremlensTSSC]

The last 23 innings have sucked but sooner or later they're going to start getting hits with guys on base.  Just gotta keep the faith long enough to see it happen.

[kevinisaname]

Once they started talking about how hot Contreras has been, I swear I knew a double play was in order. lol. We're going to need some big hits today. Still time.

[82brewcrew82]

Still getting runners on and hitting the ball hard.  It just baseball.  That its happening against the Cubs amplifies it but they were due a stretch like this.

[Brian]

3 minutes ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

Got a call there.

 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Have we turned a double play this series? I recall one Monday, I think? Cubs must have 4 or 5.

[yourout]

1 minute ago, kevinisaname said:

Once they started talking about how hot Contreras has been, I swear I knew a double play was in order. lol. We're going to need some big hits today. Still time.

And it was a meatball.

[BCF]

Brewers have had 7 outs this game with EV of 100 or more

[82brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, HarveysWBs said:

Just brutal offense right now. Hitting balls solidly, getting nothing. That’ll come back around, but who knows when.

7th inning.

[willie key]

6 minutes ago, BCF said:

Willie is the biggest Debbie downer on this site by far 

Get back to me if we win another game this series.    This was exactly what the cubs needed.   They kicked our ass this series and that should be enough confidence for them to win a bunch of series against pretty poor competition.   We will see what happens against a lot better competition when the collar tightens up   I actually think the cubs have a good team

brewers built up a decent cushion but 4.5 games is really not that much.     We wait for chourio to save us.   Heck Perkins and collins miss a weekend and they act like they never played baseball before    And Chourio is gone how knows long

this could easily be down to a couple of games before September even starts

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Brewers need to score now

Don’t know if you’re behind, but they in fact did not. 

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, BCF said:

Brewers have had 7 outs this game with EV of 100 or more

I mean he threw Bill a tomato. I would hope he could hit it hard. Hard hot balls on the ground are still going to result in two outs with a slow hitter and runners on. Gotta elevate it.