Phillies at Brewers; Monday, September 1 @ 3:10 p.m.: Jacob Misiorowski (4.33 ERA, 3.14 FIP) vs. Taijuan Walker (3.63 ERA, 4.66 FIP)

[narwhalattack]

Miz just can't seem to avoid the big inning. It's never about the quality of stuff, or even the walks. He just can't seem to command the ball. He needs to know that it doesn't matter how hard he throws the ball, big leaguers will send it a mile if he keeps throwing it in the middle of the zone.

[Bulldogboy]

I've seen enough. Not really sure what to do with Miz at this point but give Gasser a shot in the rotation. Thank goodness for a day off because it's going to be another bullpen plazooza 

[BarremlensTSSC]

Came and got him one hitter too late?  Still better than waiting until it was tied I suppose.  

[HarryDoyle]

With the way Miz and Woody have been going lately. does anybody feel comfortable with the starting pitching going into the playoffs?

[Bulldogboy]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

With the way Miz and Woody have been going lately. does anybody feel comfortable with the starting pitching going into the playoffs?

Honestly not really. Might be Peralta Priester and a bullpen game 

[HarryDoyle]

1 minute ago, BarremlensTSSC said:

Came and got him one hitter too late?  Still better than waiting until it was tied I suppose.  

Nobody is going to pull their pitcher after inducing a would be double play ball.

[kevinisaname]

Great job by Ashby.

 

Edit: That felt like a huge run to leave out there.

[82brewcrew82]

Atta boy Ash.

[folly412]

Every day Ashby has mostly been very good.

[willie key]

3 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

With the way Miz and Woody have been going lately. does anybody feel comfortable with the starting pitching going into the playoffs?

Nope

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

With the way Miz and Woody have been going lately. does anybody feel comfortable with the starting pitching going into the playoffs?

Peralta has been pretty phenomenal. I’m ok with Miz in the playoffs in short 2-3 inning outings. I think you’ll see mostly short outings in the playoffs on less rest.

[Bulldogboy]

Ashby has been dang near mvp of this staff. Geez

[BarremlensTSSC]

Wouldn't have bet on getting out of that 5-3.  Great job by Ashby, particularly against Schwarber.

[adambr2]

Nice work by Ashby. 2 feels a lot better than 1.

[narwhalattack]

I'm not quite ready to permanently send Miz to the bullpen, but he's definitely going to have to spend the entire winter in the pitching lab until he figures out how to command the ball. Can't get away with meatballs in the big leagues. 

[BarremlensTSSC]

Just now, narwhalattack said:

I'm not quite ready to permanently send Miz to the bullpen, but he's definitely going to have to spend the winter in the pitching lab until he figures out how to command the ball. Can't get away with meatballs in the big leagues. 

Looking increasingly likely that he'll stay in the rotation until the playoffs (or at least until the Brewers start playing meaningless games).  We'll see I guess, now that they're in a stretch where they will actually have a reasonable number of off days.

[edfunderburk]

8 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Another disappointing outing from Miz.

He’s not a starting pitcher 

[treego14]

6 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

With the way Miz and Woody have been going lately. does anybody feel comfortable with the starting pitching going into the playoffs?

We should have kept Aaron Civale!

[kevinisaname]

Yeah, I'm good with bringing Rhys back up. I don't care if Bauers gives you better D and hits as a lefty, he's not worth a roster spot.

[adambr2]

Bauers has absolutely no business batting in the middle of any lineup, much less a really good one.

[edfunderburk]

Just now, treego14 said:

We should have kept Aaron Civale!

And Nestor Cortes

[Bulldogboy]

I hope we give Ashby another inning

[kevinisaname]

1 minute ago, treego14 said:

We should have kept Aaron Civale!

Speak of the devil, he's pitching right now.

[Bulldogboy]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

Bauers has absolutely no business batting in the middle of any lineup, much less a really good one.

That is a fact. Makes zero sense. Frelick hitting 7th. Lol.

[BarremlensTSSC]

1 minute ago, treego14 said:

We should have kept Aaron Civale!

FWIW, and it's not worth much, I'm not really worried about the starting pitching in the playoffs at all.  I AM worried about the lineup in the playoffs, which is partly rational and partly a reaction to the fact that the Brewers haven't hit well in the playoffs for years.