Brewers at Pirates; Saturday, September 6 @ 5:40 p.m.: Brandon Woodruff (3.69 ERA, 3.57 FIP) vs. Mitch Keller (4.21 ERA, 3.80 FIP)

[BarremlensTSSC]

Sure like how they're taking care of business in Pittsburgh, even with all the injuries.  

[RobertCrawley]

Aaron Ashby! Post the banner, Ed!

[torts]

Never a doubt about it!

[willie key]

Is 6.5 lead the magical number like i said before?     I hope I’m right and this is all done but the shouting

[Simba2020]

5 minutes ago, duewizard said:

51.3% hard hit rate, .820 OPS and 127 wRC+ vs lefties as a Ray. I understood the move and even liked it with Contreras not hitting well at the time. It just didn't work out

14.3% hh rate, .521 OPS and 52 wRC+ vs LHP as a Brewer. No clue why he cratered

He's still just a .202 career hitter versus lefties and has actually been slightly better against righties in his career. 

[Brian]

Just now, RobertCrawley said:

Aaron Ashby! Post the banner, Ed!

And pitched 4 innings in 8 days. 

[willie key]

1 minute ago, BarremlensTSSC said:

Sure like how they're taking care of business in Pittsburgh, even with all the injuries.  

Yep.   Won a series.   Pittsburgh has been hot too 

[markedman5]

Excellent win……Woody gets the player of the game obviously but that was a big swing by Bauers when we were doing nothing against Keller

[adambr2]

12 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

You're right. But managers are human and have overworked pitchers in this league.

I still remember when this man ruined Mark Prior and Kerry Wood.

[greenlawler]

20 games left 100 wins is still a very real possibility, 

[markedman5]

Our road record in the last 40 games or so is pretty amazing 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Ah I remember being 6 up like 2 weeks ago and saying I'd be concerned if the lead shrank to 3 games. Someone said the lead would be 2 by that weekend. Good times. So much constant stressing about the Cubs schedule and they never got within 5 in that timeframe, and continue to drop random games to bottom feeders. 

[kevinisaname]

Any ideas who's pitching for the Pirates tomorrow? Chandler?

[duewizard]

2 minutes ago, Simba2020 said:

He's still just a .202 career hitter versus lefties and has actually been slightly better against righties in his career. 

Unless average is under 180 or over 300 I dont consider it a relevant stat. And he's been marginally better (99 vs 96 wRC). I also think that when talking about trades at the deadline in-season stats are the most relevant

[Brian]

Miz tomorrow for us. 

[Baldkin]

3 minutes ago, Brian said:

And pitched 4 innings in 8 days. 

6 appearances in 9 days. Hope his arm doesn't fall off

[RobertCrawley]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Miz tomorrow for us. 

If he can avoid the big inning, we'll be in good shape.

[edfunderburk]

7 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

Aaron Ashby! Post the banner, Ed!

[Bulldogboy]

Man you gotta hope Miz can go 5 for a change

[edfunderburk]

2 minutes ago, Brian said:

Miz tomorrow for us. 

I have zero confidence in Miz these days  which  means he will probably throw a perfect game 

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Ah I remember being 6 up like 2 weeks ago and saying I'd be concerned if the lead shrank to 3 games. Someone said the lead would be 2 by that weekend. Good times. So much constant stressing about the Cubs schedule and they never got within 5 in that timeframe, and continue to drop random games to bottom feeders. 

The Brewers sorta opened it up over the last month to make things interesting by playing .500 ball, it’s just that the Cubs are not good enough to capitalize and go on the kind of hot streak that we did. 

They swept the Angels and then followed it right up by getting swept by the Giants. When they have had a chance to get sweeps against bottom feeders like the Rockies and Braves and Nats, they can’t do it. They need sweeps, not series wins and they just kind of fail to get it out of neutral over and over again.

[willie key]

Just now, Bulldogboy said:

Man you gotta hope Miz can go 5 for a change

I’d pitch his ass 7 innings.   Pitchers need to pitch 

[RobertCrawley]

3 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Unless average is under 180 or over 300 I dont consider it a relevant stat. And he's been marginally better (99 vs 96 wRC). I also think that when talking about trades at the deadline in-season stats are the most relevant

If you're batting average is around .200, that is very significant. 

[edfunderburk]

Just now, Bulldogboy said:

Man you gotta hope Miz can go 5 for a change

I wish they would do the logical thing & move him to the pen for the remainder of the season & playoffs 

[Simba2020]

2 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Unless average is under 180 or over 300 I dont consider it a relevant stat. And he's been marginally better (99 vs 96 wRC). I also think that when talking about trades at the deadline in-season stats are the most relevant

Your opinion which is fine. I might be too old school but I give a rip what a guys batting average is, or isn't. With how many guys tend to tank post-trade deadline, I don't even think those stats mean much.