Brewers-Cubs NLDS Game Three Thread - 10/8/2025 @ 4:08PM

[BrewerFan]

2 hours ago, Brian said:

After a short leash last outing.  Matthew Boyd ready for bounce-back opportunity vs. Brewers. Hopefully he will be on the struggle bus again. 

It wasn't really so much a short leash as the Brewers grabbed the leash and walked him around by it.

6 Runs, 4 hits, 1BB, WP... we took that leash right out of CC's hand!

 

2 hours ago, adambr2 said:

I would actually feel much better about facing Boyd again than Civale+Soroka.

We hit Soroka pretty hard and Civale... we were up 9-1, we kinda shut it down. 

We'll have go to through the likes of Snell, Yamamoto, Ohtani...Glasnow and Kershaw(which I thought he was done, but... he's not). They also have a pen that's... limping by, but has some starters that are guys who'd be in most rotations. 

 

So... if we can't get by Boyd, Civale, Soroka, it's because we're just not putting together good at bats. I don't think that'll be a problem. I'm even confident that Turang will have better ABs.

He hasn't been as bad as people on here have inferred... saying he'd been bad for a while. Forgot he was 2-5 in game1, he had two walks in Gm2. He was bad today and had a non-competitive AB, but I still have faith in him. He had a MONSTER month in... August, but he'd been good all year outside of a very poor July, but he had a big Sept, he was good last year in the post-season...

 

He will get on base. He and Frelick. I think I'd go with (RF)Frelick, (CF)Chourio, (C)Contreras, (DH)Yelich, (1B)Vaughn, (2B)Turang, (3B)Durbin, (CF)Perkins, (SS)Ortiz

 

I'd honestly consider going with Collins over Perkins and playing Frelick in CF, but... we're not going to do that. I just don't get why they kinda moved away from Collins. Perhaps Chourio's defense being limited plays a factor, but they kinda gave up on Collins in Sept. 

 

 

[BrewerFan]

11 hours ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

I wish Hoskins was on this roster instead of Collins, tbh

I don't really get this to be honest. The "he's been terrible since the ASB," comments... which isn't true, he had his best stretch the ~45 games otu of the break. 

I DO get wishing Hoskins was on the roster, but Collins is still a very nice player and I'd prefer him on the roster over Lockridge... and especially with Chourio's iffy hammy, I'm fine with him being on the roster. 

I did want Hoskins on there and if the team was healthy, again, I'd have given up Lockridge, but knowing what I know now... I'd still take Hoskins, but Lockridge could be useful later in a game. 

 

We're waay too down on Collins. 

[CheezWizHed]

5 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

I'd honestly consider going with Collins over Perkins and playing Frelick in CF, but... we're not going to do that. I just don't get why they kinda moved away from Collins. Perhaps Chourio's defense being limited plays a factor, but they kinda gave up on Collins in Sept. 

Collins did have a rough Sept, but what I don't understand is why this board gave up on him so much.  Everyone has a rough month.  Vaughn did too (and the PaleSox board started rejoicing until he snapped out of it).  

Collins was a major reason we got here this summer. Dance with the one who brung ya. 

[Brian]

5 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

I'm even confident that Turang will have better ABs.

I sure hope so, 

A .167 postseason avg this year with zero walks will not cut it.  Also I believe he had zero 3 hit games all 2025 season so I will have to settle for a 2 hit game for him to make up for his lack of offensive production this series. 

[Brian]

21 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

Collins did have a rough Sept, but what I don't understand is why this board gave up on him so much.  Everyone has a rough month.  Vaughn did too (and the PaleSox board started rejoicing until he snapped out of it).  

Collins was a major reason we got here this summer. Dance with the one who brung ya. 

Speaking of Dance with who Brung ya. 

 

[adambr2]

It would have been really nice to have Hoskins up in the 9th yesterday. We could have PH for both Mona and Perkins.

Probably nothing would have came out of it, but it would have been a better chance than we had with Blake.

I really don’t get Lockridge over Hoskins. There’s already six guys on the roster without Lockridge who can play the OF. I get that the baserunning is nice to have but a possible late inning pinch runner role is not reason enough to carry a guy on a playoff roster.

[Bulldogboy]

1 hour ago, adambr2 said:

It would have been really nice to have Hoskins up in the 9th yesterday. We could have PH for both Mona and Perkins.

Probably nothing would have came out of it, but it would have been a better chance than we had with Blake.

I really don’t get Lockridge over Hoskins. There’s already six guys on the roster without Lockridge who can play the OF. I get that the baserunning is nice to have but a possible late inning pinch runner role is not reason enough to carry a guy on a playoff roster.

I agree. When he was put on i was shocked but the thought of him actually starting an elimination game is something that 🤔 

[BrewerFan]

6 hours ago, Brian said:

I sure hope so, 

A .167 postseason avg this year with zero walks will not cut it.  Also I believe he had zero 3 hit games all 2025 season so I will have to settle for a 2 hit game for him to make up for his lack of offensive production this series. 

No, he had several 3 or 4 hit games this year. I don't know what led you to that belief, but... it's not accurate. 

He's also got a walk. 

So we're basically looking at a 2/5, 0/4, 0/3 1BB

Things aren't nearly as dire as people have been saying.

[adambr2]

2 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

No, he had several 3 or 4 hit games this year. I don't know what led you to that belief, but... it's not accurate. 

He's also got a walk. 

So we're basically looking at a 2/5, 0/4, 0/3 1BB

Things aren't nearly as dire as people have been saying.

I mean, he’s not 0 for the series, but we could really use him stepping up.

He could have put the game away in the 8th last night. That was a really bad AB after Chourio’s leadoff double and that kind of set the table for extinguishing our last run.

[BrewerFan]

6 hours ago, CheezWizHed said:

Collins did have a rough Sept, but what I don't understand is why this board gave up on him so much.  Everyone has a rough month.  Vaughn did too (and the PaleSox board started rejoicing until he snapped out of it).  

Collins was a major reason we got here this summer. Dance with the one who brung ya. 

Yeah, I hear ya... but that'd require playing Frelick in CF and people seem very against that(IMO, I wouldn't put that stress on Chourio). 

Even in that rough Sept, he had a .345 OBP so... he's certainly not Lockridge. 

I would kinda like to see a lineup of 
Frelick
Chourio
Yelich
Contreras
Vaughn
Turang
Durbin
Collins
Ortiz

But... that's just me and I don't think we'll see it. I'd feel BETTER about it, but I think Collins needs to see regular ABs to see the ball better... but I still like the lineup swapping Perkins for Collins. Defense is clearly better, especially with the wind potentially blowing at Wrigley. 

[BrewerFan]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

I mean, he’s not 0 for the series, but we could really use him stepping up.

He could have put the game away in the 8th last night. That was a really bad AB after Chourio’s leadoff double and that kind of set the table for extinguishing our last run.

I agree, his AB vs Thielbar was a bad and non-competitive AB.

But someone said he hadn't had a 3 hit game all year... which wasn't true...and also that he hadn't walked.

I'm CERTAINLY not arguing we don't need more from him. I said that last night. If we're going to win this series and have a chance next round, we need more out of him. We need him and we need Frelick to be better. 

 

Tonight, I think the 1st inning is going to be huge. You put runs on the board early, you're going to see the Cubs tighten up... if you don't and the Cubs with Busch and Hoerner get going... THAT is going to make the Brewers tighten up. Need Freddy to give us a strong 5. Empty it out. Then we've got 4 day until Gm1. 

 

[Brian]

2 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

No, he had several 3 or 4 hit games this year. I don't know what led you to that belief, but... it's not accurate. 

He's also got a walk. 

So we're basically looking at a 2/5, 0/4, 0/3 1BB

Things aren't nearly as dire as people have been saying.

You may be right but this says Turang 2025 post season, .167  https://www.mlb.com/player/brice-turang-668930 

[BrewerFan]

3 minutes ago, Brian said:

You may be right but this says Turang 2025 post season, .167  https://www.mlb.com/player/brice-turang-668930 

You felt the need to post a link to show BA for 2 for 12?

That's... cool. 

Not sure what the point here is, but alright.