Brewers (Misiorowski) vs Rays (Rasmussen): 4/1/26, 12:40pm

[yourout]

18 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

5-1.

Everybody ok with that?

No...I expect perfection!

[adambr2]

9 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Definitely took him out of the groove he was in, which is always a concern with a young pitcher. But like you said, locked right back in. I thought the Rays put up some pretty competitive ABs against him overall.

You know he’s good when I feel like he wasn’t really at his best today and he went 6 innings with 7 K’s and 2 runs allowed.

[wiguy94]

4 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

You know he’s good when I feel like he wasn’t really at his best today and he went 6 innings with 7 K’s and 2 runs allowed.

Can say the same about his first start as well and he only gave up 1 run and had 11 K's in that one

[Underachiever]

Brewers now on pace for a +756 run differential. Might not be sustainable.

[Joseph Zarr]

3 minutes ago, Underachiever said:

Brewers now on pace for a +756 run differential. Might not be sustainable.

Or it may be a sneak peak behind the curtain. Imagine if they realize every inning is the eighth inning!👀

[edfunderburk]

Trying to watch the game around work can be challenging … but I hit pause, worked, watched an inning, worked, followed the thread, watched the game to the end! Another win. 💪⚾️👏🙌

[CheezWizHed]

7 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Trying to watch the game around work can be challenging … but I hit pause, worked, watched an inning, worked, followed the thread, watched the game to the end! Another win. 💪⚾️👏🙌

I was following on Gameday, but had to go to a meeting tied at 2-2.  Came back and BOOOOOMMMM! 8-2 win.  Nice!

[Frisbee Slider]

Does Garrett Mitchell have the worst early season .412 on base percentage of all time?

I understand the legitimate concerns, but he seems to have had a decent start to the regular season.

[wallus]

2 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Does Garrett Mitchell have the worst early season .412 on base percentage of all time?

I understand the legitimate concerns, but he seems to have had a decent start to the regular season.

I would like him to never face a LHP, especially with the way our roster is constructed right now.

[long ball]

I was only able to catch some of the game, but the bullpen keeps bullpenning. Off day tomorrow will be nice, especially because Chad Patrick is unlikely to go more than 5.0 IP. 

nice to get 6 out of Misiorowski and 2 of the 3 relief innings were from the “B” bullpen. 

[wiguy94]

Bullpen has been on one to start the year. Through 6 games they are sitting at 25.2 IP, 1.05 ERA, 2.61 FIP, 2.58 xFIP, 38.1% K-rate, 10.3% BB-rate. That will play.

[Fear The Chorizo]

I'm disappointed this team isn't going to have the run differential and pythag vs actual W/L record strawmans for Cub fans to spend the season confidently stating why the Brewers arent as good as their record.  I'm sure Cub fans will find other reasons, maybe team payroll difference to spend the summer acting high and mighty while looking at that yellow Brewer flag atop the NL Central on Wrigley's center field scoreboard.

This team is 1 pitch away from being 6-0 and looks every bit the part despite two of their best hitters and 1 of their top 5 starters being out injured.

Just give Murph manager of the year again already!

[LouisEly]

55 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Trying to watch the game around work can be challenging …

SiriusXM has a channel for the Brewers radio.  I can work and listen to the game at the same time. 

Just have to make sure that if I'm in a meeting I have it on mute.

[Jim French Stepstool]

32 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

  I'm sure Cub fans will find other reasons, maybe team payroll difference 

Payroll difference.

"They're lucky."

"We must be better; the national media kisses our arses much, much more."

Wind is blowing in.

[nate82]

I got to watch the final 3 innings on my lunch break.

[Jim French Stepstool]

43 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Bullpen has been on one to start the year. Through 6 games they are sitting at 25.2 IP, 1.05 ERA, 2.61 FIP, 2.58 xFIP, 38.1% K-rate, 10.3% BB-rate. That will play.

I hated Ashby coming in today starting with a L vs L & walking him while missing badly on 3 of the balls. But yeah, overall they've been terrific. And so far, so good AFA spreading out the usage.

I just wonder how four LHP in the pen will work long term.

[Fear The Chorizo]

23 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

I hated Ashby coming in today starting with a L vs L & walking him while missing badly on 3 of the balls. But yeah, overall they've been terrific. And so far, so good AFA spreading out the usage.

I just wonder how four LHP in the pen will work long term.

I think both Ashby and Zerpa have the stuff to get righties out just fine...and Koenig is right there, too.  None of those three guys would qualify as situational lefties where a manager should start sweating if the opponent runs a few righties in a row to face them.

Hall is more of a swing guy - and I'd expect him to be the arm that gets switched out with a righty coming up from AAA if things get too lefty heavy with the grind.

[Jim French Stepstool]

8 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

I think both Ashby and Zerpa have the stuff to get righties out just fine...and Koenig is right there, too.  None of those three guys would qualify as situational lefties where a manager should start sweating if the opponent runs a few righties in a row to face them.

Hall is more of a swing guy - and I'd expect him to be the arm that gets switched out with a righty coming up from AAA if things get too lefty heavy with the grind.

I guess my main concern is RHH who hit lefties exceptionally well. In the middle innings Anderson is pretty much the only RH option (you COULD use Woodford, I suppose).

But you're right. None of the lefties are what you'd call situational guys.

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

I guess my main concern is RHH who hit lefties exceptionally well. In the middle innings Anderson is pretty much the only RH option (you COULD use Woodford, I suppose).

But you're right. None of the lefties are what you'd call situational guys.

That's definitely the downside to having 4 LHP in the pen but I'm comfortable throwing Ashby against any hitter. Ashby is a LHP but he's really kind of platoonless. As a RP in his career, RHH are slashing .217/.287/.323 for a .272 wOBA.

And Anderson is fortunately pretty dominant against RHH so he's a great middle reliever to have in a pen loaded with LHP. As a Brewer RHH are slashing .220/.278/.346 against him.

I think in a super ideal world you'd have someone like Logan Henderson in Woodford's spot where you can get both length and some leverage outs if needed but we probably won't see something like that until late in the year.

[tmwiese55]

Hadn't thought about it but yes now that you say it they lack a classic RH hard thrower after the two closers.  If one of them goes on the DL for a while that could be a problem.  Kind of surprising for MKE to be short on this type of player.

Who'd be the likely AAA guy to come up with that role?  The SPs names don't really qualify, Yoho is a softer thrower.  Maybe they get Bukauskus fixed?   Either way, won't be surprised if someone like this (who has options) is targeted in a trade soon

[Joseph Zarr]

As to RHP in the Pen: I think the potential Ace up the sleeve is the combination of Patrick and Henderson. Patrick has shown he can get massive outs under the brightest lights in a bullpen role and he's demonstrated he is kind of a Swiss Army Knife within the staff - he also may have that recurring 3rd time through the order kryptonite this season as well (obviously, way too early to tell). But, Murphy clearly trusts him in multiple roles. Both he and Henderson appear to play multiple multiple-inning staff roles. This doesn't even get into the ascension of RHP Coleman Crow. Holub is a single inning arm on the rise but hasn't earned enough trust, imho, and a single plus performance ST can't erase two seasons of Triple-A WHIP issues. He is on the rise, yes, with pretty nasty stuff but I don't think he profiles as much more than a emergency MLB arm for the Crew in 2026. Great back-up high-caliber stuff arm tho. Then on the edge of all this multi-inning depth are guys like Easton McGee and Carlos Rodriguez. I personally see them more as Woodford insurance, however. Where do we even fit a guy like Yoho who hasn't cemented himself firmly into the good graces picture quite yet in addition to some nagging injuries the past year plus? I don't know.

Lefty speaking, then, This doesn't even touch on Gasser's very clear relevance and MLB upside. Drohan's stuff. With Zastryzny in rehab, I have to think he is going to profile as a trade piece to give him a more solidified role for a team in need?  Deep in the back pocket we have a Kuehner and Fitzpatrick. Just a ridiculous amount of meaningful arms.

[Team Canada]

4 hours ago, wallus said:

Weird guy to ask 😉

Andy, Aaron, same thing. :)

[wallus]

We will see McGee, Crow and Yoho to get through the regular season for right handers in the pen. In the playoffs, you will likely see Patrick and maybe even Sprout. I don't see it as a need at the moment.

[Jim French Stepstool]

39 minutes ago, wallus said:

We will see McGee, Crow and Yoho to get through the regular season for right handers in the pen. In the playoffs, you will likely see Patrick and maybe even Sprout. I don't see it as a need at the moment.

At the moment, I agree we're good.

 Down the road,@Joseph Zarr's mention of Patrick possibly in that role is a great one provided the rotation stays healthy enough to allow it. He really excelled as a middle man late last year. Still like Yoho; he seemed to right the ship late in '25.

I think one of the keys to whether it becomes even a slight issue is how often we can get what we got today---a six inning start.

[gregmag]

7 hours ago, BarremlensTSSC said:

I love Turang but he sounds like Nuke Laloosh in interviews.  Here's a quote from the interview he did post game on field:

 

"Good things happen when you do things."  🤣

It seemed late last year that he might be getting more coherent in interviews. It seems now like that was a false alarm, and I’m very relieved. The grim world we live in cannot afford to lose any comedy gold.