Brewers (Drohan) vs Reds (Lowder): 6/24/26, 6:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Close out the series with a win, and take a day off.

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Trevor Megill	0	8	0	12	12	32
Joel Kuhnel	0	0	0	10	0	10
Grant Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Yoho	13	0	0	0	0	13
Chad Patrick	0	0	40	0	0	40
Abner Uribe	13	8	0	10	16	47
Aaron Ashby	0	14	0	17	14	45

 

[yourout]

6 game lead on the Cards

7.5 on the Cubs

10 on the pirates

[liveforoctober]

Cubs are in a pitching bind. They lost Cabrera last night for awhile (he would have thrown against us for sure this weekend) and have a double header today with two TBA starters (the Cubs Reddit boards yesterday were saying they have no idea who will throw today). They play then again tomorrow while we rest. 

Really good opportunity for us to take care of business against those hot dogs this weekend.

 

[formerlybis]

54 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Close out the series with a win, and take a day off.

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Trevor Megill	0	8	0	12	12	32
Joel Kuhnel	0	0	0	10	0	10
Grant Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Yoho	13	0	0	0	0	13
Chad Patrick	0	0	40	0	0	40
Abner Uribe	13	8	0	10	16	47
Aaron Ashby	0	14	0	17	14	45

 

The off day tomorrow helps this situation, but it'd be nice to be able to use Anderson and Yoho today in reasonable situations. Just don't think Uribe, in particular, should be available here, and probably not Ashby either. Would like to preserve Patrick, too, but an inning would be ok.

[Underachiever]

9 minutes ago, formerlybis said:

The off day tomorrow helps this situation, but it'd be nice to be able to use Anderson and Yoho today in reasonable situations. Just don't think Uribe, in particular, should be available here, and probably not Ashby either. Would like to preserve Patrick, too, but an inning would be ok.

Murph was really managing to win those games, especially last night, with his bullpen usage. I fully expected Grant Anderson at some point the last two nights, but Murphy went with his A team of Ashby, Uribe, Megill. 

Any thought if Anderson is quietly hurt? Hasn't pitched since last Thursday, and he has been quite good this year. 

[formerlybis]

1 minute ago, Underachiever said:

Murph was really managing to win those games, especially last night, with his bullpen usage. I fully expected Grant Anderson at some point the last two nights, but Murphy went with his A team of Ashby, Uribe, Megill. 

Any thought if Anderson is quietly hurt? Hasn't pitched since last Thursday, and he has been quite good this year. 

I'd be a little surprised if he's hurt, but ??? Anderson's role seems to be in lower leverage situations or when they've exhausted other preferred options (certainly Patrick and Ashby are ahead of him in line). Those situations are going to happen, but they're thankfully less frequent, because that often means mop-up duty while hoping the bats can mount a comeback. I agree he's been a worthy performer in this role, though - just don't want to have to make him "the man". 

[BruisedCrew]

Sunshine expected again today. When was the last time the Brewers played a midsummer series in Cincinnati without at least one rain delay?

interesting to see if the hitters continue to have problems with the background and shadows. 

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, Underachiever said:

Murph was really managing to win those games, especially last night, with his bullpen usage. I fully expected Grant Anderson at some point the last two nights, but Murphy went with his A team of Ashby, Uribe, Megill. 

Any thought if Anderson is quietly hurt? Hasn't pitched since last Thursday, and he has been quite good this year. 

My guess is that Anderson is set up to be the first option out of the bullpen if the starter runs into trouble early, and with 5 straight days of starters going at least 6 innings he hasn’t been needed.

I expect Anderson to be the first pitcher out of the bullpen today almost no matter what the situation is. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, formerlybis said:

I'd be a little surprised if he's hurt, but ??? Anderson's role seems to be in lower leverage situations or when they've exhausted other preferred options (certainly Patrick and Ashby are ahead of him in line). Those situations are going to happen, but they're thankfully less frequent, because that often means mop-up duty while hoping the bats can mount a comeback. I agree he's been a worthy performer in this role, though - just don't want to have to make him "the man". 

Yeah, I can't imagine the team carrying Anderson all this time if he wasn't available to throw. For the middle inning roles Patrick has obviously moved ahead of him, and when the late-inning trio is available that puts Kuhnel in a 'middle' role & it appears they like Kuhnel over Anderson, too.

I'd love to see Patrick get one more day, as you said 1 inning would probably be OK though. Otherwise Anderson following Drohan looks like it may be a good bet today. I believe Murphy alluded to not wanting to use any of the late guys today so Kuhnel probably gets held back in case he's needed.

[wiguy94]

3 hours ago, formerlybis said:

The off day tomorrow helps this situation, but it'd be nice to be able to use Anderson and Yoho today in reasonable situations. Just don't think Uribe, in particular, should be available here, and probably not Ashby either. Would like to preserve Patrick, too, but an inning would be ok.

I wouldn't touch any of Ashby, Uribe, or Megill tonight. There's no need to go three days in a row at this point of the year especially with an 18 in 17 stretch starting on Friday. Let them get two days off and enter that stretch fresh. I'd honestly prefer Patrick doesn't get used either.

[wiguy94]

Uribe is serving his suspension tonight. Good time to get it out of the way.

[mudbutt]

5 hours ago, liveforoctober said:

Cubs are in a pitching bind. They lost Cabrera last night for awhile (he would have thrown against us for sure this weekend) and have a double header today with two TBA starters (the Cubs Reddit boards yesterday were saying they have no idea who will throw today). They play then again tomorrow while we rest. 

Really good opportunity for us to take care of business against those hot dogs this weekend.

 

Brown was also just put on the IL for them

[adambr2]

Murphy when Vaughn asks if he’s starting tonight

[Jim French Stepstool]

After the last two games this feels like an 8-6 type deal tonite but who knows? I will once again point out how much emphasis the organization puts on run prevention & how much I love that. Over the last six games the Brewers have struggled to score outside of the big inning in Atlanta. Other teams that go through this--and they DO go through it--might go 1-5 in that stretch. We went 3-3. The starts we've gotten from the non "big two" the last three days has been the big story IMO.

[HarryDoyle]

5 hours ago, BruisedCrew said:

Sunshine expected again today. When was the last time the Brewers played a midsummer series in Cincinnati without at least one rain delay?

interesting to see if the hitters continue to have problems with the background and shadows. 

You're thinking of Pittsburgh.

[edfunderburk]

If I could get near the Reds dugout, I would gladly trim Lowder’s hair for him between innings. He looks like a Shetland pony. 

[yfinn6]

Bauers with another stellar AB. I know he drove in a run last night but he might just need a day or two. Luckily tomorrow will serve that purpose. 

[adambr2]

Bauers is having a very nice season, but I am really tiring of his passive 2 strike approaches with men in scoring position. Far too many backwards K’s.

[Bulldogboy]

4 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Bauers is having a very nice season, but I am really tiring of his passive 2 strike approaches with men in scoring position. Far too many backwards K’s.

Yeah someone maybe Vogelbach needs to remind him he's a run producer not an obp guy.

[Underachiever]

7 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Bauers is having a very nice season, but I am really tiring of his passive 2 strike approaches with men in scoring position. Far too many backwards K’s.

I think that is 5 backward Ks for Jake B in this series. Team has 27 strikeouts, 10 of them looking. Just awful

[HarryDoyle]

Are we all back to wishing for Bauers's DFA?

[Bulldogboy]

Based on what we have seen from Drohan and Harrison and Priester last year are the Red sox serious? They have helped the Brewers sustain winning for another what 4-5 years? Fireable offense. 

[adambr2]

5 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

Are we all back to wishing for Bauers's DFA?

No, I just want him to swing the damn bat a little more when he has a chance to drive in runs.  

[yourout]

6 minutes ago, Underachiever said:

I think that is 5 backward Ks for Jake B in this series. Team has 27 strikeouts, 10 of them looking. Just awful

Kind of in a team wide funk right now.

[adambr2]

5 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Based on what we have seen from Drohan and Harrison and Priester last year are the Red sox serious? They have helped the Brewers sustain winning for another what 4-5 years? Fireable offense. 

I think what should hurt the Red Sox the most is knowing that if Harrison and Drohan were still on their team they would still be afterthoughts.