Pirates (Ashcraft) vs Brewers (May): 08/06/26, 1:10 PM

[adambr2]

Freaking Jays. Tough to win a baseball game when you can’t get a run in from 2nd with nobody out not one, but two innings in a row. 

For all the understandable announce about Yeli hitting leadoff this year, the Jays have Myles Straw there for some reason.

[wildcat83]

PCA arguing that the pitch grazed him, you’d think he’d prefer to hit…

[BruisedCrew]

Blue Jays 1 for 19 with RISP kept the Cubs in the game and now the Cubs can win it in 11 with the top,of their order. 

[wildcat83]

Berry with a really bad send there with 0 outs, not even close at the plate. 

[DonBarclay]

Ugh. What a brutal loss for Toronto. Would’ve been nice to go back up 6.5

[BruisedCrew]

29 minutes ago, brewerfan82 said:

Rooting for a looooong, bullpen destroying, extra inning game loss for the Cubbies here.

Will you settle for a momentum boosting comeback win for the Cubs.?

[wildcat83]

How long has this song been a thing after Cubs wins?

[BruisedCrew]

6 minutes ago, wildcat83 said:

How long has this song been a thing after Cubs wins?

It’s been awhile. Maybe 20 years. 

[Samurai Bucky]

19 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Freaking Jays. Tough to win a baseball game when you can’t get a run in from 2nd with nobody out not one, but two innings in a row. 

For all the understandable announce about Yeli hitting leadoff this year, the Jays have Myles Straw there for some reason.

I never realized how crappy the line up is for the Jays.  Geesch!

[adambr2]

2 minutes ago, Samurai Bucky said:

I never realized how crappy the line up is for the Jays.  Geesch!

Didn’t they just go to a World Series?? Shows you the strength of the AL.

[adambr2]

16 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

Will you settle for a momentum boosting comeback win for the Cubs.?

Momentum comes and goes in baseball. If we continue to handle our own business for the most part, as we have been, we’ll be fine.  Don’t need another 14 game winning streak, just don’t need an extended slump either.

[wiguy94]

3 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Momentum comes and goes in baseball. If we continue to handle our own business for the most part, as we have been, we’ll be fine.  Don’t need another 14 game winning streak, just don’t need an extended slump either.

If Brewers won a low scoring 11 inning game with 5 hits and 3 walks we would be hearing about how the offense is a problem and it's clearly not sustainable. 

[BruisedCrew]

5 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Didn’t they just go to a World Series?? Shows you the strength of the AL.

Guerrero is usually in the lineup but he’s having a bad year. They’ve had a lot of injuries too. 

[BruisedCrew]

22 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

If Brewers won a low scoring 11 inning game with 5 hits and 3 walks we would be hearing about how the offense is a problem and it's clearly not sustainable. 

 Seems like people were pretty pumped about Contreras walk off HR a couple of weeks ago and that was a similar type of game..

[owbc]

12 minutes ago, Samurai Bucky said:

I never realized how crappy the line up is for the Jays.  Geesch!

Many of those guys had some excellent performances in the postseason in 2025. 

Good reminder that our role players are just as likely to get hot at the right time. 

[Outlander]

Had no idea Luis Urias was back in the majors with the Blue Jays. Had a double and then taken out.

[tmwiese55]

39 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

It’s been awhile. Maybe 20 years. 

I'd guess more around 40.  Been around since I've been going to games there, which is about 20 years but it was already a 'thing' at that point. 

[sveumrules]

Vlad Jr 2025 PostSeason
89 PA of 241 wRC+
Vlad Jr 2026 Season
456 PA of 95 wRC+

Barger 2025 PostSeason
68 PA of 188 wRC+
Barger2026 Season
28 PA of 1 wRC+

Clement 2025 PostSeason
77 PA of 171 wRC+
Clement 2026 Season
452 PA of 102 wRC+

Bichette 2025 PostSeason
27 PA of 165 wRC+
Bichette 2026 Season
492 PA of 86 wRC+ (on Mets)

Springer 2025 PostSeason
75 PA of 147 wRC+
Springer 2026 Season
368 PA of 105 wRC+

Kirk 2025 PostSeason
83 PA of 132 wRC+
Kirk 2026 Season
153 PA of 87 wRC+

Schneider 2025 PostSeason
24 PA of 110 wRC+
Schneider 2026 Season
133 PA of 65 wRC+

If they didn't sign Okamoto (1.8 WAR leads their position players) and Cease (AL best 4.3 fWAR) in the offseason they might not even have fifty wins yet.

[82brewcrew82]

2 hours ago, baseball101 said:

Haha. The demise of the Brewers may have been slightly exaggerated on the Monday game thread.

You are definatley the king of hyperbole.

[cragi]

Brewers now have the top run differential in. baseball to compliment the best record

[Valentín Viña]

1 hour ago, adambr2 said:

Didn’t they just go to a World Series?? Shows you the strength of the AL.

 

They lost Bichette and were plagued by injuries all season. Pitching remained solid but they had a brutal offensive collapse. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, adambr2 said:

Momentum comes and goes in baseball. If we continue to handle our own business for the most part, as we have been, we’ll be fine.  Don’t need another 14 game winning streak, just don’t need an extended slump either.

I dunno, that doesn't sound nearly Cub-obsessive enough to me..........😆

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

1 hour ago, adambr2 said:

Momentum comes and goes in baseball. If we continue to handle our own business for the most part, as we have been, we’ll be fine.  Don’t need another 14 game winning streak, just don’t need an extended slump either.

This.

And it cuts both ways. Cubs sweep the Dodgers and come back today and gain.....1 game. Go back to the end of last week, and it's even, since we took 2 of 3 in Anaheim while they dropped 2 of 3 to the Yanks.

Division will most likely be decided by our 7 remaining games against the Cubs. Go 4-3, and they're really going to have to run it up. Even 3-4 is an uphill climb. 

If anyone is nervous, Cubs are +325ish to win the Central. About the only thing sports betting is good for is emotional insurance, so... there's that.

As for today, good win. Twins have a night game in KC, so the Brewers should be better rested. Hopefully we can grab 2 of 3 and get the Royals hot against CHC.

[LouisEly]

2 hours ago, BruisedCrew said:

Blue Jays 1 for 19 with RISP kept the Cubs in the game and now the Cubs can win it in 11 with the top,of their order. 

People complain about the Brewers and their lack of execution, but if people watched enough games of other teams, they'd see just as many (and more likely more) of the same issues.