Rangers (Rocker) vs Brewers (May): 08/30/26, 1:10 PM

[trwi7]

5 ball walk by Turang.  Impressively stupid home plate umpire.

[dlk9s]

lol ***

[bm1090]

Just now, trwi7 said:

5 ball walk by Turang.  Impressively stupid home plate umpire.

Gameday has the pitch clock violation as a strike and a violation on Turang, which would explain it. I didn't see it and have no idea though.

[cragi]

i dont get all the hate for May. The pieces they gave up were expensive but nowhere near what we'd have lost for Skubal.

The market for pitchers was pricey at the deadline. Why didnt they do it at a different time of year? Brewers have been very proactive in their deals in the offseason and earlier in the season. They went into this season with expectations for contributions from Woody, Priester, and Sproat that didnt materialize. They found themselves in a better than expected situation for the World Series and had to make some move and this was the best option. 

Skubal deal only changes the outlook for public opinion, because it wouldve cost Henderson, plus, plus. So that was potentially a wash for THIS YEAR.

May deal had ZERO downside for THIS YEAR's TEAM. They lost some longterm prospects and hat to cut loose some scrubs. 

May is a better option for this year's team than Sproat and he can go longer into games and eat some innings.. and he's experienced.  That all helps. The team needed another top-4 pitcher and they have that in May.

Plus, there have been enough questions with the health and longevity of Harrison and Henderson around the deadline that we couldnt risk riding 3 young guys for 1-2-3 in the playoffs. 

We dont know yet where May lands in the playoff rotation, but it could be anywhere 2-4.

[BCF]

More first inning runs 

[Frisbee Slider]

Chourio, ready to rally 💪

[trwi7]

2 minutes ago, bm1090 said:

Gameday has the pitch clock violation as a strike and a violation on Turang, which would explain it. I didn't see it and have no idea though.

Umpire said count was 1-0.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

Just now, BCF said:

More first inning runs 

MORE!!!!!!!  I want atleast a 5 spot so we can have a relaxing Sunday

[Yaz]

Where did this 1st inning stuff come from?

[edfunderburk]

1 minute ago, Yaz said:

Where did this 1st inning stuff come from?

Apparently, the lesson Murphy taught Pratt a few days ago served as a “re-set” moment for the entire team to focus on details & get back to playing Brewers baseball 💪

[Frisbee Slider]

If we can prolong this inning, we could really see a lot of Ranger bullpen today 

[rccola42]

I'll be saying some crazy things on message boards if Sanchez receives post season ABs

[Frisbee Slider]

1 minute ago, rccola42 said:

I'll be saying some crazy things on message boards if Sanchez receives post season ABs

Even against LHP?

[adambr2]

Those two brutal ABs by Yelich and Sanchez are why Erickson (correctly) risked sending Mitchell with nobody out. 

[yourout]

2 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

If we can prolong this inning, we could really see a lot of Ranger bullpen today 

Kind of minimal damage considering the pitch count.

[Frisbee Slider]

35 pitches for Rocker. Let’s have a quick inning and get him back on the mound

[rccola42]

1 minute ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Even against LHP?

Down to .760 OPS against LHP in the season. About to go under .600 OPS overall in the 2nd half. Then add in how many challenges he burns.

[RobertCrawley]

2 hours ago, HarryDoyle said:

 

I wanted to watch Ragsdale work his way up and play for the Good Guys.

[RobertCrawley]

18 minutes ago, cragi said:

i dont get all the hate for May. 
 

I don't either. I've learned to give the organization the benefit of the doubt. With May on the mound, we'll see a combined effort of pitching, coaching, scouting, and good defense. The Brewers have done this before.

[just_some_guy]

All 3 OF's share some blame for that run.

[yourout]

Mitchell should have caught that

[cragi]

Lara has that easy

[adambr2]

Nobody hates May. They hate that the Brewers gave up a couple really nice prospects for a rental, and the rental quite frankly hasn’t performed nearly well enough to change anyone’s mind about it.

That's it.

[yourout]

Mays command sucks today.

[yourout]

Might be a short day for both starters.