Brewers (Gasser) vs Orioles (Rogers): 9/19/26, 3:05pm

[Brandon Glick]

A little pedantic, but the Brewers are closing in on a +200 run differential season. Last year, they finished at +172.

[Brandon Glick]

	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	TOT
Trevor Megill	0	16	8	0	18	42
Shane Drohan	0	0	11	0	23	34
Kyle Harrison	0	0	0	50	0	50
JoJo Romero	0	0	14	11	0	25
DL Hall	0	19	0	0	29	48
Chad Patrick	0	0	0	20	9	29
Antonio Senzatela	0	0	14	0	24	38
Abner Uribe	0	0	6	0	21	27
Aaron Ashby	0	31	0	26	0	57

[owbc]

That is an ugly bullpen chart. Roster moving coming? 

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, owbc said:

That is an ugly bullpen chart. Roster moving coming? 

The roster move was yesterday (Colton Gordon)

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Impressive work from Drohan last night. That bullpen chart is a little ugly at the moment. Imagine Gordon gets a few innings this afternoon. Romero. Ashby for the save?

We could use some length out of Gasser, although I'm not sure it really matters too much, with off days each Monday, the last week likely being mostly meaningless, and then a full week of rest pre-NLDS.

In other playoff news, I have to admit to feeling a little bad for the O's last night. I know that team isn't good enough. But I've lived through a few of those hanging on the edge of the playoffs seasons, and losses like the one they suffered last night really sting.

Over in the NL, it's mostly about seeding, but the Cubs could legitimately be 4, 5, or 6. I'm not sure how much those teams care about which spot they end up (I imagine the Phillies would prefer to avoid the Braves), but that'll make the Brewers side interesting anyway.

[formerlybis]

I was thinking Gordon was brought in to spot-start on Sunday, and they still might want him to come in after Miz goes around 60-70 pitches. But, given the usage last night, they may need him today instead. 

I also am keeping an eye on Megill - it'd be super ballsy to switch roles with Uribe at this late juncture. Don't know if we're at that level of concern just yet, but, as I said, keeping an eye on it.

[MDCrew]

Going to the game Sunday night, glad Miz is pitching I was worried Gordon would be getting the start. Would be nice if the Brewers could get some runs and coast to an 8-1 win allowing some rest for the BP. 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Lol, I mentioned Drohan as the guy to go in the event Woody could pitch again, assuming Harrison was already off and we were going 12 pitchers.  I'm gonna switch and say May, who just hasn't looked good really at all, even though we 1000% won the trade because he gave us innings. I could also give us innings. They'd be the longest innings ever recorded but I could give them. 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Brewers are probably gravy with a .500 finish and 3-5 would probably do it too, as far as the 1 seed goes. 

[Brian]

49 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Over in the NL, it's mostly about seeding, but the Cubs could legitimately be 4, 5, or 6. I'm not sure how much those teams care about which spot they end up (I imagine the Phillies would prefer to avoid the Braves), but that'll make the Brewers side interesting anyway.

Wouldn't it be something if AZ won there last 8 games and knocked the Cubs out? 😆 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Wouldn't it be something if AZ won there last 8 games and knocked the Cubs out? 😆 

Cubs would have to go 2-6 if that happened. I think we'd all love it. Won't happen, but at least falling to 6 is entirely in the realm of possibility.

I just enjoy having a straightforward rubric for these last 8 games (for now). I want the Brewers to win and the Cubs to lose! Being in the camp that wants the Crew to avoid the Cubs for personal stress reasons, it's nice to have a path for us to get the 1 and still avoid CHC.

[Just Some Guy]

Last night the Dodgers hit 4 home runs in one inning.  That's a team to be feared.  

I'm glad we can't face them until the NLCS.

[Jopal78]

7 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Lol, I mentioned Drohan as the guy to go in the event Woody could pitch again, assuming Harrison was already off and we were going 12 pitchers.  I'm gonna switch and say May, who just hasn't looked good really at all, even though we 1000% won the trade because he gave us innings. I could also give us innings. They'd be the longest innings ever recorded but I could give them. 

Haha, as if you (or I) could get outs in the major leagues,  give me a break. 

Love ‘em, hate ‘em May and Romero are bonafide major league players who have had plenty of success in the major leagues and have given the Brewers exactly what they needed: a pitcher to absorb starts while the rest of the rotation dealt with workload/injury issues, and another left handed reliever with leverage experience.

That trade doesn’t have to become a long term win to be the correct decision. The Brewers objective never was to maximize their WAR in 2030, it was converting future probability into usable pitching in 2026 for perhaps the best Brewers team ever assembled. 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

4 minutes ago, Jopal78 said:

Haha, as if you (or I) could get outs in the major leagues,  give me a break. 

Love ‘em, hate ‘em May and Romero are bonafide major league players who have had plenty of success in the major leagues and have given the Brewers exactly what they needed: a pitcher to absorb starts while the rest of the rotation dealt with workload/injury issues, and another left handed reliever with leverage experience.

That trade doesn’t have to become a long term win to be the correct decision. The Brewers objective never was to maximize their WAR in 2030, it was converting future probability into usable pitching in 2026 for perhaps the best Brewers team ever assembled. 

Brother you must be doing an hour of yoga before logging on to make a reach like this. 

May has a 5 and a half run ERA in Milwaukee and is below replacement level WAR. That they leave him in long enough to eat innings doesn't make the trade good. They could have gotten better results with a AAA carousel. I don't actually believe you believe the things you're saying on this. 

[wiguy94]

6 minutes ago, Jopal78 said:

Haha, as if you (or I) could get outs in the major leagues,  give me a break. 

Love ‘em, hate ‘em May and Romero are bonafide major league players who have had plenty of success in the major leagues and have given the Brewers exactly what they needed: a pitcher to absorb starts while the rest of the rotation dealt with workload/injury issues, and another left handed reliever with leverage experience.

That trade doesn’t have to become a long term win to be the correct decision. The Brewers objective never was to maximize their WAR in 2030, it was converting future probability into usable pitching in 2026 for perhaps the best Brewers team ever assembled. 

I'm sorry but the idea May has been exactly what the Brewers needed is hilarious. He's been awful both in terms of actually pitching well and in terms of giving length. Even if you throw out the 1 out performance where he got hurt on the come backer he's been averaging well below 5 innings a start. If this was all the Brewers needed they wouldn't have traded a massive package and instead would have given up a couple lottery tickets for a random Joe Schmoe inning eater.

[Brian]

19 minutes ago, Just Some Guy said:

Last night the Dodgers hit 4 home runs in one inning.  That's a team to be feared.  

I'm glad we can't face them until the NLCS.

Also won 12 of there last 15 games.