04/06/05 - Brewers (Davis) @ Pirates (Wells), 11:35 AM CT

[squarepusher]

Doug Davis takes the mound and tries to keep the Brewers in 1st place in the NL Central. He has a 3.48 lifetime ERA vs. the Pirates and a 4.50 ERA at PNC in 16 innings. Kip Wells has fared pretty well against the Brewers over the last 3 years, with a 3.56 ERA, and has been even better at PNC, sporting a 3.35 ERA. Wells has been around for a while now, and it's hard to believe he's still only 27.

 

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NL Central Standings:

 TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK CINCINNATI 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 01-00 00-00 00-00 WON 1 [b]MILWAUKEE 1 0 1.000 - 0-0 1-0 00-00 01-00 00-00 WON 1[/b] ST LOUIS 1 0 1.000 - 0-0 1-0 00-00 01-00 00-00 WON 1 CHICAGO CUBS 1 1 .500 1/2 0-0 1-1 00-00 00-00 01-01 LOST 1 HOUSTON 0 1 .000 1 0-1 0-0 00-00 00-01 00-00 LOST 1 PITTSBURGH 0 1 .000 1 0-1 0-0 00-00 00-01 00-00 LOST 1 

 

Brewerfan.net / Statfox Matchup Info:

www.brewerfan.net/ViewMat...n?teamId=1

 

Milwaukeebrewers.com Game Preview:

milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com...p&c_id=mil

 

Pittsburghpirates.com Game Preview:

pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.co...p&c_id=pit

[scoop53714]

Since you guys crave my analysis and predictions so much, here goes.

 

Spivey goes deep.

 

Davis goes 6 ip 5 hits 1 run 4 k's.

 

Brewers win 8-1.

 

Hardy extends his hitting streak to 2 games and doesn't k.

[heeptom]

I live in Madison, anyone know if the game is

going to be on 1310 or 1070??

 

Real upset that my free preview of MLB

Extra Innings doesn't cover this game -

very hard to wait until opening day and then

have to wait another three days to see them

on tv again - oh well. Go Brewers - Make it 2-0

[berniebrewer4life]

Madison, the game will be on 1310.

[PeaveyFury]

Yost confirms in the JS today that Branyan will start vs. the righty, just FYI.

[deeswan]

In honor of Doug Davis' offensive capabilities, I think we should start a thread to pick the date of Davis' first hit this season.

[Ralph Wiggum]

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In honor of Doug Davis' offensive capabilities, I think we should start a thread to pick the date of Davis' first hit this season.

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Better yet, what is everybody's pick for the first pitcher to get a hit this year? I'm going to go with Capuano on Friday.

[mikerollins]

Not that it matters, but day games are generally on ESPN Radio 1070 in Madison and I just looked and today is no exception.

 

1070 it is.

[LV Brewer Fan]

Come on Ralph, you're really going out on a limb there picking Cappy to be the first pitcher to get a hit. I will predict Sheeter as the first pitcher to get a base knock in his next start. I will also predict that we hear about that hit for quite a while on the pregame shows through Jimmy P!

[Ralph Wiggum]

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Come on Ralph, you're really going out on a limb there picking Cappy to be the first pitcher to get a hit.

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Well, I don't want to make any outlandish predictions. Also, I promise not to rub anyone's nose in it if I'm right. I'll just pat myself on the back a couple times, crack a much-deserved Miller, and move on.

[LV Brewer Fan]

Well Ralph if you are correct I will give you your due, and tip my beer to the east at the time of the event in homage to your prediction!

[squarepusher]

I think the question is, who will get a hit first:

 

Doug Davis or Ricky Bottalico?

[heeptom]

Sheets has my vote too.

 

How can you go against a guy who looks so

good at the bat all the time http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

 

Also when he is so confident in his interview

on Sat that he's going to win the pitchers

award for hitting, how can you vote against him.

[berniebrewer4life]

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Not that it matters, but day games are generally on ESPN Radio 1070 in Madison and I just looked and today is no exception.

 

1070 it is.

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My bad mike, i went to the brewersradio network and just listed the madison station i saw. Sorry bout that!

[nsimps]

Just a quick note:

 

The game today is at 11:35 AM today, so don't wait up until midnight hoping to catch it.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Factoids from today's game notes:

 

-- Dougie is 1-1 (3.48 ERA) lifetime against the Pirates; 0-1 (4.50 ERA) in three games at PNC Park.

 

-- Jason Bay is 3-7 lifetime against Dougie; Tike Redman is 5-10; Matt Lawton is 0-5.

 

-- As a team, the current Pirates are 20-66 (.303) with 4 RBI lifetime against Dougie.

 

-- Dougie's only hit last season came against...drumroll...Pittsburgh (July 30).

 

-- Brady Clark is 6-14 with 3 RBI lifetime against Wells (Kip, not David); Lyle Overbay is 5-10 with 2 HR and 3 RBI; King 3TO is 5-19 with 2 HR and 2 RBI; Damian Miller is 1-10 with 1 RBI, as is Bill Hall.

 

-- As a team, the current Brewers are 31-112 (.277) with 4 HR and 12 RBI against Wells (Kip, not David).

[Ralph Wiggum]

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The game today is at 11:35 AM today, so don't wait up until midnight hoping to catch it.

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Here I thought Pittsburgh was just finding yet another way to screw the Brewers, this time a game getting over at 2 a.m. on getaway day.

[squarepusher]

[ The game today is at 11:35 AM today, so don't wait up until midnight hoping to catch it. ]

 

Cut & Paste strikes again!!

[SlideBernieSlide]

Milwaukee

B. Clark cf

J. Spivey 2b

L. Overbay 1b

C. Lee lf

G. Jenkins rf

D. Miller c

R. Branyan 3b

J.J. Hardy ss

D. Davis p

 

 

Pittsburgh

M. Lawton rf

J. Wilson ss

J. Bay lf

C. Wilson 1b

T. Wigginton 3b

T. Redman cf

J. Castillo 2b

B. Santiago c

K. Wells p

[1992casey]

"Pretty" Lineups

 MILWAUKEE PITTSBURGH AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brady Clark CF .333 0 2 Matt Lawton RF .750 0 0 Junior Spivey 2B .200 0 0 Jack Wilson SS .250 0 1 Lyle Overbay 1B .250 0 1 Jason Bay LF .500 0 1 Carlos Lee LF .250 0 0 Craig Wilson 1B .000 0 0 Geoff Jenkins RF .200 0 0 Ty Wigginton 3B .000 0 0 Damian Miller C .000 0 0 Tike Redman CF .250 0 0 Russell Branyan 3B .000 0 0 Jose Castillo 2B .000 0 0 J.J. Hardy SS .250 0 2 Benito Santiago C .500 0 0 Doug Davis LHP .000 0 0 Kip Wells RHP .000 0 0 (NO RECORD) (NO RECORD) 

[SlideBernieSlide]

Thanks Casey. Still haven't figured how to post "pretty line-ups" yet.

[chuit11]

whats up with branyan batting after damian

[batman]

Good... we finally get to see the "A" team. I like the Jenkins-Miller-Branyan thing... the lineup is split up nicely between righties and lefties this way and Miller will get on base more than Branyan.

 

Ned's using his head, not his heart.

 

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/happy.gif

 

~Bill

[PeaveyFury]

I echo that.... good, smart line up today.

[bork]

The official site talks about Davis spending more time working on his bat this year, including using a smaller bat. Can Davis approach Sheets prowess with the bat this year?

 

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