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I can't remember the last time a Brewer minor leaguer had 20+ HRs before the all star break.

Why did he not send Urias? Looping liner...he would have made that easy

Success!

I hope we score a run

Coming off a series split with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Brewers returned home for a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs. Image courtesy of © Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Coming off a series split with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Brewers returned home for a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs. Game 1 Brewers 5 – Cubs 2 Cubs 2, Brewers 5 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday It’s a Walk-Off Eric Lauer was arguably one of the best pitchers in baseball over the first two months of the season. At the end of May he was sporting a nifty 2.49 ERA with 61 strikeouts over 50 and 2/3 innings. Then the calendar flipped to June. Lauer’s ERA in five June starts was a whopping 6.83 mostly due to the eight home runs he allowed. It looked like more of the same in Game One against the Chicago Cubs as Lauer served up a tater in the top of the third to center fielder, Nelson Velasquez. It was the first MLB homer for the Cubs’ 23-year-old rookie. But that was all Lauer would allow as he flashed the talent that dazzled early on in the season. He allowed only one more hit while walking two and striking out nine over six innings of work. The Brewers needed Lauer to return to form as Cubs’ starter Justin Steele held the Brewers hitless until a lead-off double by Luis Urias in the fifth. After getting two outs in the sixth, Steele walked Keston Hiura who promptly stole second. Pedro Severino promptly doubled for his first hit as a Brewer driving in Hiura and tying the game. It was still tied in the top of the night when Brewer closer Josh Hader allowed a crazy inside the park home run to Seiya Suzuki giving the Cubs a one run lead. Urias led off the bottom of the inning with a single on a soft fly to right. After a Victor Caratini strikeout, Keston Hiura ripped a double to left center putting runners at second and third with one out. After a Jace Peterson strikeout, Kolton Wong pinch hit for Jonathan Davis and was promptly hit in the knee by a first pitch knuckle curve. The bases were loaded for Christian Yelich who walked on four straight pitches to tie the game. Willy Adames then entered the batting box but home plate ump Stu Schuerwater expanded the outside zone by several kilometers putting him in an 0 – 2 hole before he struck out swinging. In the top of 10th, Brad Boxberger wiggled out of a nasty one-out bases loaded jam by first striking out Willson Contreras swinging and then getting Ian Happ looking on a 3 – 2 change to keep the score knotted entering the bottom of the inning. With Adames playing the role of Manfred’s man on second, Andrew McCutchen flied out to lead things off. Cubs reliever Scott Effross intentionally walked Rowdy Telez to get to Luis Urias who popped out to second. Up stepped Victor Caratini who, in grand baseball tradition, atoned for a four strikeout day by launching a three-run home run to center field to win the game for Milwaukee. Game 2 Brewers 3 – Cubs 8 Cubs 8, Brewers 3 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Latex Salesman Shelled Jason Alexander diced the Cubs up in his first start of the season going seven strong and allowing only three earned runs. He was not so fortunate this time around. A Rowdy Tellex two run home run gave Alexander a cushion after one inning. The Brewers starter allowed baserunners in each of the first four innings but was able to work out of each jam for the most part allowing only one run. The next two innings weren’t as pretty. After an error by Willy Adames put a man on, Ian Happ doubled him home. Seiya Suzuki followed that up with a first pitch home run to the bleachers in left giving the Cubs a two-run lead. In the sixth inning, the aspiring architect gave up consecutive singles to the first two Cub batters before striking out David Bote. Rafael Ortega hit a first pitch triple to right field scoring both runners and Alexander hit the showers. Brent Suter came on in relief and walked Ian Happ with two outs. The Cubs ran the ole double steal and Ortega scored from third. It was Ortega’s third steal of home in his career. New Brewer killed Suzuki lace a single to left scoring Happ and the rout was on. The Brewers did little else on offense only managing an additional run in the ninth. Mike Brosseau pitched though….that was neat. Game 3 Brewers 1 – Cubs 2 Cubs 2, Brewers 1 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Cubs Hang One on Hader Giving up a run is rare for Josh Hader. Giving up a run in two consecutive appearances? Unheard of. It hadn’t happened since July 10th – 11th of 2021 – almost a full calendar year. But the Cubs were able to do it and in the end take the three game series from the Brewers. The game was a pitcher’s duel for the first four innings. Brewers’ starter, and reigning Cy Young winner, Corbin Burnes was masterful once again yielding only three hits and one walk over seven innings while striking out 10. He was helped by an amazing catch in the fifth by left fielder Keston Hiura. Who says he can’t play defense? Burnes’ counterpart on the Cubs, Adrian Sampson, was also effective going five innings without allowing a run. In the sixth, Hiura showed he isn't just an 80 glove by crushing a two out, full count fastball to left. The 440 foot blast left his bat at 110 mph and gave the Crew a one run lead. The Brewers were without Devin Williams as they try to manage his workload heading to the middle of the season. Brad Boxberger, who has been stellar in his own right, came on for the eighth with a one run lead. But “Box” could not hold the fort as the Cubs were able to tie it up on Christopher Morel triple followed by a Rafael Ortega single. In the ninth, Josh Hader walked Patrick Wisdom on four straight. He struck out Nelson Velazquez and Yan Gomes but Wisdom was able to steal second and came home on a PJ Higgins double to right. The Brewers were unable to tie it up in the bottom of the inning and went home losers to the North Siders for the second game in a row. Up Next The Brewers take the day off on Thursday before continuing the homestand with a three-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates. View full article

I think it was right about where the downtown Hyatt is now

free Jakson Reetz

This pleases me

Rowdy's DP ball was hit harder than those last two Pirate hits combined.

Bobby Portis re-signs. Four years Also... He's 34 and coming off a knee injury but he can shoot it. Also, he's cocky as hell...in kind of a hilarious way.

That trip from LA to Rutgers would be fun

I think that was actually the intent of the law signed in the 90s to get people off of welfare. States saw an easier path.

Guessing Box, Williams, Hader will all be resting tomorrow.

This piqued my interest. I did a little digging and yes the number of people claiming Soc Sec disability is up a lot. In 1970 it was like 1.7 million. As of 2018 it was just under 10 million (that doesn't include disabled adult children or disabled widow(er)s). The people claiming this benefit aren't usually college educated and thus can't get desk jobs associated with higher degrees. NPR did a pretty lengthy series on this back in 2013: https://www.npr.org/2013/03/27/175502085/moving-people-from-welfare-to-disability-rolls-is-a-profitable-full-time-job Kind of the key takeaway, IMO: So moving people from welfare to disability is a huge cost savings for the states since they pay a share of welfare but not disability. In that article I linked to, there are businesses that states hire to comb through welfare roles and find people to move to disability.

The Brewers looked to break a tie atop the NL Central with keepers of the baseball rulebook the St. Louis Cardinals. Image courtesy of © Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers looked to break a tie atop the NL Central with keepers of the baseball rulebook the St. Louis Cardinals. Game 1 Brewers 2 – Cardinals 0 Cardinals 0, Brewers 2 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Burnes Shines, Taylor Goes Deep When Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes is on, he’s really on. Burnes dominated the Cardinals lineup with pinpoint accuracy hitting the black with his backdoor cutter with regularity and keeping the Cards’ hitters off balance by mixing in his slider and curve. He induced 20 swings and misses on his way to a seven inning start posting 10 strikeouts against only two hits and two walks. On offense, the Brewers got all they needed in the form of a Tyrone Taylor two run home run in the bottom of the fifth. Cards starter Miles Mikolas, who lost a no-hitter in the ninth in his last start, kept the Brewers in check until the Taylor dinger. Burnes was replaced in the eighth by setup man Devin Williams who recorded his 16th hold with no drama. Josh Hader returned from daddy duty in the ninth. A leadoff infield hit to Brendan Donovan, originally called an out but reversed on review, was nullified when Donovan was called out trying to take second on a ball in the dirt. He was called safe on the play but review again reversed the call this time in the Brewers favor. Review taketh away and review giveth. Hader finished off the inning with no further issues giving the Brewers game one of the series. Game 2 Brewers 2 – Cardinals 6 Cardinals 6, Brewers 2 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Gorman Goes Deep Twice (No, Not That Gorman) Welcome to Milwaukee, Chi Chi. Making a spot start for Milwaukee, recently acquired pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez gave the Crew what they needed – four innings and 73 pitches. After a dicey first inning giving up two runs, Gonzalez gave up a walk and a home run to Cardinals rookie Nolan Gorman the rest of the way. He exited allowed three earned runs and a walk to go along with two strikeouts. Depending on Andy Ashby’s availability, Gonzalez may be asked to step in again. After falling behind by two in the first, Willy Adames tied things up with a two run jack in the bottom of the inning. It was home run number 14 for Adames who seems to be rounding into form after a three-week injury hiatus. Unfortunately for Milwaukee, that was all the offense they could muster despite multiple chances. Cards’ starter Jack Flaherty struggled with command against an arguably tight zone by home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz walking five batters in only three innings but the Brewers were unable to put anything across going 0 – 7 with runners in scoring position. Gorman hit is second home run of the day in the seventh finishing the game 4 for 4 with two home runs and four RBI. The rookie looks like he will be a thorn in the side of Brewer fans for quite some time. The Brewers made some good contact against Giovanny Gallegos in the seventh with wall scrapers from Adames and Victor Caratini but couldn’t put anything across. Goose eggs in the eighth and ninth ended things for the Crew and knotted the series up at a game apiece. Game 3 Brewers 4 – Cardinals 5 Cardinals 5, Brewers 4 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Long Balls Are Lauer’s Lament For the second game in a row, the Brewers gave up early runs to the Cards. MVP candidate Paul Goldschmidt cranked a two run homer off starter Eric Lauer in the top of the first. Rowdy Tellez got the comeback started against Adam Wainwright in the bottom of the inning with his first home run since May 29th. After going down another run in the fourth, Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run to pull the Brewers within one. Andrew McCutchen was 23-for-73 with three homers lifetime against Adam Wainwright going into the at bat. In the bottom of the fifth, Christian Yelich doubled home Tyrone Taylor on a 3 – 2 count. He had a bit of luck as left fielder, Juan Yepez, misplayed the ball pretty badly. McCutchen continued to pummel Wainwright by driving in Yelich with a double of his own giving the Brewers a one run lead and sending Wainwright to the showers. The Brewers were 0-for-17 with runners in scoring position in this series before McCutchen’s run scoring hit. McCutchen has been solid at the plate in June slashing 319/413/449 for the month. The lead did not last long, however, as Nolan Arenado took Lauer deep in the top of the sixth for a two-run blast. Home runs are becoming a problem for Eric Lauer. He gave up three home runs at Washington on June 11th, three home runs against Cincinnati on June 17th, and gave up two against the Cardinals in his latest start. For the mathematically challenged, that’s eight homers in three consecutive starts. Not ideal for a guy that was arguably among the best in baseball the first two months of the season. The Brewers had a chance with two on and two out in the ninth but Christian Yelich grounded out weakly to second to end the game giving the Cardinals a one game lead in the series and the division. Game 4 Brewers 6 – Cardinals 4 Cardinals 4, Brewers 6 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday | MLB.com Splitsville For the third game in a row, the Cardinals scored early plating two against Brewers starter Jason Alexander. Brewer killer Paul Goldschmidt slapped a double that scored Nolan Gorman and then advanced all the way to home on a Willy Adames throwing error. The Brewers were able to get one back in the bottom of the inning. Christian Yelich doubled, advanced to third on a Willy Adames fly ball, then scored on a Rowdy Tellez grounder. The Brewers remained down a run until the bottom of the fourth. After Andrew McCutchen was thrown out at home on a Victor Caratini single, Tyrone Taylor hit a fly ball that carried and carried eventually dropping over the wall for a three-run homer much to the surprise of Juan Yepez. It’s very possible Yepez was fooled by the shadows surrounding home plate at the time, but it wasn’t his first adventure in left field (see Game 1 recap). The Cardinals cut the two run lead in half in the top of the fifth on a solo homer by Lars “Chocolate Covered” Nootbar. But the Brewers returned the favor with another Adames home run in the bottom of the inning. Willy appeared to aggravate his tender ankle on an at bat later in the game, but came back in the field afterwards so hopefully it’s nothing serious. After giving up a run in the sixth, Alexander hit the showers and was replaced by Brad Boxberger. Boxberger was fantastic working parts of two innings to preserve the one-run lead. He's allowed two earned runs over his last 12 games. Devin Williams continued his recent run of dominance by getting through the eighth unscathed. Williams has not had an earned run since May 10th. Since then he’s gone 17 innings with 26 strikeouts and three walks. consecutive outs. After an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, Josh Hader came on looking for the save. He had his slider working striking out Dylan Carlson looking and Harrison Bader swinging. Future hall of famer Albert Pujols lined out to right to end the game and give Hader the save. Up Next Vladimir Guerrero Jr and the Toronto Blue Jays come south of the border for a three-game weekend series at Miller Park. View full article

McCutchen's OPS is 666. Do with that info what you will.

Yes, we should rein in the deficit. Looks like we are doing better in that regard this year: