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Gives Counsell the flexibility to play his “jAce in the Hole” at a crucial moment down the stretch. -
The Pirates have 6 of their 8 position players swinging from the left-side today. Freddy’s been pretty darn good against LHHs this year (and not bad for his career), so hopefully that continues today.
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Vinny Rottino scouting report for today... Chad Kuhl: Athletic build, thrower type w/ effort and head pull through release, FB 94/96 w/hard bore, bel avg cmd, plus SL 87/89 short sharp 2 plane break, weapon, solid CB 79/81 bigger break w/tilt. Has ability to get s/m and weak contact w/out pitch SL, will offer free pass. Brewers going for series win. Wait out Kuhl who can be erratic at times. Force him to throw strikes. Get on base and put pressure on him. Keep battling and good things happen when they put the ball in play as seen last night. Fred is going today. Should be a good one!
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They were all over-throws. One was off the mark to the left of 1B and high. None of them touched the dirt, just needed to be more accurate.
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One thing I’m fairly certain of at this point is you and I have very different definitions of the term “noodle arm”.
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Freddy Peralta: Batter (Pirates) vs Pitching Stats Chad Kuhl: Batter (Brewers) vs Pitching Stats Statcast Game Preview for Pirates-Brewers Statcast Game Feed for Pirates-Brewers
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Had to watch the game on delay tonight, but upon watching the replay wow was it nice to see the runs pile up early and take the drama out of things.
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One of the biggest knocks on Houser has been the need to develop his arsenal to become adequate against left-handed hitters. He has a career .855 OPS against LHHs (411 plate appearances) compared to just a .648 OPS for his career against RHHs (423 plate appearances). This season however, he’s gotten hit hard by right-handed hitters (.858 OPS against). It’s obviously a small sample (just 14.1 IP), but if he does indeed take a step backwards against RHHs then he likely won’t be sustainable in a starters role.
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Craig Counsell says Christian Yelich is going to the 10-day IL.
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In case you thought the home plate ump was worse than usual last night rest assured you weren’t just imagining it. This is one of the worst Ump Scorecards of the year so far (missed a ton of pitches at the bottom of the zone)...
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Unfortunately Christian Yelich is once again absent from the lineup.
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It seems like Trevor Cahill has been around forever (made his major league debut in April of 2009), but he just turned 33-years old in March. He had a solid season for the Giants last year, beginning the season in the rotation and moving to the bullpen after six starts. Between last year and this season he hasn’t gone deep into games. Last year his season high for pitches was 88 (5.1 IP), but his second highest was 68 pitches. This year he’s gone a bit deeper at 73 pitches (4.0 IP) and 82 pitches (5.0 IP) in his first two starts for the Pirates. Here’s hoping the Brewers offense can get some quality at bats that drive up the pitch count early. Regarding the bullpen, the Brewers relievers have now allowed 39 hits, 25 walks, 7 hit batters, 28 runs (25 earned) while striking out 48 in 46.1 innings pitched. In terms of bullpen ERA (4.86) they rank 6th worst, but only one NL team has been worse (Rockies). If you’re looking for a silver lining the total number of hits allowed actually isn’t that terrible, it’s really been the walks and HBPs that need to improve the most.
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Brett Anderson: Batter (Pirates) vs Pitching Stats Trevor Cahill: Batter (Brewers) vs Pitching Stats Statcast Game Preview for Pirates-Brewers Statcast Game Feed for Pirates-Brewers
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Agreed. I also don’t think they would’ve so quickly and publicly pulled him from high leverage situations unless they realized he wasn’t right.
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Something seems really off with Williams arm action and release point, doesn’t it?
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That Glasnow/Meadows trade has to be the dumbest trade of the decade. At least a very worthy candidate for the honor. I know the Tatis trade in hindsight is awful but I'd still vote for the Glasnow trade. For sure, the Pirates-Rays trade looked awful for the Bucs the day it was made. I still give the Brewers a lot of credit for making it happen, if the Pirates hadn’t just completed the 5-game sweep against the Brewers to build a [long shot] playoff chance I don’t think there’s anyway they make that trade. If you go back and look at the reaction to the Tatis/Shields trade it was actually pretty positive for the White Sox at the time.
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I feel like this Pirates team is just a Tyler Glasnow, Jameson Taillon, and Joe Musgrove away from competing for the division this year. At the very least they’d be better than the Cubs.
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I mean he hit a ball 108-mph right up the middle. I’m not sure he really let anyone down on that contact. BTW, that was the second hardest hit ball of the game (for either team) behind only Tyrone Taylor (109.3-mph).
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I feel like Taylor, now 27 years old, still has a non-zero chance to develop into an everyday major leaguer if given a chance. Going back to last season he’s had some really impressive power swings.
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This was posted on Twitter the other day just prior to Suter’s last appearance...
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Suter has been really good out of the pen over the past year. He definitely isn’t a “mop up” pen arm.
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Brubaker has gotten through two innings on just 14 pitches... [sigh]
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Because they thought he wouldn’t be out this long and they think they are still covered. Back soreness issues are hard to gauge exactly......this will be his 4th game missed( assuming he doesn’t pinch hit) that’s still a long way from 10. My guess is he’s probably close( tomorrow or next day)which explains why they aren’t putting him on the IL now. His last game played was on Sunday (April 11). I believe if they put him on the 10-day IL he wouldn’t be eligible to return until next Friday (well technically next Thursday, but the Brewers don’t have a game that day).
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The Pirates are coming off a 4-game series split with the Padres. While their pitching isn’t great, the Pirates have actually shown some pretty good life with the bats of late. It’s sort of a tough lineup for Adrian Houser who has historically struggled against left-handed hitters. Two of the Pirates top LHHs have had success against Houser in small samples, Colin Moran (6-for-9, HR) and switch-hitter Bryan Reynolds (3-for-6, HR, 2-BB). Other LHHs possibly facing Houser this evening include Adam Frazier, Gregory Polanco, and Dustin Fowler (Pirates also have non-staters that can swing from the left side in catcher Michael Perez and switch-hitter Wilmer Difo. Like the Brewers, the Pirates are well suited to face-off against RHPs this season. Ke’Bryan Hayes is on the 10-day IL, but in his absence 3B Phillip Evans has been really good. In 45 plate appearances Evans is hitting .342 BA / .444 OBP / .632 SLG / 1.076 OPS. From the Brewers perspective I actually dislike this matchup against the Pirates a lot more than going up against the Cubs current lineup. It seems likely the Brewers bats are going to need to take advantage of the Pirates pitching because I think the Pirates will be able to score some runs this weekend.
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Adrian Houser: Batter (Pirates) vs Pitching Stats JT Brubaker: Batter (Brewers) vs Pitching Stats Statcast Game Preview for Pirates-Brewers Statcast Game Feed for Pirates-Brewers
