There would be something comical about us winning the first two games of this series after all the worries of Counsell not lining up his staff to take down the big bad Reds. Not sure why it would be comical. Good pitching matchups don't guarantee wins and bad matchups don't guarantee losses, but some people would rather see the probabilities tilted in their favor when possible in important games against division rivals. Tonight's game is the worst pitching matchup of the series for the Brewers (note: this does not mean the Brewers can't or won't win). They have trouble against left handed pitchers as evidenced on Sunday when they were dazzled by the Pirates Tyler Anderson. And while starting Lauer doesn't guarantee a loss, he is pretty clearly the least effective of the Brewers six starters. He was roughed up early in his previous start against the Reds. The Brewers may also be a little short in the bullpen tonight with Houser not getting out of the 5th yesterday and Williams and Hader pitching each of the last two days. Using one start is never a good indicator or actually knowing what you’re talking about. The Brewers have been better offensively against left handed pitching this season according to their splits. And it would be comical, for me, to see Lauer pitch well enough for a win tonight after all the hoopla about the Reds and us going on this huge long losing streak.