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Sabathia was pitching complete games on 3 days rest. On comparison to pitchers going 5 innings on 5 days rest. We’ll never know what would have happened in 2008 if Sheets hadn’t gotten hurt and if the offense hadn’t completely disappeared in September.

I’m not exactly going to “defend” Chourio because his hitting has been very frustrating over the last several weeks. It’s been a significant contributor to the offense’s mediocre production over the last 6 weeks. But I would point out that the performance of players who are breakout stars in their early 20’s does not necessarily follow a steady upward progression. Julio Rodriguez and Jackson Merrill are two who come right to mind.

Another failed trip to SF. I guess we should be grateful that it wasn’t a 4 game series.

No huge black holes and no superstars. So fussing too much over daily lineups is pointless because the gaps aren’t that great. Subbing out one guy from the “best” lineup (whatever that is) isn’t likely to be decisive Try to get through the 17 day stretch coming up starting Friday without completely wearing anyone out..

Tigers might have taken a big step toward being sellers today. They led 7-0 after 6 with Skubal pitching. He came out in the 7th after giving up a run and the Orioles went on to add 4 more. Then they tied it in the 9th and won it in 12. That capped a 2-4 homestand against the Royals and Orioles..

Apparently the thinking was that the Brewers aren’t going to score against Webb anyway so don’t waste a decent pitcher in a losing cause

Because the first few innings took so long I cashed in on the game at about 10:30 with the Brewers leading 5-0. Glad to see I didn’t miss anything dramatic. If getting shut out on Monday proved that Murphy’s lineup was flawed, scoring 8 runs yesterday must prove that yesterday’s lineup was brilliant. Or maybe daily angst over lineup and batting order is greatly overblown. I did note that Yelich leading off the fourth inning was key even though he eventually struck out because he made the pitcher work. I stand by my opinion that if Yelich is going to play he should bat leadoff. I definitely wouldn’t have him batting cleanup.

Do the Dodgers need another reliever?

That is still a position where you’re more likely to come up with runners on base. Ive said all along that IMHO, if Yelich is going to be in the lineup at all, leading off is the best spot for him. He has a better chance of getting on base than driving in runs

The Cubs offense has been on fire all month.

Please not Sanchez. When they tried that he almost sent Harrison to the IL by firing a ball behind him and off his knee, resulting in a bruised and twisted knee.

Yes, he hit a foul ball off his toe last night. Probably after I.got disgusted and went to bed.

This should take care of concerns about Vaughn not getting enough playing time for awhile.

Maybe not always, but much more often than not the Brewers struggle in SF. As I posted last night, starting in 2014 (when a lopsided series sweep by the Giants propelled the Brewers to a September collapse) the Brewers have now gone 14-24 there and have lost 8 of 11 series. That includes 3 of the last 4 series lost and Hader’s infamous 6 run inning in 2022. The Brewers really need to salvage at least one in this series, and tonight is probably the best chance with Brewer killer Webb going tomorrow.

A typical performance in SF. Going back to 2014 the Brewers are 14-23 in this park and have lost 8 of 11 series..