As covered in the thread about the Brewers offense, they have an unusually high number of low scoring games (3 runs or less) for a team with their total number of runs scored.
Schroeder has a pretty short or selective memory to be commenting on Rea having to throw extra pitches because of the missed third strike.
That pitch was borderline, unlike the strike 3 call on the first hitter of the inning.
I don’t rack my brain too much for rarity but on Brewers-Orioles I got 0.6% with Andy Etchebarren.
My catcher was Jim Sundberg (0.9%) and my Mariner was Gorman Thomas (6%).
That’s a very disappointing loss after being gifted a 3 run lead in the first inning.
It might be hard to sweep a 4 game series, but once you’ve got the first 3 in the bank and a 3 run lead against a pitcher with an ERA over 6 the probability of getting the 4 game sweep is pretty high.
The Cards have all the momentum in this game.
Never thought I’d see Mikolas throw 5 shutout innings after that first inning. Brewers offense has gone dormant.
This is a “kick them while they’re down” game.
Mikolas is more than hittable and the Cardinals lineup is riddled with players mired in horrible slumps.
Because we are going tonight we get the Sunday lineup:
Yelich getting a rest, Bauers batting cleanup, Frelick 6th, and Dunn instead of Ortiz.
No wonder we see so many clunkers.
Cardinals have a big weapon on their side tonight.
It’s game 3 in our 10 pack and our luck has not been good in the first two games we attended this year, continuing a trend from last season.