With the Cubs loss today they are technically eliminated from playoff contention. The most wins the Cubs can finish the season with is 86. The Mets currently have 85 wins and the Braves 83 wins. Those teams still have 3 games together meaning it either guarantees the Mets or Braves reach 86 wins and eliminate the Cubs because they have the tiebreaker.
It's actually crazy how deep the Dbacks roster is. 12 of the 14 players on their active roster have a wRC+ of 100 or better. The 2 who don't are Kevin Newman a glove first utility infielder and Jose Herrera a backup catcher.
Compare that to the Brewers who only have 6 players on the active roster with a wRC+ of 100 or better and one of them is Eric Haase with his 59 PA who is way overperforming his underlying numbers.
Shame that Biloxi couldn't clone K.C. Hunt for the game tonight. Peterson was absolutely rocked. Gave up 5 runs in 1.2 IP. With Biloxi's offense that's probably the season.
While that's true on his innings pitched, he's only exceeded last year's IP total by 3 innings at this point, so it's not like he's well exceeded his career high in IP. If they bring him up, I'd imagine it be as an opener or long reliever. Not as a SP.
Think the 2024 Misiorowski/Yoho train has sailed.
Misiorowski has only thrown on 1 days rest a single time and it was a blowout outing where he couldn’t throw a strike to save his life. With the Brewers headed to the WC series, really no point in rostering a guy who likely can only pitch in 1 of the 3 games.
Yoho has looked like he’s hit an IP wall. Stuff definitely not looking as sharp and command not looking as good the last week plus.
Brock Wilken was about a half step away from grounding into a triple play after O'Rae and Pratt reached on a BB and HBP. Instead it's a double play removing both O'Rae and Pratt.
Bauers has an 84 career wRC+ compared to Haase's 87. They are very similar level hitters. Sanchez is the guy who should be getting more DH AB's with Haase filling in at backup catcher.
Likely because the Brewers FO and coaching staff are smart enough to know that Haase is overperforming at the plate and with more playing time would just regress to his actual level. The guy has a 40% K-rate and a .444 BABIP.
As for why Bauers plays over Sanchez who knows.