Also doesn’t help that KC Hunt and Morris Austin allowed all 3 of their inherited runners to score. ACL manager’s mid-inning pitching changes have failed dramatically tonight.
Luis Medina hits a 2 out double but Yeison Perez strikes out. Brewers now 1-9 with RISP today while the Dbacks are 3-4 in RISP. Going to need the pitching staff to be perfect in the 8th and 9th as the offense might be tapped out.
Brailin Rodriguez was pulled with 2 outs and a runner on 1st in the 7th. Morris Austin in to replace him immediately issued a walk. Then Morris Austin gave up a double to RF but a Reece Walling to Yeison Perez to Edgardo Ordonez really prevents the tying run from scoring. 5-4 Brewers after 7. Need the offense to wake back up because Arizona is not going to give up easily.
Cubs schedule is objectively tougher. 7 series against playoff teams or teams in the playoff race and 3 series against teams out of it.
Brewers have 5 of each.
Trevor Werner killing the Mudcats again...just hit a 3-run HR in the top of 1st to put the Mudcats down 4-0. He's absolutely killed the Mudcats in his series. In the series he now has 10 hits, 2 doubles, 4 HR, 9 RBI, and 4 BB.
Not to mention the fact the baseball was carrying an absurd amount in that game. On a normal weather day, no way Taylor or Farmer’s HR carry out of the park. Taylor’s was 46 LA which tied the season high LA HR and Farmer hit a 97 EV, 35 LA ball into the CF side of the Brewers bullpen lol.
Yeah 29 of DW’s 42 appearances this season he has entered with a 1-run lead, needing 4+ outs, or the tying run at the plate. Think this is less how Counsell has used DW and more just the fact the Brewers have had so many 1 run leads given to DW. DW could have a much lower leverage index if Brewers gave him more 2 or 3 runs leads in the 9th
Once Reds get through those games their schedule eases up quite a bit with only 3 more games the rest of the season against a playoff team after the Mariners series. The damage could be done by then if they don’t start playing better though.
Quero removed from the game after taking a brutal foul tip right to the jaw. Seemed to have been shaken up pretty good and needed to be assisted off the field.
Yelich had a .274 xwOBA in August coming into today. Have to wonder if he's totally healthy. His quality of contact and whiffs have both fallen off a cliff this month. Just been a total disaster at the plate.
Bradley Blalock removed after 2 hitters due to injury. Seemed to be holding his left side. Maybe an oblique strain or something like that? Did not seem arm related which is good.
Avina and Castillo lead off the bottom of the 7th with back to back singles. Runners on the corners with 0 outs. Reidy Mercado brought in as a pinch runner for Castillo and gets picked off at 1B. Just cannot be making mistakes like this in close games in the middle of a playoff race.
Another blown lead by the Carolina bullpen. Frustrating, but the offense has slowed down quite a bit over this losing stretch. It's asking a lot for a Low A bullpen to give you 3+ scoreless inning.
If he's not on the active 26 man roster or the MLB IL then he's not gaining service time. Him being on the AAA inactive list doesn't make a difference to his MLB service time.