Mon 5.8 4.40p: Gonsolin vs. Peralta Tue 5.9 4.40p: Syndergaard vs. Lauer Wed 5.10 10.40a: Kershaw vs. Miley
The Brewers, widely picked to win the NL Central this year, are looking up at the Pittsbrgh Pirates, who started the season 20-8 before losing their last seven games to fall to only a half-game up on Milwaukee. The Dodgers, meanwhile, will start the bottom half of their rotation, having juggled everyone around to have better arms face San Diego this past weekend.
We came away from the Padres series pretty frothy, with a series victory including a dramatic comeback Sunday on national television. Hope we don't get skunked on the second half of this road trip, which starts by facing Freddy Peralta (who struck out 10 in his last start). Burp.
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GAME ONE vs. MIL
1 Betts 2B .254
2 Freeman 1B .295
3 Heyward RF .238
4 Muncy DH .218
5 Outman CF .274
6 Peralta LF .192
7 Busch 3B .235
8 Rojas SS .174
9 Barnes C .104
P Gonsolin 0-0 3.38
My god. This does not look like a winning lineup.
- Heyward trying to set the table with a .238 average
- Cleanup Muncy batting near mendoza
- Three of the bottom four batters batting BELOW mendoza
- Austin Barnes, poised to stink it up again
Austin Barnes has a career-low -0.6 WAR this year. His OPS+ is -15 (I didn't even know OPS+ could be below 0!).
To be fair to Muncy, he ranks 10th in OPS in the majors
Rojas with a nice play to get Adames at first.
0-0 through 1
And, Rojas squelches a rally on the first pitch with a nubber to first. Yay.
Damn. I totally forgot about catman
peak Catman on that Yellich K
Catman gives up a 3 run homerun. fuck that
3-0 Brewdogs
We get one back after Freeman leads off with a double, but that’s it. Great.
3-1, mid-6, Gonsolin still pitching.
Bickford is stinking it up again
Bickford puts this game out of reach quickly. It’s 6-1 MIL with only one out in the seventh.
It’s 9-1 MIL.
Ugh.
At least the Lakers won game 4 vs Golden State.
Game Two
Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Taylor LF
Muncy 3B
Vargas 2B
Outman DH
Thompson CF
Rojas SS
Syndergaard P
We are up 2-0! Betts leadoff HR, and Smith sacrifices Freddie in.
2-0 LA, mid-1
Gonna need runs given Syndergaard is on the mound 😬
Oh man. Syndergaard lasted one inning and then left due to injury.
We are up 4-0 though and the Brewers starter, Lauer, was also chased.
Holy cow even Vargas hits a HR!
6-0 LA, mid-6
Shelby gives up two solo HR here in the bottom of the seventh.
Dodgers leave the bases loaded for the second time tonight.
6-2 LA, mid-8
Vargas error is going to lose this game for us in the ninth
WIN
Game Three
Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith DH
Taylor 3B
Vargas 2B
Outman CF
Rojas SS
Thompson LF
Barnes C
P Kershaw
Hey, we're winning!
Three scoreless innings, and then:
--Freeman and Smith homer in the fourth (2-0 LA)
--Brewers' Contreras homers in the fourth (2-1 LA)
--Freeman singles in Rojas and Thompson (4-1 LA)
--Vargas homers and knocks in Taylor (HBP) (6-1 LA)
Miley chased in the top of the sixth with none out and two runs in already, plus Outman on first.
Rojas singles, and then Peralta (PH for Thompson) knocks in Outman!
7-1 LA, none out in the sixth
Mookie sac fly with the bases juiced. It's 8-1 Dodgers
Wild pitch for Slappy, with two out, a full count and two RISP here in T6
Slappy works a walk! Rancho ardiendo for Taylor!
Colin Rea is done. The Brewers reliever faced six batters and got two outs, and leaves with the bases loaded (all three are his responsibility).
Brewers go with Joel Payamps to face CT3
And, CT Ks on 4 pitches. Womp womp.
8-1 LA, mid-6
Kershaw works a scoreless sixth. He's out for the seventh inning as well.
Wander Suero enters the game for Kershaw. I wander how this is going to go.
Kershaw's line: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER (home run by Contreras), 0 BB and 8 Ks.
Wow. Kershaw has a 2.36 ERA this season.
WIN
Suero wasn't bad, 2.0 IP, 3 Ks, no hits.
good series win
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