Monday, May 08, 2023

Series Thread (Games 36-38): May 8-10 @ Brewers

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.

37 comments:

Steve Sax said...

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

Steve Sax said...

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

Steve Sax said...

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!).

Steve Sax said...

To be fair to Muncy, he ranks 10th in OPS in the majors

Steve Sax said...

Rojas with a nice play to get Adames at first.

0-0 through 1

Steve Sax said...

And, Rojas squelches a rally on the first pitch with a nubber to first. Yay.

spank said...

Damn. I totally forgot about catman

spank said...

peak Catman on that Yellich K

spank said...

Catman gives up a 3 run homerun. fuck that

3-0 Brewdogs

Steve Sax said...

We get one back after Freeman leads off with a double, but that’s it. Great.

3-1, mid-6, Gonsolin still pitching.

Steve Sax said...

Bickford is stinking it up again

Steve Sax said...

Bickford puts this game out of reach quickly. It’s 6-1 MIL with only one out in the seventh.

Steve Sax said...

It’s 9-1 MIL.

Steve Sax said...

Ugh.

Steve Sax said...

At least the Lakers won game 4 vs Golden State.

Steve Sax said...

Game Two

Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Taylor LF
Muncy 3B
Vargas 2B
Outman DH
Thompson CF
Rojas SS

Syndergaard P

Steve Sax said...

We are up 2-0! Betts leadoff HR, and Smith sacrifices Freddie in.

2-0 LA, mid-1

Steve Sax said...

Gonna need runs given Syndergaard is on the mound 😬

Steve Sax said...

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.

Steve Sax said...

Holy cow even Vargas hits a HR!

6-0 LA, mid-6

Steve Sax said...

Shelby gives up two solo HR here in the bottom of the seventh.

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers leave the bases loaded for the second time tonight.

6-2 LA, mid-8

Steve Sax said...

Vargas error is going to lose this game for us in the ninth

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Game Three

Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith DH
Taylor 3B
Vargas 2B
Outman CF
Rojas SS
Thompson LF
Barnes C

P Kershaw

Steve Sax said...

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)

Steve Sax said...

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

Steve Sax said...

Mookie sac fly with the bases juiced. It's 8-1 Dodgers

Steve Sax said...

Wild pitch for Slappy, with two out, a full count and two RISP here in T6

Slappy works a walk! Rancho ardiendo for Taylor!

Steve Sax said...

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).

Steve Sax said...

Brewers go with Joel Payamps to face CT3

Steve Sax said...

And, CT Ks on 4 pitches. Womp womp.

8-1 LA, mid-6

Steve Sax said...

Kershaw works a scoreless sixth. He's out for the seventh inning as well.

Steve Sax said...

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.

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Suero wasn't bad, 2.0 IP, 3 Ks, no hits.

spank said...

good series win