2011-05-16 Brewers (Marcum) at Dodgers (Garland) - [Brewers win, 2-1]

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May 16 - 9:10 P.M.

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Pitching Matchup

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Shaun Marcum

4-1 | 2.72

Marcum was moving right along Tuesday before he hit a wall. He needed 48 pitches for five scoreless innings, but threw 21 pitches while allowing a run in the sixth and 20 more without recording an out in the seventh.

Dodgers vs. Marcum
Marcum Game Log

Jon Garland

1-2 | 3.66

Garland threw two no-hit innings in the Dodgers' rained out game Thursday in Pittsburgh. Garland has thrown at least six innings in his last four starts and is 3-0 with a 2.15 ERA in his career against the Brewers.

Brewers vs. Garland
Garland Game Log

Starting Lineups

1. 
   
2. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
3. CF Carlos Gomez
   
4. LF Ryan Braun
   
5. 1B Prince Fielder
   
6. 3B Casey McGehee
   
7. RF Corey Hart
   
8. SS Yuniesky Betancourt
   
9. C Jonathan Lucroy
   
10. RHP Shaun Marcum
    

1. 
   
2. SS Jamey Carroll
   
3. 2B Aaron Miles
   
4. RF Andre Ethier
   
5. CF Matt Kemp
   
6. 3B Juan Uribe
   
7. 1B James Loney
   
8. LF Jay Gibbons
   
9. C Rod Barajas
   
10. RHP Jon Garland
    

Media Coverage

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Brewerfan Game Chat

MLB GameDay 2010 | ESPN GameCast | 620 WTMJ Affiliates

Fan Sites

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[Dragonbait]

Ok.. can we expect a play-by-play from those that are gonna stay up/west coasters so we have a good recap for us who have to work in the morning.

[logan82]

Please no Gomez #2, please no Gomez #2, please no Gomez #2

[Oxy]

Please no Gomez #2, please no Gomez #2, pleas no Gomez #2

Does this mean you'll be happy if it's Kotsay #2?

[logan82]

Please no Gomez #2, please no Gomez #2, pleas no Gomez #2

Does this mean you'll be happy if it's Kotsay #2?

That would be "be careful what you wish for."

[fondybrewfan]

Garland really owns; still have to be happy we miss Kershaw, Lilly & Billingsley though. The ever elusive road win; sure hope we can go 2-2 on this quick trip. 3-1 and I would be estatic.

 

Wouldn't be surpised to see Boggs or Kotsay in CF tonight with the right hander pitching.

[umphrey]

we have 7 hitters that are hitting over .300 against Garland and 4 hitters over .400 and 5+ ABs.

[RobDeer 45]

Hope Marcum has a nice 7 inning performance. Love seeing the bulldog work!

[TracyThom]

Since I am a 3rd shifter, I always look forward to west coast games. Here's to a Brewers victory.

[brewtank34]

With Garland pitching tonight...we should expect to see:

Weeks, Counsel, Braun, Fielder, McGehee, Hart, Boggs, Lucroy, Marcum.

 

Please no Kotsay!!

[burnzy24]

2B Rickie Weeks

CF Carlos Gomez

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

3B Casey McGehee

RF Corey Hart

SS Yuniesky Betancourt

C Jonathan Lucroy

RHP Shaun Marcum

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Just getting ready to leave for the game. Monday night at Dodger Stadium vs. the Crew...pretty easy ticket to get out here.

 

Last year they were able to win 2/3 vs. both the Dodgers and the Angels...hopefully we can keep the streak going! I'm taking my oldest daughter tonight...she has never seen the Brewers lose and Ryan Braun has had a extra base hit in all 4 games.

 

The Badger alumni group will be out there as well...they have had some nice groups out there the last few years.

[endaround]

I wish someone would ask Roenicke point blank why he thinks Gomez deserve 1 more PA per game than Lucroy

[jjgott]

Monday night at Dodger Stadium vs. the Crew...pretty easy ticket to get out here.

A quick look at StubHub shows tickets for a penny. Granted they are nosebleeds but still!

[Invader3K]

I think I read the Dodgers' attendance is down an average of around 7000 per game.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

We got 2 tix behind home plate for about 1/3 of face. Tomorrow night is a little more...it's Clayton Kershaw bobblehead night. Rather have his bobble than have him pitching.

 

It's chilly out here...not Wisconsin chilly, but cold for out here. The McCourt stuff, the Dodgers not playing well, the beating of the Giants fan...all not helping attendance out here. It's kind of sad...they actually have a great fan base out here, but it hasn't been the same since the O'Malleys sold the team.

[UeckerAddict]

Betancourt has some very solid numbers against Garland in his career. In fact, if we were planning to give Casey or Rickie a day off anytime soon, I would have done it today and stuck Counsell in.

[TheCrew07]

I wish someone would ask Roenicke point blank why he thinks Gomez deserve 1 more PA per game than Lucroy

You must have missed his explanation, it was a head scratcher. It was something to the effect that Lucroy is important in the 8th spot because he clears the pitcher from having to leadoff an inning, as if that's somehow more important than having more runners on base in front of Braun and Fielder home runs. He lost me a little bit with that one, I've been trying to be patient with him considering I was so critical of Macha's handling of young players.

 

It was a video interview during one of the broadcasts recently.

 

[trwi7]

He said the same thing tonight:

 

 

Roenicke also talked about how successful Jonathan Lucroy has been in the No. 8 hole in the lineup, one of the reasons he doesn't want to move the catcher up higher in the order.

"I'm not saying he's going to always be successful there but I think he will be because of his approach," said Roenicke. "He is very patient. He's gotten some huge hits for us down there. He's doing so good in that No. 8 spot I don't really want to move him. That guy has to get the pitcher up there so he won't lead off the next inning and he has done a good job of that."

[derflotr]

Well, at least Jon is starting the vast majority of games now. Though it definitely isn't optimized part of me likes a balanced lineup where the threats are spread out so no inning is a gimme. But as long as just about everyone is swinging the bat well it doesn't matter much what order they're in.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Truthfully, as much as everyone criticizes Roenicke for keeping Lucroy in the 8 hole, I have to say it does make some sense. The 8 spot is really a difficult spot to hit in, and it is important in the NL. Everyone saw how Hardy struggled in the 8 hole years back. So it is good that Lucroy is hitting well in the spot. It definitely makes our lineup stronger. Now if only Hart could get going so he can fill the 2 hole. Then we'd have a very solid lineup. We just need to get Gomez out of that 2 hole is all. Doesn't have to be Lucroy to replace him if he's succeeding elsewhere in the lineup. I'd like to see Hart be there.

[endaround]

I'm going to blow Roenicke's mind, Lucroy getting on base as the #2 hitter will have the exact same effect as getting on base as the #8 hitter when it comes to the pitcher leading off an inning.

[ilovebeer]

I hate these late starting game, especially when you have to get up at 6am.

[BuckyBrewer61]

"That guy has to get the pitcher up there so he won't lead off the next inning and he has done a good job of that."

Ok Ron, well then why not put Braun or Fielder in the 8-hole? Oh, because it's more important to put your best hitters in run-producing spots in the order? So why does that not apply to, arguably, the 3rd or 4th best hitter in your lineup this year?

[ilovebeer]

If I remember correctly, doesn't Braun usually have a big games in LA?