2011-07-29 Astros (Lyles) at Brewers (Wolf) - [Brewers win, 4-0]

[pretendastronaut]

July 29 - 7:10 P.M.

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35-70

57-49

Pitching Matchup

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Jordan Lyles

0-5, 4.55

Brewers vs. Lyles
Lyles Game Log

Randy Wolf

6-8, 3.62

Astros vs. Wolf
Wolf Game Log

Starting Lineups

1. 
   
2. Bourn CF
   
3. Altuve 2B
   
4. Bourgeois LF
   
5. Pence RF
   
6. Lee 1B
   
7. Sanchez 3B
   
8. Barmes SS
   
9. Quintero C
   
10. Lyles P

1. 
   
2. Hart RF
   
3. Morgan CF
   
4. Braun LF
   
5. Fielder 1B
   
6. Lopez 2B
   
7. McGehee 3B
   
8. Betancourt SS
   
9. Kottaras C
   
10. Wolf P
    

Media Coverage

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Brewerfan Game Chat

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Fan Sites

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[hawing]

Hanging in the club tonight with my brother and nephew, and hoping for a home team win.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Hart 9 Morgan 8 Braun 7 Fielder 3 Lopez 4 McGehee 5 Betancourt 6 Kottaras 2 Wolf 1

 

Lopez in there already, and hitting 5th.

[owbc]

The Astros are 1-9 in Lyles' starts this year, but he has taken a number of tough losses including three 5-4 decisions, two of which were quality starts.

 

The most painful was Lyles' most recent loss in which he pitched 8 1/3 innings and fell apart in the top of the 9th. I guess that is what happens when you play for a team like the Astros. I can remember being at a similar game where Jamey Wright suffered that fate back in '01 or '02. Wright had at least 10 strikeouts and was up by 1 going for the complete game in the 9th.

[owbc]

Lopez fifth?

 

Someone forgot to tell Roenicke that his .300 average was in AAA.

[GB12]

My first thought was: "Holy crap, Filepe Lopez hitting 5th? Really? Really?" And then I realized the rest of our line up was really that bad.

[endaround]

Shouldn't Kottaras hit 2nd so he can bunt?

[xisxisxis]

i have a bad feeling we'll see win #1 for Jordan Lyles tonight....

[PrinceEatMeat]

Watch Lopez start lighting it up again. Maybe the Brewers are good luck for him?

[fondybrewfan]

Holy crap; the Astros are 35 games under .500? I didn't realize they were that bad.

[PrinceEatMeat]

The 3 starting pitchers we face this series are a combined 7-28 with ERA's of 4.55, 6.12, and 4.66.

[endaround]

Holy crap; the Astros are 35 games under .500? I didn't realize they were that bad.

Yeah the Astros have a chance to be historically terrible. Trading away Pence and Rodriquez could push them over the top.

[brewtank34]

Holy crap; the Astros are 35 games under .500? I didn't realize they were that bad.

Yeah the Astros have a chance to be historically terrible. Trading away Pence and Rodriquez could push them over the top.

It's a good thing we play them 9 more times then.

[pebadger]

Only if the Brewers win. As of today they are only .500 against the 'Stros.

[pitchleague]

The 3 starting pitchers we face this series are a combined 7-28 with ERA's of 4.55, 6.12, and 4.66.

which, in years past, would mean getting swept by scores of 4-1, 5-0, and 7-0.

 

Anyways, I'm kind of surprised by putting Lopez in that 5-spot, but who else are you going to put there? McGehee has been doing "better" since getting out of the pressure of the 5-hole. Betancourt? I don't think so. Kottaras? Don't make me laugh.

And if you move somebody from the 1-3 spots down there, then you, obviously, have to move someone else up.

 

I'm hoping for a nice comfortable easy (i.e. 4 run-margin or larger) victory tonight that I can just enjoy for being a win rather than having to chew my nails down to Franklin Stubbs worrying about it.

[sdcheezhd]

Holy crap; the Astros are 35 games under .500? I didn't realize they were that bad.

Yeah the Astros have a chance to be historically terrible. Trading away Pence and Rodriquez could push them over the top.

They are running a couple of games behind the pace of the 2002 Brewers.

 

 

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

The 3 starting pitchers we face this series are a combined 7-28 with ERA's of 4.55, 6.12, and 4.66.

 

Nice to miss Norris & Wandy. Those two have been their only chances to win. We may miss Wandy again in the next series too...he usually seems to be a tough matchup for the Crew. Of course, who knows what this team will look like after this weekend.

[razzzorsharp]

Pirate game on MLB and Card game on WGN for those who like to channel swap.

[fondybrewfan]

Pirates down early against Halladay; I don't think they are coming back

 

Probably too much to ask for the Cubs to win a game or two; never know though

[razzzorsharp]

Pirates down 7-0 with Halladay on the mound, that's close to a lead-pipe lock.

[ilovebeer]

Randy has pitched well this season, keep it up.

[fondybrewfan]

So how does Morton somehow have a WHIP above 1.5 and an ERA under 4.0? Like has been said before; the entire Pirates pitching staff is the Anti-Greinke

[razzzorsharp]

He's clutch, duh.

[trwi7]

All I want for my birthday is the Brewers to beat the Astros. I really don't think that's too much to ask.

[Oxy]

Well, Lopez hit 3rd and cleanup whenever he was in there for the Rays this year, so batting him fifth isn't too bad.