2012-05-28 Brewers (Marcum) at Dodgers (Harang), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 3-2; no known new injuries this game]

[pretendastronaut]

[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]May 28 | 7:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (19-28) | Dodgers (32-15)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/dodgers.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/brewers/marcum-09.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/dodgers/harang-02.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]2-3, 3.93 ERA, 1.24 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Dodgers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Despite allowing just five hits, Marcum gave up a season-high six runs in his last start Tuesday. He made three mistakes, leaving pitches up in the zone that led to three big hits, each of which drove in a pair for the Giants.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]3-2, 4.36 ERA, 1.36 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Harang looks to bounce back against Milwaukee after giving up five earned runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings against Arizona. Prior to that rocky outing, the righty had trimmed down his ERA from 5.72 to 3.83 during May.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. 1B Corey Hart
   
2. RF Norichika Aoki
   
3. LF Ryan Braun
   
4. 3B Aramis Ramirez
   
5. C George Kottaras
   
6. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
7. SS Cody Ransom
   
8. CF Nyjer Morgan
   
9. RHP Shaun Marcum

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1. CF Tony Gwynn Jr.
   
2. 2B Elian Herrera
   
3. LF Bobby Abreu
   
4. RF Andre Ethier
   
5. 3B Jerry Hairston Jr.
   
6. 1B James Loney
   
7. C A.J. Ellis
   
8. SS Dee Gordon
   
9. RHP Aaron Harang

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[jjgott]

Any word on Lucroy's absence?

[pretendastronaut]

To answer the inevitable; no one knows why Lucroy is out right this moment. Kottaras was told to get ready to catch right before the lineup came out.

 

Edit: Couldn't even beat the inevitable question! :D

[pretendastronaut]

McCalvy tweets that Lucroy has a bruised right hand.

[jjgott]

Edit: Couldn't even beat the inevitable question! :D

 

Ha, sorry about that!

[Patrick425]

McCalvy tweets that Lucroy has a bruised right hand.

 

When and how did this happen?

[bacon06]

Wife shifted a suitcase and it fell on his hand.

 

http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/2012/05/28/lucroy-latest-to-go-down/

[chickinbrickin]

Wife shifted a suitcase and it fell on his hand.

 

http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/2012/05/28/lucroy-latest-to-go-down/

 

And the beat goes on.

[yfinn6]

Wife shifted a suitcase and it fell on his hand.

 

http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/2012/05/28/lucroy-latest-to-go-down/

 

Sure..sure..

[hawing]

I'm on the verge of a primal scream right about now.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Well, the Dodgers are gonna steal a ton of bases tonight. George can't even stand to throw.

[Funketown]

If that's the best Kottaras can do, the Dodgers ought to be running on every pitch. This might get ugly. I just hope Kottaras is hustlin' and ends up throwing out Bobby Abreu.

[yfinn6]

Marcum better be perfect from here on out..

[pogokat]

i was looking forward to watching some baseball tonight, but i'm not sure i can handle this...

[yfinn6]

i was looking forward to watching some baseball tonight, but i'm not sure i can handle this...

 

You know times are rough when you're saying that after the 1st inning.

[ninja33]

No matter how ugly this game/series gets (and I'm not saying that because I'm freaking out down 1-0, this is just a general observation) i'll be able to watch because I could listen to vin scully talk about anything.

[PrinceEatMeat]

What I don't understand is why we didn't just decide to call up Maldonado instead of Conrad after we knew Kottaras was hurt. It would've been some protection for a few days, and then a move could've been made after that. It looks especially bad now that Lucroy got hurt too.

[pebadger]

Any chance they could get a courtesy runner for George?

[hawing]

Adam McCalvy says that Conrad and Green could be emergency catchers. Part of me (just part) wishes they'd put one of them in behind the plate, just so George's hamstring doesn't get worse.

[Funketown]

Adam McCalvy says that Conrad and Green could be emergency catchers. Part of me (just part) wishes they'd put one of them in behind the plate, just so George's hamstring doesn't get worse.

 

If it weren't for injuries, I'd love to see more teams play around with ridiculous defensive configurations. Hart at SS? Why not? Put Axford at catcher, Braun at pitcher, and watch the hilarity ensue.

[AZBrewCrew]

I'm listening to Vin Scully on XM. he calls Aoki "Nori Cheeky" Aoki. But hes a legend so its allowed

[yfinn6]

Why do I feel like that sort of play - the Abreu sliding catch - would have resulted in no less than two injuries to our players, while the ball was dropped.

[umphrey]

Awesome, I thought ARam would be out for a bit with a slump to follow

[pebadger]

I'm just happy Marcum didn't pull something fielding that. This is how Brewer victories are measured at present.

[pebadger]

After legging out the bunt, let's see if George can make it across all 8 lanes of traffic just outside Dodger Stadium.