2014-06-03 Twins (Deduno) at Brewers (Gallardo) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 6-4]

[TheCrew07]

Whatever ju-ju Yo had going in the early going is just not working lately. 3 or more ER allowed in each of his last 7 starts.

 

For those that don't read the minor league link reports each day here is every pitcher who's thrown for the MLB team sorted by strike %:

 

[pre]Rk Tm G IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF Pit Str StL StS GB/FB LD WHIP SO9 SO/W

1 Alfredo Figaro Milwaukee 1 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 3.00 11 48 67% 8% 10% 0.60 13% 0.667 9.0

2 Brandon Kintzler Milwaukee 21 18.2 22 8 8 4 7 3 0 3.86 79 274 67% 20% 6% 1.17 29% 1.393 3.4 1.75

3 Kyle Lohse Milwaukee 12 83.0 70 28 24 13 65 8 2 2.60 330 1200 67% 22% 9% 0.77 26% 1.000 7.0 5.00

4 Zach Duke Milwaukee 26 23.0 20 5 4 4 30 1 0 1.57 90 352 66% 22% 12% 1.25 24% 1.043 11.7 7.50

5 Matt Garza Milwaukee 12 73.1 70 41 36 26 64 7 1 4.42 316 1175 66% 17% 10% 0.65 26% 1.309 7.9 2.46

6 Rob Wooten Milwaukee 18 18.0 16 6 6 4 16 1 1 3.00 72 294 66% 22% 11% 1.63 18% 1.111 8.0 4.00

7 Marco Estrada Milwaukee 11 67.0 59 31 30 20 62 17 1 4.03 272 1134 64% 20% 11% 0.62 23% 1.179 8.3 3.10

8 Jeremy Jeffress Toronto 3 3.1 8 4 4 3 4 0 2 10.80 21 84 64% 26% 8% 0.67 47% 3.300 10.8 1.33

9 Wily Peralta Milwaukee 11 69.1 68 27 21 18 54 9 1 2.73 290 1083 64% 16% 8% 1.09 26% 1.240 7.0 3.00

10 Jim Henderson Milwaukee 14 11.1 14 10 9 4 17 3 0 7.15 50 188 63% 11% 15% 0.50 33% 1.588 13.5 4.25

11 Francisco Rodriguez Milwaukee 27 27.0 19 7 7 6 31 3 1 2.33 105 419 63% 21% 11% 0.65 35% 0.926 10.3 5.17

12 Will Smith Milwaukee 29 26.0 19 3 1 11 36 0 1 0.35 108 454 62% 19% 14% 1.22 30% 1.154 12.5 3.27

13 Tyler Thornburg Milwaukee 25 26.2 21 9 9 16 25 1 0 3.04 114 439 61% 17% 10% 0.54 28% 1.388 8.4 1.56

14 Martin Maldonado Milwaukee 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 15 60% 20% 7% 0.33 75% 1.000 0.0

15 Jimmy Nelson Milwaukee 1 5.2 5 0 0 3 6 0 0 0.00 25 107 60% 23% 12% 0.67 13% 1.412 9.5 2.00

16 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee 11 65.2 59 26 26 24 46 9 1 3.56 278 1087 59% 20% 6% 1.26 18% 1.264 6.3 1.92

17 Wei-Chung Wang Milwaukee 8 10.2 22 16 16 5 8 5 1 13.50 60 225 59% 13% 8% 0.53 24% 2.531 6.8 1.60

18 Lyle Overbay Milwaukee 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 6 50% 17% 0% 0.00 0% 0.000 0.0[/pre]

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

Generated 6/3/2014.

[bylo tesi me]

Nice to see the legendary Rob Deer in the tv broadcast booth. Met him at an autograph signing at Sentry foods way back in the day. My Daughter idolized him back in the '80's

[vegasbrewcrew1993]

What a disappointing game. No reason why the Brewers should ever be losing to a horrible team like the Twins

[adambr2]

Pull the plug on Yo right there in the 4th with the bases loaded and go all-in with Lucroy and I bet it's tied or better right now.

 

That's a TLR move, but I agree with it. Can't do it all the time, but the pen has had some rest recently. I get sticking with Yo if your options are Herrera, Fulu, or Overbay, but Lucroy is the guy you want up with the bases loaded. It wasn't worth letting Yo bat just to squeeze that 5th inning out of him. You don't always win or lose the game late.

[topper09er]

Cardinals lose 8-7 after leading 4-0

[TooLiveBrew]

Man, Maldonado's mask is freaking awesome

[danzig6767]

What a disappointing game. No reason why the Brewers should ever be losing to a horrible team like the Twins

 

Come on. The Twins are by no means great, but they aren't horrible either with a 26-29 record.

[adambr2]

Totally forgot Logan Schafer was still on this team.

 

Oh well, take any walk you can get down 4.

[adambr2]

Really ugly AB Jean. This guy is not throwing strikes. You're down 4. You're really going to help him out that far off the plate?

[phnxcrew]

gallardo's recovery early on obviously was a mirage. The guy just isn't that good anymore... can we please get some one else?

[adambr2]

Gennett hacks at 2 balls. Braun swings at Ball 4 and K's the next AB. Jean chases one WAY out of the zone.

 

We are really doing our best to help out the Twins tonight.

[bylo tesi me]

Kintzler with a nice clean inning. Got my 8th inning rally hat on!

[danzig6767]

Gennett hacks at 2 balls. Braun swings at Ball 4 and K's the next AB. Jean chases one WAY out of the zone.

 

We are really doing our best to help out the Twins tonight.

 

For as great of a hitter as Braun is, his one flaw is that he doesn't walk at the really high rate that some other elite hitters do. For whatever reason, he just swings at more pitches out of the strike zone than a guy of his skill level should given the fear he instills in many pitchers.

[vegasbrewcrew1993]

What a disappointing game. No reason why the Brewers should ever be losing to a horrible team like the Twins

 

Come on. The Twins are by no means great, but they aren't horrible either with a 26-29 record.

 

compared to the Brewers they are absolutely terrible. They have benefited from playing in a mediocre division. I expect them to lose 94+ games this year. An embarrassing night for the Brewers.

[adambr2]

Ugh. Plenty of warning track power tonight, but just can't quite get one.

[brewmann04]

Ok it has to be asked do the brewers pick up Yo Option. I thinking That Nelson will fill his spot in the future.

[vegasbrewcrew1993]

Gennett hacks at 2 balls. Braun swings at Ball 4 and K's the next AB. Jean chases one WAY out of the zone.

 

We are really doing our best to help out the Twins tonight.

 

For as great of a hitter as Braun is, his one flaw is that he doesn't walk at the really high rate that some other elite hitters do. For whatever reason, he just swings at more pitches out of the strike zone than a guy of his skill level should given the fear he instills in many pitchers.

 

Braun's always been impatient. A great hitter like him doesn't need to have such an aggressive approach. He often swings a junk pitches. His walk numbers should be a lot higher.

[adambr2]

They just aren't playing good baseball tonight really in any way other than the pen.

[phnxcrew]

very nice ab's tonight guys... do you like the road or something?

[adambr2]

Well, got one back. If Maldy can go yard then it'll get interesting.

[vegasbrewcrew1993]

Ok it has to be asked do the brewers pick up Yo Option. I thinking That Nelson will fill his spot in the future.

 

I'd pick it up. I expect them to be a serious contender again next year if the roster stays mostly the same.

[topper09er]

Gennett hacks at 2 balls. Braun swings at Ball 4 and K's the next AB. Jean chases one WAY out of the zone.

 

We are really doing our best to help out the Twins tonight.

 

For as great of a hitter as Braun is, his one flaw is that he doesn't walk at the really high rate that some other elite hitters do. For whatever reason, he just swings at more pitches out of the strike zone than a guy of his skill level should given the fear he instills in many pitchers.

 

He hits for such a high average he makes up for it, BB% doesn't matter, what matters is the OBP or really the wOBA. Since 2009 Braun has the 12th highest OBP and 5th highest wOBA among qualified hitters

[phnxcrew]

Ok it has to be asked do the brewers pick up Yo Option. I thinking That Nelson will fill his spot in the future.

 

I'd pick it up. I expect them to be a serious contender again next year if the roster stays mostly the same.

 

Gallardo doesn't help us improve... he is obviously declining. Inserting a nelson and trading for a true ace makes us a legit world series contender. Gallardo/ estrada out and nelson/ ace in

[adambr2]

If they're not going to pick up the option on Yo, they should seriously consider trading him. He's still a commodity if he's carrying an ERA 4.00ish or lower around the deadline. He might be one of the top guys on the block and can be marketed with the reasonable option year.

 

Even in a contending year you could argue they can put Nelson in the rotation and either not lose much or possible improve.

[RockCoCougars]

Oh well, the Cards blew a big lead tonight, so this one doesn't sting too bad.