2016-08-08 Braves (Whalen) at Brewers (Davies), 6:20 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-3, 12 innings]

[1992casey]

[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://forum.brewerfan.net/igt/2016-logos/braves.png[/logo][game-info][h1]August 8 | 6:20 P.M.[/h1][h2]Braves (41-70) | Brewers (49-60)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://forum.brewerfan.net/igt/2016-logos/brewers.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://forum.brewerfan.net/igt/2016-pitcher-photos/opponents/braves_whalen-rob-02.jpghttp://forum.brewerfan.net/igt/2016-pitcher-photos/brewers/brewers_davies-zach-21.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][pitcher]Rob Whalen[/pitcher][h2]1-0, 7.20 ERA, 1.60 WHIP[/h2][h3]Game Log[/h3][h3]In his Major League debut last Wednesday, Whalen tossed five innings, giving up four runs on four hits while striking out five. He posted a 2.40 over 120 innings in 21 starts between Double-A and Triple-A.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][pitcher]Zach Davies[/pitcher][h2]9-4, 3.57 ERA, 1.19 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Braves | Game Log[/h3][h3]Davies has won each of his past three starts and four straight decisions. He hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs since June and owns a 1.97 ERA over that stretch. This is his first career appearance against Atlanta.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. CF Ender Inciarte (L)
   
2. SS Erick Aybar (S)
   
3. 1B Freddie Freeman (L)
   
4. LF Matt Kemp ®
   
5. RF Nick Markakis (L)
   
6. 3B Adonis Garcia ®
   
7. 2B Gordon Beckham ®
   
8. C A.J. Pierzynski (L)
   
9. RHP Rob Whalen ®

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1. 3B Jonathan Villar (S)
   
2. SS Orlando Arcia ®
   
3. LF Ryan Braun ®
   
4. 2B Scooter Gennett (L)
   
5. RF Hernán Pérez ®
   
6. 1B Chris Carter ®
   
7. CF Keon Broxton ®
   
8. C Martín Maldonado ®
   
9. RHP Zach Davies ®

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[jvrocksaz]

Davies whip is actually 1.19 on the season

[1992casey]

Thanks. With Davies' excellent season, that incorrect WHIP sticks out like a sore thumb. I'll fix it.

[1992casey]

Davies' stats excluding the first three lousy starts in April:

 

[pre]GS IP ERA K/99 BB/9 HR/9 K/BB WHIP W-L Team W-L

16 97 2/3 2.86 7.3 2.0 .92 3.59 1.04 9-1 10-5[/pre]

[adambr2]

Seriously, how does Scooter not manage to get a tag in somewhere during the course of that play?

[adambr2]

Board would have blown up if Villar had been thrown out there.

[TURBO]

Board would have blown up if Villar had been thrown out there.

 

At this point, it seems obvious he is just padding his stats, especially now that he and Billy Hamilton are tied again for the stolen base lead...

 

He needs a leash now, not in a year or two when we are competitive again. It will be too late by that time. This kind of recklessness just can't be allowed when the games actually mean something in the standings.

[adambr2]

How do you call a ball that literally pops out of a guys' mitt a double?

 

Pretty bad bullpen management by Counsell tonight. Having Torres throw 40 pitches was just asking for trouble.

[trwi7]

I know he hit a homer earlier but Pierzynski is all kinds of awful.

[adambr2]

That feeling you get when you have a man in scoring position with 2 outs but Ramon Flores is your last hope.

[Boomer5]

Ramon Flores, ladies and gentlemen.

[hawing]

Sitting at Miller Park last night, I noticed two things, one of which was a new realization for me:

 

1. Ryan Braun felt like the "old guard" to me - both in terms of chronological age and roster seniority. That's not new, but it's in sharper relief now that Lucroy has been moved, so it felt new to me.

 

2. The lineup felt limited enough before the July trades, but now it really sticks out. That's not new to me (I don't know how many times prior to August I thought to myself, MAN, THIS BENCH), but it's extra stark now. This is more the type of roster it seemed like all of 2016 would "feature." I don't question the effort, but there does seem to be a ceiling on potential.

 

And I guess another thing:

3. I like Orlando Arcia in the field. Double play opportunities that turn on the SS don't make me hold my breath like they did in July or earlier.

[dlk9s]

I caught some of the game on TV down here in Atlanta.

 

With regards to Chris Carter's shot to the wall in extras, I don't think I've ever been so certain that a ball was homer off the bat when, in fact, it wasn't.

[jerichoholicninja]

2. The lineup felt limited enough before the July trades, but now it really sticks out. That's not new to me (I don't know how many times prior to August I thought to myself, MAN, THIS BENCH), but it's extra stark now. This is more the type of roster it seemed like all of 2016 would "feature." I don't question the effort, but there does seem to be a ceiling on potential.

 

Lucroy is the only hitter that got traded. He's a good one but the lineup is only missing one guy. And he didn't even play every day. Plus Braun has missed big chunks of time already this season. What's killing the offense right now is that Carter hasn't been able to hit the broadside of a barn for over a month.