2018-04-24: Brewers (Davies) at Royals (Kennedy) 7:15 PM CDT [Brewers win, 5-2; Thames injures thumb]

[adambr2]

My guess is we see Barnes in to start the 8th, then bring in Hader whenever it gets to Duda, be that in the 8th or the 9th.

 

I don't expect to see Hader tonight. Maybe if they get in big trouble and the game is in the balance but otherwise he pitched an inning on Saturday and 2 on Sunday and with a 3 run lead I think they'd like to get him more than one day off.

[topper09er]

Counsell gonna micromanage this one...

 

2 out of the next 3 are lefties, wonder if Jennings gets all 3 or if he's only in to face Moustakas.

 

Of his downfalls, I think he's been pretty good with the bullpen the mast few weeks.

 

He did give a game away by leaving in Hoover to blow that Cards game

[DocLuna7]

Eric Sogard

Craig Counsell Chair of Horrible Baseball

Department of Suckology

University of the Deaf, Dumb & Blind

 

Very uplifting message

[Greenleaf1]

My guess is we see Barnes in to start the 8th, then bring in Hader whenever it gets to Duda, be that in the 8th or the 9th.

 

I don't expect to see Hader tonight. Maybe if they get in big trouble and the game is in the balance but otherwise he pitched an inning on Saturday and 2 on Sunday and with a 3 run lead I think they'd like to get him more than one day off.

 

I agree that Counsell would obviously would prefer not to have to use him, but it's a save situation right now with two lefties coming up in the 9th inning. Hader is clearly the best option to pitch the 9th.

 

I'm fine with whatever he chooses (assuming it'll be Barnes but maybe Jeffress if not Hader?), I can really see it going either way. It's entirely possible Hader is off limits tonight no matter what.

 

Hopefully the Crew can add another couple here and make it an easier decision (although anybody got eyes on the bullpen?)

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Cain looked pretty quick beating that out. Perhaps the rumors of his demise have been overblown?

[Greenleaf1]

Counsell gonna micromanage this one...

 

2 out of the next 3 are lefties, wonder if Jennings gets all 3 or if he's only in to face Moustakas.

 

Of his downfalls, I think he's been pretty good with the bullpen the mast few weeks.

 

He did give a game away by leaving in Hoover to blow that Cards game

 

As I recall, he didn't have a lot of other options at that point in the game.

[topper09er]

 

As I recall, he didn't have a lot of other options at that point in the game.

 

He had Jennings to face the final lefty hitter

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Jeffress coming in. He's earned it.

[Greenleaf1]

Cool, JJ getting a save opportunity with the Brewers again. I love it.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Take it back ... Jennings.

[Greenleaf1]

Or maybe not?

[wildcat83]

Jeffress coming in. He's earned it.

 

One out save? Jennings probably gets the 2 lefties. If he gets those two why not let him face one more?

[topper09er]

Shaw must be remembering his little league days making a play at short stop

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Jeffress coming in. He's earned it.

 

One out save? Jennings probably gets the 2 lefties. If he gets those two why not let him face one more?

 

"That 2-inning save fad was soooooo last week!" - Craig Counsell

[Greenleaf1]

Jeffress coming in. He's earned it.

 

One out save? Jennings probably gets the 2 lefties. If he gets those two why not let him face one more?

 

There's a righty sandwiched between the two lefties.

[pacopete4]

Made sense to have Jennings face the lefty. By the way, that was a heck of a play from deep short by Shaw.

[wildcat83]

Aguillar is in at first it looked like. Thames rolled on his wrist diving last inning. Another non DL injury?

[adambr2]

Counsell screws Jeffress out of the save, c'mon man, haha.

[wildcat83]

Jeffress coming in. He's earned it.

 

One out save? Jennings probably gets the 2 lefties. If he gets those two why not let him face one more?

 

There's a righty sandwiched between the two lefties.

 

Jeffress makes sense then. I just heard them say 2 lefties.

[adambr2]

Aguillar is in at first it looked like. Thames rolled on his wrist diving last inning. Another non DL injury?

 

5 days day to day, half a DL stint, just like all our other injuries!

[Greenleaf1]

Counsell screws Jeffress out of the save, c'mon man, haha.

 

I don't believe you need a full inning to get a save.

[wildcat83]

Counsell screws Jeffress out of the save, c'mon man, haha.

 

I don't believe you need a full inning to get a save.

 

Nope, still a save if he finishes it.

[topper09er]

Counsell screws Jeffress out of the save, c'mon man, haha.

 

I don't believe you need a full inning to get a save.

 

not always, in this case you do

 

9.19 Saves for Relief Pitchers

A save is a statistic credited to a relief pitcher, as set forth in this

Rule 9.19.

The official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such

pitcher meets all four of the following conditions:

(a) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team;

(b) He is not the winning pitcher;

© He is credited with at least 1⁄3 of an inning pitched; and

(d) He satisfies one of the following conditions:

(1) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs

and pitches for at least one inning;

(2) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the

potential tying run either on base, or at bat or on deck

(that is, the potential tying run is either already on base or

is one of the first two batters he faces); or

(3) He pitches for at least three innings.

[jerichoholicninja]

Counsell screws Jeffress out of the save, c'mon man, haha.

 

I don't believe you need a full inning to get a save.

 

Nope, still a save if he finishes it.

 

And the Brewers win.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Dang, that's an easy double play with the shift on.