2018-05-02: Brewers (Miley) at Reds (Castillo) 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 3-1; Miley -- 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER in debut]

[TooLiveBrew]

[pre]Brewers Lineup Reds Lineup

 

1. Jonathan Villar (S) 2B 1. Jesse Winker (L) RF

2. Christian Yelich (L) CF 2. Jose Peraza ® SS

3. Ryan Braun ® LF 3. Joey Votto (L) 1B

4. Travis Shaw (L) 3B 4. Eugenio Suarez ® 3B

5. Jesus Aguilar ® 1B 5. Adam Duvall ® LF

6. Domingo Santana ® RF 6. Devin Mesoraco ® C

7. Manny Pina ® C 7. Alex Blandino ® 2B

8. Orlando Arcia ® SS 8. Luis Castillo ® P

9. Wade Miley (L) P 9. Billy Hamilton (S) CF[/pre]

[TooLiveBrew]

Interesting note on Castillo. I wonder if he's a candidate for a late scratch today.

[pacopete4]

Cue the Miley sucks chants before he's ever pitched a game for us.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Cue the Miley sucks chants before he's ever pitched a game for us.

 

LOL, good call. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt today, for at least one time through the order.

 

#FreeBrentSuter

[SomewhereInTime]

Cue the Miley sucks chants before he's ever pitched a game for us.

 

Hopefully he's a completely different pitcher than he was last year when he was one of the worst starters in baseball.

[liveforoctober]

Well we re-signed Paolo Espino today so if Miley doesn't work out we finally have depth now...

[xisxisxis]

This is the Brewers. Miley will be good enough in a few starts that CC cements him into the rotation and then when he falls apart for months we leave him in place because of those few starts where he looked good...

[pacopete4]

This is the Brewers. Miley will be good enough in a few starts that CC cements him into the rotation and then when he falls apart for months we leave him in place because of those few starts where he looked good...

Whenever I read your posts, I really wonder why you even follow this team. And I don't say that rudely. I say it because you seem to hate just about everything about them. It is rather odd to me.

[pacopete4]

Cue the Miley sucks chants before he's ever pitched a game for us.

 

LOL, good call. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt today, for at least one time through the order.

 

#FreeBrentSuter

 

I'm just glad they didn't send down Brent yet because who else would play the bench drums in their pregame band?

[DocLuna7]

This is the Brewers. Miley will be good enough in a few starts that CC cements him into the rotation and then when he falls apart for months we leave him in place because of those few starts where he looked good...

Whenever I read your posts, I really wonder why you even follow this team. And I don't say that rudely. I say it because you seem to hate just about everything about them. It is rather odd to me.

 

Was about to post the exact same thing.

[pacopete4]

Really hope we don't try to get cute with the lineup. Just stick with what has been producing. Braun doesn't need a damn day off. He's hitting it well. No reason that Villar shouldn't be playing. Pina, you had enough rest on the DL. Arica had three hits last night, please don't give us Sogard.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Weather forecast for Cincy today/tonight is mid 80's with a SW wind of around 15-20mph...kind of a right to left cross breeze but also blowing out towards left field.

 

Healthy setting for scoring tonight based on the above conditions and bandbox ballpark regardless of who's on the mound, so I'm going to reserve judgment on Miley's 1st start.

[Greenleaf1]

I'll guess Santana gets in there today over Aguilar, but if Braun sits with the off day tomorrow maybe we'll see both, unless they want to give Phillips a start in right with the righty on the mound but I doubt that.

[markedman5]

Cain gets the day off......

[TURBO]

Really hope we don't try to get cute with the lineup. Just stick with what has been producing. Braun doesn't need a damn day off. He's hitting it well. No reason that Villar shouldn't be playing. Pina, you had enough rest on the DL. Arica had three hits last night, please don't give us Sogard.

 

I was going to post almost the exact same thing. Fully agree, don't tinker with what is working so Eric Freaking Sogard can get a start. Leave Perez on the bench where he belongs.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Darvish against the Brewers in 2018 - Cy Yu

 

Darvish against everyone else - Cy Yuck

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Villar

Yelich

Braun

Shaw

Aguilar

Santana

Pina

Arcia

Miley

 

Wish Cain was in there, but other than that, the line-up is fine.

[Devinep]

It makes sense to lead off Villar, with his ability to get on base

[pacopete4]

Villar has been just about on par with everyone else on the team outside of Cain and Yelich so why not put that speed and baserunning on top and hopefully he gets on a couple times tonight.

[OnaBadger58]

Cue the Miley sucks chants before he's ever pitched a game for us.

 

Hopefully he's a completely different pitcher than he was last year when he was one of the worst starters in baseball.

 

Pitchers that leave the Orioles organization tend to suck a lot less. Hopefully this is another case of that.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Villar has been just about on par with everyone else on the team outside of Cain and Yelich so why not put that speed and baserunning on top and hopefully he gets on a couple times tonight.

 

I'd rather keep him at a familiar spot in the lineup around the #6-7 hole. Kind of acts like a 2nd leadoff down there and keeps his role more consistent - that said there aren't many better options than him at the top of the lineup with Cain not starting tonight.

 

Probably jinxing it, but I feel like Santana gets off his HR goose-egg tonight...

[pacopete4]

Villar has been just about on par with everyone else on the team outside of Cain and Yelich so why not put that speed and baserunning on top and hopefully he gets on a couple times tonight.

 

I'd rather keep him at a familiar spot in the lineup around the #6-7 hole. Kind of acts like a 2nd leadoff down there and keeps his role more consistent - that said there aren't many better options than him at the top of the lineup with Cain not starting tonight.

 

Probably jinxing it, but I feel like Santana gets off his HR goose-egg tonight...

 

I completely get this take. But I don’t get complaining about his OBP when he’s been okay in that department compared to the rest of the team. Just adds to the Villar “hate” nauseum for me.

[Devinep]

Villar has been just about on par with everyone else on the team outside of Cain and Yelich so why not put that speed and baserunning on top and hopefully he gets on a couple times tonight.

 

I'd rather keep him at a familiar spot in the lineup around the #6-7 hole. Kind of acts like a 2nd leadoff down there and keeps his role more consistent - that said there aren't many better options than him at the top of the lineup with Cain not starting tonight.

 

Probably jinxing it, but I feel like Santana gets off his HR goose-egg tonight...

 

I completely get this take. But I don’t get complaining about his OBP when he’s been okay in that department compared to the rest of the team. Just adds to the Villar “hate” nauseum for me.

 

It’s definietly more of a sign of the teams putrid offense so far this year (304 team OBP) than a knock against Villar.

[SomewhereInTime]

Cue the Miley sucks chants before he's ever pitched a game for us.

 

Hopefully he's a completely different pitcher than he was last year when he was one of the worst starters in baseball.

 

Pitchers that leave the Orioles organization tend to suck a lot less. Hopefully this is another case of that.

 

Like Oliver Drake!

[SomewhereInTime]

But seriously, I hope we've fixed whatever was wrong with Miley the last 4 or 5 years and he has a career revival here in Milwaukee. He did have a good spring before getting hurt.