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2018-07-21: Dodgers (Kershaw) at Brewers (Anderson) 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 4-2]


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[pre]Dodgers Lineup Brewers Lineup

1. Joc Pederson (L) LF 1. Lorenzo Cain ® CF

2. Manny Machado ® SS 2. Christian Yelich (L) LF

3. Matt Kemp ® RF 3. Jesús Aguilar ® 3B

4. Max Muncy (L) 3B 4. Ryan Braun ® 1B

5. Yasmani Grandal (S) C 5. Tyler Saladino ® SS

6. Chris Taylor ® CF 6. Hernán Pérez ® 2B

7. Cody Bellinger (L) 1B 7. Keon Broxton ® RF

8. Enrique Hernández ® 2B 8. Erik Kratz ® C

9. Clayton Kershaw (L) P 9. Chase Anderson ® P[/pre]

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I just took the 8 available Brewers hitters with the highest season OPS's against lefties that can fit on the field all at once. Then I plugged them into Baseball Musings lineup generator (using the OBP and SLG against lefties only), and this is the best lineup the generator came up with.

 

1. CF-Lorenzo Cain

2. 1B-Jesus Aguilar

3. C-Manny Pina

4. LF-Christian Yelich

5. RF-Hernan Perez

6. P-Chase Anderson

7. 3B-Travis Shaw

8. 2B-Brad Miller

9. SS-Tyler Saladino

 

Pretty much says it all when the pitcher comes out #6 in the lineup.

 

http://www.baseballmusings.com/cgi-bin/LineupAnalysis.py

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Anderson still comes out hitting #6 even when adding Braun, which ends up moving guys around and eventually kicking Shaw out of the lineup (he's hitting .205/.272/.247/.518 against lefties).

 

1. CF-Lorenzo Cain

2. 1B-Jesus Aguilar

3. 3B-Hernan Perez

4. RF-Christian Yelich

5. LF-Ryan Braun

6. P-Chase Anderson

7. C-Manny Pina

8. 2B-Brad Miller

9. SS-Tyler Saladino

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So what's wrong with Shaw? Anything other than a tough lefty on the hill?

 

He's been brutal against LHP this year (.518 OPS). So I get it, hard to see him having much success against Kershaw.

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So what's wrong with Shaw? Anything other than a tough lefty on the hill?

 

He's been brutal against LHP this year (.518 OPS). So I get it, hard to see him having much success against Kershaw.

I'd still take him over Broxton.

but it's not like every guy suddenly forgot every piece of advice he gave
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So what's wrong with Shaw? Anything other than a tough lefty on the hill?

 

He's been brutal against LHP this year (.518 OPS). So I get it, hard to see him having much success against Kershaw.

I'd still take him over Broxton.

 

Guessing going against Kershaw they are placing a premium on having Keon's defense in there knowing they have no margin for error on runs allowed.

 

Of course having Aguilar at 3rd kind of defeats that purpose so who knows.

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Broxton hasn't been as horrible as people think. No he's not hitting, but he's getting on base okay (.327 OBP). BRef actually has him at a 1.3 WAR in 40 PAs, which is mathematically amazing with his mediocre hitting line but is a testament to how good he's been defensively. I know Cain is a great CFer but it's hard not to wonder if Broxton makes that catch yesterday in the 9th if they are in opposite positions.
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Bill Welke behind the plate tonight. He was the home plate umpire for this game https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200907030.shtml

 

1-1 game bottom 10th, bases loaded two out 3-2 count and he calls ball four on a pitch middle middle. Should've been fired on the spot but here he is 10 years later, unions are great...

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