2018-07-24: Nationals (Hellickson) at Brewers (Guerra) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 5-4 in 10 innings -- Saladino Sacrifice Fly Walk-Off]

[coolhandluke121]

Haven't dug much to confirm, but this team has to be historically bad offensively with the bases loaded.

 

.547 OPS with bases loaded, only 14/15 this year in the NL, can't be historically bad. AZ only has a .519 OPS

 

You're right, not historically bad - but bad and a huge reason why the offense struggles. 0.547 OPS basically means the whole team turns into 2018 Arcia at the plate when the bases are juiced.

 

Yelich and Phillips both have bases-loaded triples in the last 10 days. And I doubt very many teams have good stats with the bases loaded. You often end up facing a really good reliever in that situation, and even if you're not, your best hitters are often the ones on base which means you might be slightly more likely to be at the bottom of the order by the time you get them loaded.

 

That inning sucked though, no doubt.

[Bulldogboy]

Yankees pulling trigger tonight meanwhile crew continues to just bleed out. There is a difference between hoping to win and making it happen. The combination of bad play on the field and a paralyzed front office is tough to take

[YelichPosse]

I wish there was a catching upgrade available this year ... other the arm and leg that Realmuto will cost! Wish Nottingham would have caught fire when he was up !!

[kybrewerfan]

Taking a break from this exciting game to watch Ozzy and Jack's World Detour

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Brad Miller does not seem like the answer at 2nd...

 

I still just have a feeling this is a game the Crew ends up winning. Don't know why. Will probably be wrong. Hanging with it anyway.

[KeithStone53151]

Brad Miller does not seem like the answer at 2nd...

 

I stille just have a feeling this is a game the Crew ends up winning. Don't k ow why. Will probably be wrong. Hamging with it anyway.

 

He's not. Even if we don't get Dozier, I'll be extremely critical of Stearns if he doesn't bring in someone. There are 4 or 5 options out there that are much better than Miller and shouldn't be all that expensive.

[Fear The Chorizo]

There are 11 clubs with a bases loaded team OPS north of 0.800 in MLB this season, 4 of which are over 0.900 and 2 of them are over 1.000.

 

18 teams are at least north of 0.700 OPS as a club, meaning the Brewers are terrible in this scenario compared to most of the league.

[KeithStone53151]

It would be nice to pull Guerra for offense, but I think we should try to get a 6th inning out of him given the lack of length we are getting from SP.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Maybe throwing breaking balls to Guerra is a bad idea?

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

It would be nice to pull Guerra for offense, but I think we should try to get a 6th inning out of him given the lack of length we are getting from SP.

 

I was thinking of PHing for Junior too. Instead hits one that looked way gone off the bat. Get some runs here!

[Fear The Chorizo]

This Junior Guerra guy at the plate! Let's do it right this inning...

[wildcat83]

It would be nice to pull Guerra for offense, but I think we should try to get a 6th inning out of him given the lack of length we are getting from SP.

 

Haha, Guerra is instant offense!

[adambr2]

I think I've figured out the problem with this team, our pitchers hit better than our hitters, and our hitters pitch better than our pitchers.

[jjgott]

Thames not a happy camper with that RBI

[wildcat83]

I think I've figured out the problem with this team, our pitchers hit better than our hitters, and our hitters pitch better than our pitchers.

 

This is so sad, because it’s not wrong.

[ShawnSpencer]

Yankees pulling trigger tonight meanwhile crew continues to just bleed out. There is a difference between hoping to win and making it happen. The combination of bad play on the field and a paralyzed front office is tough to take

 

"Paralyzed" front office? What does that even mean? We didn't trade for Britton, therefore our FO is "Paralyzed"? I don't find it tough to take at all that we aren't giving up top 10 prospects for rentals.

[ShawnSpencer]

Yankees pulling trigger tonight meanwhile crew continues to just bleed out. There is a difference between hoping to win and making it happen. The combination of bad play on the field and a paralyzed front office is tough to take

 

"Paralyzed" front office? What does that even mean? We didn't trade for Britton, therefore our FO is "Paralyzed"? I don't find it tough to take at all that we aren't giving up top 10 prospects for rentals.

[topper09er]

So is Zimmerman still incapable of throwing a baseball for than 20 feet? Guerra has to know that and go right away on anything hit to Zim. Didnt matter but still we need to be more aware of these kinds of things.

[markedman5]

Back in it baby!

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Apparently everyome shifts Cain up the middle but the Nationals.

 

Sort of untelated, but Martinez made some weird managerial moves last night I thought...

[wildcat83]

Wow, that was a no doubter! Yelich through his prime is going to be fun!

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Third time through the order, batters are hitting .400 against Hellickson this season. Time to really turn up the offense.

[jjgott]

Yelich!

[Fear The Chorizo]

Much more like it - score before the bases get too clogged!

[KeithStone53151]

Hellickson really is not sharp. Missing his spots, offspeed stuff isn't getting a ton of misses, minimal deception in his delivery. I'm surprised we haven't hit him harder...