2019-07-01: Brewers (Houser) at Reds (Mahle) [Brewers win, 8-6 -- After just one hit through 6 innings the Brewers bat around in a 5-run 7th inning]

[TJseven7]

Hader for two more innings? Albers and Jeffress unavailable? Man Hader is that dude but won't be for long at this rate. Gots to find two more trusted arms or he's toast.

 

Houser and Peralta if we don't start them.

[markedman5]

Take that Great American Ball Park!

[Bulldogboy]

There you go Yelich.

[willie key]

Yelich was freaking due for that

[LouisEly]

Going to have to pour it on in the top of the 9th here

This aged like fine wine.

[jason21nl]

Holy man this park sucks

[adambr2]

So it turns out this ballpark can work in both teams favors.

[stoutdude04]

Went to change my daughter and missed it. Barely cleared the fence? Shoulda been a can of corn? This park does suck.

[pacopete4]

That homer...

[TexasCheesehead]

Yelich is coming out of it. Reached base 3/5 times yesteday and is 2-4 today with a walk. Reached in six of his last 10 plate appearances.

[adambr2]

I mean if you consider the ballpark they play in, it makes the Reds' pitching all the more impressive this year. To lead the NL in fewest runs allowed.

[pacopete4]

I mean if you consider the ballpark they play in, it makes the Reds' pitching all the more impressive this year. To lead the NL in fewest runs allowed.

 

You just had to...

[adambr2]

Went to change my daughter and missed it. Barely cleared the fence? Shoulda been a can of corn? This park does suck.

 

It was basically a popup to left field. Dropped in the first row.

[nate82]

I mean if you consider the ballpark they play in, it makes the Reds' pitching all the more impressive this year. To lead the NL in fewest runs allowed.

 

I thought the Reds ballpark played similarly to Wrigley where it is near impossible to hit HR's early in the year. I might be remembering incorrectly.

[adambr2]

I mean if you consider the ballpark they play in, it makes the Reds' pitching all the more impressive this year. To lead the NL in fewest runs allowed.

 

You just had to...

 

I'm not crediting anyone specifically here, just in general their pitching, to be that good in this ballpark, how? It seems like Coors Field.

[Bulldogboy]

I mean if you consider the ballpark they play in, it makes the Reds' pitching all the more impressive this year. To lead the NL in fewest runs allowed.

Facts. It's unbelievable really.

[Zad Fnark]

Bell, another HR for Pit

[homer]

I mean if you consider the ballpark they play in, it makes the Reds' pitching all the more impressive this year. To lead the NL in fewest runs allowed.

Facts. It's unbelievable really.

 

And their home/road splits are eerily similar. Like...almost identical.

 

[MrTPlush]

Bell, another HR for Pit

 

Even better Danny Descalso had a better inning pitching than Craig Kimbrel.

[TexasCheesehead]

Okay I get playing the matchups, but why on earth would you intentionally walk Thames to pitch to a guy who just this game hit a moon shot off a right hander?

[LouisEly]

Cubs down 18-5. [sarcasm]What's that going to do to their Pythagorean W/L?[/sarcasm]

Being sarcastic there, as when teams are up/down big early they take their best players out, have position players pitch, etc., and the subsequent outcomes are not based on best players versus best players.

[pacopete4]

I mean if you consider the ballpark they play in, it makes the Reds' pitching all the more impressive this year. To lead the NL in fewest runs allowed.

 

You just had to...

 

I'm not crediting anyone specifically here, just in general their pitching, to be that good in this ballpark, how? It seems like Coors Field.

 

I think you have to give credit. I mean he did it a year ago and is doing it in a brand new place. I’m not all up right on him leaving as it seemed to be what he wanted.

[adambr2]

I like that they played matchups here late and didn't just pigeonhole Hader into the 9th.

 

The part of it that could backfire though, you get in trouble, you don't have Hader in your back pocket to help get you out of it.

[jjfanec]

I miss knebel

[pacopete4]

Kind of surprised this isn’t Albers. He’s pitched so well lately.