2020-07-27: Brewers (Houser) at Pirates (Brault) [Brewers win, 6-5 in 11 innings -- Rally erases 4-run deficit in 9th]

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

On a positive note, the umpiring has been good tonight IMO.

[PinaMadness]

On a positive note, the umpiring has been good tonight IMO.

And on the very next pitch the home plate umpire calls an obvious ball a strike.

[folly412]

"Bad call" Jomboy won't have to use his expert lip-reading skills this year.

[wildcat83]

Really nice job by Houser. I don’t remember him working this quickly last year.

[owbc]

Counsell's expectations of Eric Sogard always seem to exceed Sogard's actual ability.

 

Counsell when he sees Sogard.

 

 

This is excellent.

[owbc]

Couple of nice takes in that AB for Yelich. Good to see.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Good on Josh Bell for wearing a mask at 1B.

[owbc]

Good on Josh Bell for wearing a mask at 1B.

 

It compliments the "Pirates" theme well.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Man, Kuhl has gotten away with some meaty looking pitches...

[adambr2]

Braun is really tough to watch right now.

[folly412]

Couple of dead balls for Braun. The third strike was a good pitch though.

[yourout]

Braun is really tough to watch right now.

 

The whole squad is really tough to watch right now

[owbc]

I don't worry about Braun, he was right on that hanging slider. That pitch won't get past him next time.

[stoutdude04]

Braun is really tough to watch right now.

 

The entire offense is.

 

Pitch to Gyrko was really really bad to be called a strike.

[pacopete4]

The entire team looks like they did nothing to prepare for actual baseball games.

[BruisedCrew]

Hopefully no more rain rolls in because we are now past the point of an official game.

 

We’re also past the point of thinking the Brewers are going to score a run tonight.

[owbc]

Braun is really tough to watch right now.

 

The whole squad is really tough to watch right now

 

MLB is tough to watch right now. .231 league batting average, .705 OPS.

(vs. .252 and .758 in 2019)

 

And that's WITH the NL having the DH now.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Braun is really tough to watch right now.

 

Well, when you take the Aaron Rodgers-esque "I'm not playing in preseason" approach, you are gonna be hella rusty.

[rondoman]

Braun is really tough to watch right now.

 

The entire offense is.

 

Pitch to Gyrko was really really bad to be called a strike.

 

What an absolute horrible call.

[PinaMadness]

I'm no baseball expert, but I think it's going to take more than one run a game to contend this year.

[markedman5]

If we have to throw a shutout every game it’s going to be tough to make the playoffs........

[adambr2]

Gyorko was at least 50/50 on going around. Probably should have asked for help, but don't have a big problem on him being rung up on the swing.

 

This offense resembles a wet fart.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

If we have to throw a shutout every game it’s going to be tough to make the playoffs........

 

It appears that Yelich and Hiura are the only studs offensively, and when they are scuffling, so will the offense. Was hoping for more from Narvaez and Garcia. I still think they will be solid.

[Eye Black]

Looking at Nik Turley’s Baseball Reference page it appears he hasn’t pitched in professional baseball (at any level) since 2017?

[stoutdude04]

Gyorko was at least 50/50 on going around. Probably should have asked for help, but don't have a big problem on him being rung up on the swing.

 

This offense resembles a wet fart.

 

Pretty sure it was a called strike. That was my beef. I agree he could have gotten called on the swing.

 

Smoak smokes a line drive...right at 3rd. Ugh.

 

Pina hits one hard now too. Dang.