2021-05-13: Cardinals (Flaherty) at Brewers (Burnes) [Brewers lose, 2-0 -- Burnes sets strikeout record and finally issues his first walk; Good pitching and defense goes for naught]

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Lead off double; no runs scored. 2021 Brewers Baseball.

[stoutdude04]

Dead ball

 

More warning track flyouts. So frustrating.

[markedman5]

So sick of long loud outs

[adambr2]

It's almost comical at this point how inept this offense is. A leadoff double means nothing anymore.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Frustrating.

[phnxcrew]

Can we stop messing with the baseball? So many hits this year just on the warning track. Get a baseball somewhere between the home run ball and the current dead ball.

[homer]

Maybe they'll secretly switch to the old ball at the all star break.

[nate82]

Maybe they'll secretly switch to the old ball at the all star break.

 

If the hitting continues to struggle like it has I don't think they will need to secretly do it.

[Bulldogboy]

It's weird but despite a leadoff double at no point did I consider that the Brewers would score there. None.

[Bulldogboy]

It is hard to believe a major-league hitter can have an AB as bad as Shaw's.

If you watch this team you will see a bunch every night.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

It is really tough to go down 1-0 in the first inning and feel like it's going to be an uphill battle all game. It doesn't quite feel over, but, man, is it close, and that maybe speaks to the utter weirdness of baseball in 2021. It's getting to the point where I feel like I may have to just embrace it. Might be more fun that way.

[adambr2]

Rob Manfred managed to take a sport that millennials already hate and make it even less fun to watch. Without a doubt the worst sports commissioner I have seen in my lifetime.

[Bulldogboy]

It is really tough to go down 1-0 in the first inning and feel like it's going to be an uphill battle all game. It doesn't quite feel over, but, man, is it close, and that maybe speaks to the utter weirdness of baseball in 2021. It's getting to the point where I feel like I may have to just embrace it. Might be more fun that way.

It's not like that throughout the game but this team for sure. The killer is that Stearns basically said this is what he wanted. This was done by choice in large part. Crazy stuff.

[SomewhereInTime]

It's not so much just baseball in 2021. We do have a bottom 5 offense in all of baseball along with good defense and good pitching. You're just going to have a lot of games like this.

[Bulldogboy]

Edman beating out that double play is huge. Brewers need a guy like him.

[BruisedCrew]

Now we see the problem with the short bullpen.

 

Suter facing Goldschmidt and Arenado is frightening.

[magnoliacrew]

Good grief. That's two great throws from the outfield today.

[jason21nl]

Woah! Where did that throw come from?

[MrTPlush]

What a throw!

[BruisedCrew]

Great throw from Cain.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Lo Cain, as old as he is, is still one heck of a defender.

[Bulldogboy]

Good work Cain.

[adambr2]

Great job Cain..

 

Please find a way to win this.

[BruisedCrew]

Good grief. That's two great throws from the outfield today.

 

One by an infielder and one by an outfielder.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

That was awesome. Well done, Lo!