2021-09-21: Cardinals (Woodford) at Brewers (Woodruff) [Brewers lose, 2-1 -- Crew offense continues to struggle, Solid Woodruff start goes for naught]

[willie key]

This is getting beyond annoying

 

 

Hit the ball

[HarveysWBs]

Cardinals pitchers are hitting better than the heart of the Brewers order.

OUR pitchers are, too.

[BruisedCrew]

These are the Cardinals back end starters continuing the Brewers hitting slump. The good ones come tomorrow and Thursday.

 

Only Thursday.

 

Mikolas is a good pitcher who’s rounding into form as he returns from an injury. He’s coming off 6 shutout innings against the Padres last week.

 

And he’ll be going against the Brewers number 6 starter makimg his first appearance after an injury.

 

Advantage Cardinals.

[BruisedCrew]

Brewers now have no runs on 3 hits in 8 innings against Woodford.

[owbc]

Our hitters seem to be playing home run derby lately. Lots of pop ups.

[roadcrew3]

Brewers offense starting to make me worry this team peaked too early.

 

Hoping as Adames and Garcia get a few more ABs they settle in and provide a spark.

[PinaMadness]

This team hits more infield pop ups than Willie Mayes Hayes.

[TURBO]

This team hits more infield pop ups than Willie Mayes Hayes.

 

 

I'd like a roll call of members who don't understand this reference please...

 

No googling it either!

[yourout]

I know it's easy to say but if you play decent defense and limit the walks the Brewers struggle to score.

I wish there was a stat to correlate it to.

[willie key]

It’s probably time to start getting The whos going to pitch the wild card game thread going

[PinaMadness]

I know it's easy to say but if you play decent defense and limit the walks the Brewers struggle to score.

I wish there was a stat to correlate it to.

I'm sure some analytics honk will make one up soon.

[BruisedCrew]

Molina doing his share to ensure that Woodruff will have a short start.

[wibadgers23]

I know it's easy to say but if you play decent defense and limit the walks the Brewers struggle to score.

I wish there was a stat to correlate it to.

 

Yeah I think you’re right although I don’t have any stats to back it up. Just seems like the Brewers have a tough time stringing together a bunch of runs unless there are walks and errors involved. Hence, why they scored a bunch of runs in Cleveland for example (errors).

[Fear The Chorizo]

I know it's easy to say but if you play decent defense and limit the walks the Brewers struggle to score.

I wish there was a stat to correlate it to.

 

That stat would be wins vs losses.

 

C'mon folks, is it really shocking to correlate a team that plays good defense and limits walks is tough to score on - for anybody? That's pretty much a description of why the Brewers have over 90 wins on the season already themselves.

[BruisedCrew]

I know it's easy to say but if you play decent defense and limit the walks the Brewers struggle to score.

I wish there was a stat to correlate it to.

 

Yeah I think you’re right although I don’t have any stats to back it up. Just seems like the Brewers have a tough time stringing together a bunch of runs unless there are walks and errors involved. Hence, why they scored a bunch of runs in Cleveland for example (errors).

 

Then on Sunday, the game we attended, the Cubs handed the Brewers runners on errors, walks, and a hit batter, and the Brewers response was double plays.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Teams score less when they have fewer baserunners. This is definitely true.

[BruisedCrew]

Another no stress inning for an opposing starter. In his 2 outings he has now pitched the equivalent of a complete game 3 hit shutout against the Brewers.

[Eye Black]

I know it's easy to say but if you play decent defense and limit the walks the Brewers struggle to score.

I wish there was a stat to correlate it to.

 

Yeah I think you’re right although I don’t have any stats to back it up. Just seems like the Brewers have a tough time stringing together a bunch of runs unless there are walks and errors involved. Hence, why they scored a bunch of runs in Cleveland for example (errors).

Some part of that might be the ballpark they play in. According to Statcast since 2019 this is where Miller Park/AmFam Field ranks overall across MLB in the following hit type categories:

 

Singles (24th)

Doubles (25th)

Triples (15th)

Home Runs (10th)

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

This is really annoying to watch. It's like the whole lineup decided to go in a slump at the same time. Just a bunch of lazy fly balls and easy grounders.

[HarveysWBs]

I don’t really put a lot of stock in how we get there from here on out. We’ll secure the division soon enough, and likely the #2 seed. Beyond that and good health, not much matters, because the playoffs are a different beast. The sample sizes are small and the results are flukey, I mean, Orlando Arcia is a playoff monster. Craig Counsell has an LCS mvp on his resume.

 

So what is happening right now really doesn’t matter at all. I’ve seen “Craigtember” and it was fun, but it didn’t yield a title. I want the parade, and I’m not seeing anything that tells me that’s impossible.

[wibadgers23]

Poor Woodruff. Gives up one run in the 1st inning on a walk basically and he’s probably going to lose this game.

[DuWayne Steurer]

we are 9-6 in our last 15 games. 2/3 from the phils, 2/3 from the Cards, a sweep of the Indians, dropped 2 to the Tigers and we took 2/3 from the Cubs. We have lost *2* games in a row. I know everyone wants that clincher, but there's nothing going on here other than a regular couple games where the offense scuffles a little bit.

[Eye Black]

Luis Urias, professional rally starter. Now we go!

[yourout]

we are 9-6 in our last 15 games. 2/3 from the phils, 2/3 from the Cards, a sweep of the Indians, dropped 2 to the Tigers and we took 2/3 from the Cubs. We have lost *2* games in a row. I know everyone wants that clincher, but there's nothing going on here other than a regular couple games where the offense scuffles a little bit.

 

It's mostly a reaction to who we are playing.

[BruisedCrew]

we are 9-6 in our last 15 games. 2/3 from the phils, 2/3 from the Cards, a sweep of the Indians, dropped 2 to the Tigers and we took 2/3 from the Cubs. We have lost *2* games in a row. I know everyone wants that clincher, but there's nothing going on here other than a regular couple games where the offense scuffles a little bit.

 

It's mostly a reaction to who we are playing.

 

It’s entirely a reaction to who the Brewers are playing and how that team is playing.

 

And the fact that the Brewers still have five more games against that team.