Game Thread #112: Brewers (62-49) at Braves (50-60)

Durham 2B
Counsell SS
Braun LF
Fielder 1B
Hart RF
Branyan 3B
Kapler CF
Kendall C
Sheets P

link for Atlanta.

... and had our first lefty-dominant nine of the year. I guess four ain’t bad, for us.

A slightly different interview with him here

... according to FSN, is batting .429 with 5HRs and 6 RBI.

It’s got to be tough to hit 5 HR in a week and only end up with 6RBI out of the deal. I knew that teams were pitching around Fielder with guys on base, but that stat puts it in pretty stark terms.

Gritty..

Kind of a questionable lineup

eleven pitch first at bat

but Ned is dressed for Fall weather. Does he have a metabolic disorder

If they keep having at bats that last this long…

I got up to get something from the kitchen, forgot I had the Red Sox game on, and came back and wondered why Craig Counsell was batting righty.

It was Jed Lowrie.

They do look a great deal alike, so that’s my excuse.

Yankees just had bases loaded with 1 out. Nady hit a fly ball to left for the sac fly, but abreu tried taking 3rd and Jeter didn’t hustle home resulting in no runs when abreu got tagged out at 3rd for out 3 before Jeter crossed the plate.

can’t wait to see that picture of prince

Nice! Way to flex for base runners.

let’s go Brewers

-KUG

finishes 7 painful innings

I think they just have to call Campillo their daddy.

don’t overthrow

By feet

I think I need to add a new data acquisition point to my pursuit of finding out where and when McClung should not pitch. (adds “above 30 degrees C” to the list

(Hey, they’re playing “Blue Monday”—is that the cover, not New Order, though?)

Or is second base a sucking black hole of defense for ever and ever?

(Apparently McClung left his control in St. Louis, too.)

Can’t really say how much it is responsible, but players involved were pretty good before and not so much after. I wonder who thought it was a good idea and who didn’t.

I thought this game was tonight. Looks like I didn’t miss much though.

In other news, Pirates just tied the Cubs in the 8th.

and win 8-5

But a series win on the road is always okay. Hopefully the back end of the rotation can win the series in Cincy.

St. Louis, New York, Florida all lose.

But Sheets has had exactly 1 win since June 23.