Brewers 9, Marlins 6

by tristarscoop on Jun 3, 2009 9:58 PM CDT Comment 27 comments

W: Seth McClung (3-1)
L: Sean West (0-1)

HR: Dan Uggla (11), Ryan Braun (10), Jorge Cantu (9)

MVP: Ryan Braun (+1.60)
LVP: J.J. Hardy (-.072)

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Braden Looper cruised through four innings of one-hit ball, throwing 18, 13, 14, and 11 pitches respectively.

The Brewers looked to cruise as well as the fifth inning went

- C. McGehee grounded out to third
- R. Braun safe at first on shortstop H. Ramirez’s fielding error
- P. Fielder singled to center, R. Braun to second
- H. Penn relieved S. West
- M. Cameron walked, R. Braun to third, P. Fielder to second
- J.J. Hardy grounded into fielder’s choice, R. Braun out at home, P. Fielder to third, M. Cameron to second
- B. Hall walked, P. Fielder scored, M. Cameron to third, J.J. Hardy to second
- J. Kendall walked, M. Cameron scored, J.J. Hardy to third, B. Hall to second
- B. Looper walked, J.J. Hardy scored, B. Hall to third, J. Kendall to second
- B. Sanches relieved H. Penn
- C. Hart safe at first on third baseman E. Bonifacio’s throwing error, B. Hall scored, J. Kendall to third, B. Looper to second
- C. McGehee doubled to deep left center, J. Kendall and B. Looper scored, C. Hart to third
- R. Braun struck out looking

So the Brewers led 9-1.

And then this happened:

- D. Uggla singled to center
- J. Baker singled to right, D. Uggla to second
- A. De Aza singled to left, D. Uggla to third, J. Baker to second
- B. Sanches singled to pitcher, D. Uggla scored, J. Baker to third, A. De Aza to second
- C. Coghlan grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, J. Baker scored, A. De Aza to third, B. Sanches out at second
- E. Bonifacio singled to left, A. De Aza scored
- H. Ramirez singled to left, E. Bonifacio to third
- J. Cantu singled to right, E. Bonifacio scored, H. Ramirez to second
- H. Ramirez to third, J. Cantu to second on wild pitch
- J. Hermida walked
- S. McClung relieved B. Looper
- D. Uggla struck out looking

Looper threw 45 pitches and was unable to get out of the inning.

In total, the fifth inning featured 10 runs and 21 batters and took 51 minutes.

Despite all that, the Brewers hung on, Trevor stayed perfect and it was Milwaukee's first win in Miami since April 2007.

Edit: Also check out the first game thread for the BCB poetry slam of Bill Hall

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I see Manny Parra had another bad game

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on Jun 3, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Doesn't he always

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Jun 3, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe not

in Nashville

"He had some firsts," said Brewers manager Ken Macha. "His first homer, his first Major League start, his first error and my first gray hair."

by molitorfan on Jun 3, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

OOps

I don’t want to forget pieces, so I copy an old thread and replace things. I changed the number, but not the person. Doh! Fixed now.

by tristarscoop on Jun 3, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Put this together really quickly

Sorry for any mistakes

by tristarscoop on Jun 3, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

that also was a long intro

maybe the most characters ever for a post game thread? you kind of cheated by copy and pasting a lot of the at bats, but I dont remember a longer one recently

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Jun 3, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey

I found out I was doing it in the bottom of the 8th and I also thought that by the time I tried to explain the inning, it was just more concise and clear to post the ABs

by tristarscoop on Jun 3, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's a weird feeling

being relieved to get to your bullpen…

"You have no honor!" - McClung to Fukudome

by zsxander567 on Jun 3, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

OK, I don't get it

Why does McGehee have a negative WPa in a game where he hits a 2 run double?

by DukeMarkell on Jun 3, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

or why

Looper’s number wasn’t worse

by tristarscoop on Jun 3, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it was his epic 0-1 2BB 1 RBI batting line =D

positive WPA in a game you give up 5ER and can’t get out of the 5th = Priceless

by CheezeconQueso on Jun 3, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

when there's nine runs total

those two don’t really mean much in the big scheme of things

by sowingwildoats on Jun 3, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Win = relief.

Goodnight, Chuck Crim, wherever you are.

by lawlackey on Jun 3, 2009 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no mention of BCB poetry slam?

by sowingwildoats on Jun 3, 2009 9:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah

i thought that was a pretty epic spontaneous string of good poems

by sicklebeat on Jun 3, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

added a link to the game thread as an edit

You’re right, it did deserve a nod

by tristarscoop on Jun 3, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think we could have the most productive bullpen in baseball

top 6 relievers by ERA:

1. Trevor Hoffman – 0.00
2. Mark DeFelice – 1.16
3. Seth McClung – 2.47
4. Todd Coffey – 2.49
5. Carlos Villanueva – 3.60
6. Mitch Stetter – 3.94

I would trust a game with any of those six guys. Especially with Julio gone and Burns being a serviceable big run differential pitcher / inning eater I think we don’t really have an overall weak link in the pen which is so encouraging.

As long as our starters continue to give us quality starts (and that has been an issue recently) that keep us in the game I am fully confident we will be in a position to win late in the game almost every night.

If we do some how get another good starter to anchor the starting 5 we could do really really well in the regular season and the playoffs

Ring Out Ahoya!

by bleedbluegold03 on Jun 3, 2009 9:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Also love the line up change with Corey Hart

he has gotten hits in 8 of his last 10 games coming into tonight and raised his BA .18 during that time. If we recall last year when Hart hit in the lead off he both had a BA around .300 and also achieved All-Star status. Hopefully this repositioning will continue his recent success.
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also unrelated I love Mike Cameron in the 5 but that’s already been addressed

Ring Out Ahoya!

by bleedbluegold03 on Jun 3, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

McClung for the win?

I think since Looper didn’t go a full 5 innings, it’s up to the scorer to award the win to a pitcher, but does McClung really deserve it? Looper had a horrible, horrible 5th, but he pitched 4 one-hit innings prior to that. McClung managed 3.1 scoreless innings. I guess I could see the decision since McClung didn’t give up the lead, but it’s still a pretty hard luck no decision for Looper given is start.

by ecocd on Jun 3, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

I can’t imagine giving it to Looper with such a huge meltdown. From a one-hitter to not finishing the inning is pretty awful.

by tristarscoop on Jun 3, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought the starting pitcher had to pitch at least 5 innings in order to qualify for a win?

"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck

by dux2bux on Jun 3, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

The official Rule 10.17(b):

(b) If the pitcher whose team assumes a lead while such pitcher is in the game, or during the inning on offense in which such pitcher is removed from the game, and does not relinquish such lead, is a starting pitcher who has not completed
(1) five innings of a game that lasts six or more innings on defense, or
(2) four innings of a game that lasts five innings on defense,
then the official scorer shall credit as the winning pitcher the relief pitcher, if there is only one relief pitcher, or the relief pitcher who, in the official scorer’s judgment was the most effective, if there is more than one relief pitcher.

So no matter how well Looper pitched before the fifth, not making it through five complete means the win automatically goes to a reliever. The only judgment call for the official scorer is which reliever deserves it and they usually lean toward the first one in the game.

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by TheJay on Jun 4, 2009 5:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the clarification

But that’s a dumb rule. Well, it’s not entirely a dumb rule. It will take of the situation of when a team finally has the balls to start a reliever and bring in their starter in the 3rd or 4th inning as many of the numbers say they should?

by ecocd on Jun 4, 2009 6:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

THEN THE WIN WILL DIE

Ahahahaha yesss.

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Jun 4, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I went to George Webb's tonight

Without even knowing we won. I think I was the most excited person in the place… Kinda freaked some high schoolers out and that alone was worth it.

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart - Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on Jun 4, 2009 12:11 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

What fun is going to George Webb

if you don’t freak out some underage smokers?

"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."

by Hyatt on Jun 4, 2009 7:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs