Game Thread #129: Pirates (53-73) at Brewers (62-66)
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 29, 2009 5:00 PM CDT
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PrintPittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers, Aug 29, 2009 6:05 PM CDT
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Brewers lead the series 1-0
| Fri 08/28 | WP: Manny Parra (9 - 10) SV: Trevor Hoffman LP: Zach Duke (10 - 12) |
8 - 6 win |
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Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday, Aug 29, 2009, 6:05 PM CDT Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 15-20 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60. |
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| Sun 08/30 | 1:05 PM CDT | |
Can the Brewers take two in a row?
Follow the jump for tonight's pitching matchup, lineup and conversation on tonight's game!
Kevin Hart (4-3, 4.14) hasn't been all that good as a Pirate, posting a 1-2 record and a 6.04 ERA, but his only win came against the Brewers, who he beat on August 17. He's struggling a lot with baserunners lately, having allowed 39 in just 22.1 innings as a Pirate, and hasn't lasted longer than six innings in any start this season. Jason Kendall is 3-for-6 against Hart with a walk, and is the only Brewer who's faced him more than five times.
Meanwhile, Yovani Gallardo (12-10, 3.51) is facing the Pirates for the fourth time this season, and has gone 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA in his three previous starts. Gallardo has factored into the decision in each of his last seven starts (4-3), but has done so while throwing a lot of pitches: His 107.8 pitches per start is the fifth highest average in all of baseball. He was inefficient but effective last time out, picking up the win while allowing just one run on four hits in five innings (and 108 pitches), striking out eight.
Frank Catalanotto is back in the lineup today, in right field: (h/t Tyler Barnes)
Felipe Lopez 2B
Craig Counsell 3B
Ryan Braun LF
Prince Fielder 1B
Mike Cameron CF
Frank Catalanotto RF
Jason Kendall C
Alcides Escobar SS
Yovani Gallardo P
Meanwhile, Ryan Doumit is not in the lineup tonight, after being benched mid-game last night. The team has confirmed he's not injured, but he was removed abruptly last night, will not play today and manager John Russell said "we'll see" when asked if he'll play tomorrow. So the Brewers will probably see a lot of Pirates backup (and Racine native) Jason Jaramillo.
And in the bullpen:
Trevor Hoffman pitched one inning (21 pitches) last night.
David Weathers pitched 1.2 innings (20 pitches) last night.
Todd Coffey pitched .1 innings (6 pitches) last night.
Chris Narveson pitched three innings (40 pitches) Thursday.
Mark DiFelice pitched 1.1 innings (28 pitches) Thursday.
Claudio Vargas last pitched on Wednesday.
Mitch Stetter last pitched on Wednesday.
Carlos Villanueva last pitched on Tuesday.
Enjoy the game!
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You're not joking.
I was hoping this would help ease my boredom waiting at the airport for my flight home, but maybe not.
Maybe people forgot it was a 6:05 start
I did.
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Kendall is the only Brewer to face Hart more than five times?
That’s weird, considering he was teammates with Hart in Hart’s rookie year.
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Totally
One more double and he’ll get his slugging percentage above .300
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Only took two fouls and a pitch over his head
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Greetings from the RV lot at Buffet
Way to many Cubs fans here
Everything is just swell :)
by WSB Chris on Aug 29, 2009 6:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
All you can drink lol
Everything is just swell :)
by WSB Chris on Aug 29, 2009 7:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Sounds like Kevin Hart's pre-game ritual
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I thought that hit his bat at first
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Cameron has Hart's control issues to thank for Ball 2
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well he paid him back in spades for that swinging strike three
"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin
by sowingwildoats on Aug 29, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Yovani seems to wind up in a lot of 3 ball counts
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Brian Bixler
32 AB for the Pirates this year. 22 strikeouts.
He has a .700 BABIP.
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Five of his seven hits are doubles
Sheesh.
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In the words of a famous poet,
like crazy insane crazy.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 29, 2009 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
He has yet to ground out
32 AB: 22 K, 7 H, 3 fly outs.
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The 12 year old in me loves watching the peole in the front row behind the plate...
… flinch when someone fouls it back at them.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 29, 2009 7:33 PM CDT reply actions
Walking the pitcher after an 0-2 count
Nice job.
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try safari 3
some days 4 doesn’t work, other days it does
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Hernan Iribarren just hit a grand slam off ex-Brewer Jose Capellan
Sounds up 5-1 in the 4th – Capellan rolled through the first 3 innings.
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Your weiner.
Chorizo. Italian made a good effort but almost biffed it at the home warmup circle and slowed way down.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 29, 2009 8:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
You must be confusing him with Laynce Nyx.
by Cheeseandcorn on Aug 29, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Moonlytyng as a SyFy charyctyr actyr
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by TheJay on Aug 29, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is a pretty fantastic run-manufacturing inning
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So Tom H. has his weekly baseball beat column up already.
To sum up:
1. The Card are destroying the NL Central.
2. The Brewer early pick pitchers from 2008 are struggling (except Odorizzi).
3. Milton Bradley’s dumbass and the Cubs deserve him.
4. The White Sox will probably get Peavy on the mound after it’s too late.
5. Chipper Jones is struggling and preventing the Braves making a playoff run.
6. Adrian Beltre has swollen testicles and Tom thinks he should wear a cup.
7. Manny’s slumping.
8. The Cardinal pitching staff doesn’t give up walks (hint, hint)
9. The BoSox have a utility man who pitches better than many pitchers (hint, again)
10. Livan Hernandez may have been exaggerating when he said being a National was a dream come true.
Tom H. is a glass is half empty guy, isn’t he?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 29, 2009 8:26 PM CDT reply actions
Once isn't called the Prince of Darkness for having a sunny outlook
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Yeah.
Tom H. introducing his wife:
“She’s alright. She could be hotter, but I love her anyway.”
And reacting to his kid getting into Columbia:
“Couldn’t get into Harvard, huh?”
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 29, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Winning Megabucks
“Three numbers short of Powerball.”
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Finding a ten on the ground:
“Bet I hurt my back bending over.”
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 29, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Christmas
“It only comes once a year, and you have to clean up all that wrapping paper…”
by Cheeseandcorn on Aug 29, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Dumatrait
Destined to go down in Brewers lore as the leadoff back-to-back-to-back HR guy.
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Craig Counsell
Triples machine. Now has 39 3B and 39 HR in his career.
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are you saying you'd like to be in his pants?
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
so...
i’m all alone for the next couple of months.
what are you waiting for?:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you saying you have gold pants?
I don’t know if I can stand the disappointment if you don’t
CounsellWSMVP10!
Aw man
Bixler doesn’t get a chance at the golden sombrero?
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Those were my friends.....
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
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