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Brewers 12, Astros 5

Mike Hampton left tonight's game after two innings, and the Brewers feasted on the Astro bullpen.

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Mike Hampton left tonight's game after two innings, and the Brewers feasted on the Astro bullpen.

W: Manny Parra (7-8)
L: Mike Hampton (7-9)

HR: Prince Fielder (27), Carlos Lee (19)

MVP: Mike Rivera (+.139)
LVP: Felipe Lopez (-.029)

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Did the Brewers need a win like this, or what?

The Brewers picked up three runs in the first two innings tonight off Mike Hampton, and led 3-1 when he left the game early with a strained right knee. After that, the Brewer bats came alive, connecting for five runs off of newly acquired Yorman Bazardo in the third to blow open an 8-1 lead, and they were able to coast home from there.

Manny Parra didn't have his best outing, allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks in 5.1 innings, but it was good enough. After Claudio Vargas allowed just one run in 1.2 innings, Chris Smith pitched a scoreless eighth, appearing in a win for just the second time in 23 2009 appearances. Mike Burns closed out the ninth.

At the plate, Mike Rivera was the most valuable Brewer, going 2-for-4 with a walk and driving in three runs. On a night where everything went right for the Crew, Felipe Lopez was actually the least valuable Brewer despite hitting an RBI double, drawing three walks and scoring two runs in six plate appearances.

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The thing about Parra giving up 8 hits

I didn’t feel like he got hit all that hard, the balls just found some holes tonight

dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove

by GoGregGo on Aug 8, 2009 9:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We can pick on a hit here or there that snuck through

But he retired 16 batters and allowed 11 baserunners, so it’s hard to argue he pitched really well.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Aug 8, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It certainly wasn't a great performance

But I guess since a W is a W and all it’s harder to fault. Certainly a few did make it through some holes, and if not for the run support the game could have easily been lost, but overall until the final two outings I was happy with Parra, but that’s been the story of the starting pitching, out too early and loading bases far too often

by pharom on Aug 8, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gerut

Reached on an error and scored a run and still didn’t contribute WPA.

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by TheJay on Aug 8, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Now that he's had a few starts

Someone should do a thing looking at Parra before and after going down to AAA, and what he’s changed, if his improvement is luck/skill/whatever. That’d be pretty cool to check out.

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by Lefti on Aug 8, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think an analysis got done on here

looking at the types of pitches he threw before and after AAA

dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove

by GoGregGo on Aug 8, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Humph, whaddya know

Shows how much I pay attention, I guess :-p

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by Lefti on Aug 8, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think that was after only a few starts (two, maybe)

Might still be interesting to take another look.

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by TheJay on Aug 8, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did two pitch selection posts

Overall stuff is getting back in line with what would be expected though, yes.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Aug 8, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mainly luck stuff

If he runs a .350 babip and 60% strand rate, you don’t expect .250 and 80% to balance it out, you expect about .300 and 70%, and that’s what he’s done.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Aug 9, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

mmmm

bullpen is delicious

by sicklebeat on Aug 9, 2009 1:19 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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