Brewers 10, Padres 6
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 20, 2010 10:30 PM CDT
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PrintW: Chris Capuano (2-2)
L: Wade LeBlanc (7-11)
HR: Casey McGehee (20), Jonathan Lucroy (3), Adrian Gonzalez (24), Chase Headley (3)
MVP: Chris Capuano (+.334)
LVP: Yovani Gallardo (-.558)
This was not the game I expected to watch tonight.
The Padres entered tonight's game among the bottom five teams in the NL in slugging, OPS and home runs. This would seem to bode well for Yovani Gallardo, who was allowing just 0.4 HR per nine innings pitched entering the game, and hadn't allowed one since June. But, as John Travolta said in Swordfish, "Not everything ends the way you think it should."
The Padres lit up Gallardo in the early innings tonight, scoring three runs on a pair of home runs in the first inning, two more in the second and one in the fourth before the Brewers' ace was mercifully removed. Gallardo's final line: 3.1 IP, six runs on six hits, five walks and just one strikeout.
Meanwhile, the Padres' pitching staff entered tonight's game leading the NL in team ERA (3.20), WHIP (1.206) and hits per nine innings (7.8). One would assume they don't lose very often when they score six runs in the first two innings...but tonight, they found a way. Starter Wade LeBlanc was also chased from the game after just 3.1 innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits, with a walk and three strikeouts.
From there, it was a battle of the bullpens and Chris Capuano came out the big winner. Capuano entered the game with the bases loaded in the third inning and faced the minimum while pitching 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and one walk, which was promptly erased on a double play. He also went 1-for-2 at the plate, picking up his first base hit since August 24, 2007.
Elsewhere at the plate, Casey McGehee was the star of the night, going 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in four of the first five Brewer runs. He now has multi hit games in five of the Brewers' last eight contests.
Corey Hart left the game in the eighth inning with a tight right hamstring, and was replaced defensively by Chris Dickerson. He'll likely be reevaluated tomorrow.
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Brewers Live will be all over this
But this was Capuano’s first win in Miller Park since May 7, 2007.
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
by TheJay on Aug 20, 2010 10:36 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
he's been due
My mom tonight, about Capuano: “Where’d they get him from?” In her defense she’s only been watching this iteration of the team since 2008….
I was at that game
and I was a freshman in high school. That’s a long time ago.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
not as long ago as freshman in high school was to me
If 3 years ago you were 15, when I was 15…you just barely existed.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 22, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Sending McClendon down and going with 12 pitchers was mentioned to open a spot for Gomez
I wonder if Capuano going 3+ tonight means McClendon is safe tomorrow.
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
Yeah
If he is the one to go tomorrow, maybe they didn’t want to use him tonight in case he pitched well again and made cutting him look bad. I guess the game was too close to bring him in, but I thought he would get an inning anyway.
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
BA and Rock said they won't make a decision on Gomez until Monday.
FWIW.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 20, 2010 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be funny if they kept pushing the decision off until Sept. 1
“Oh, we don’t know yet. We thought Monday, but we’re now in a Thursday mood.”
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
FWIW
Cory said it’d be tomorrow.
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
It's possible there's some truth to both.
BA and Rock said he’d rejoin the team tomorrow, but they were waiting to make a decision on his status until Monday.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 21, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
As much as the number may prove or dis-prove Capuano as a starter
I hope they can sign him on the cheap this offseason and give him a chance to earn a spot in the rotation. I think the guy deserves a shot and would fill in rather well as a 4th or 5th starter. Worst case scenario he becomes a valuable long-relief lefty out of the pen.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 20, 2010 11:05 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I was kind of hoping they would allow a run so The Hoff could get the save
How messed up is that? It was nice to see the Bats pick up Yo a little good Karma for Yo after all those games of 1-2 runs in support.
But on to other news they chopped two games off their third place magic number with Houston losing tonight I believe the Magic number for 3rd place is down to 36
Outfingstanding
Oh did I mention the Cubs imploded in the 9th and lost again
One hell of a Friday Night :)
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
You didn't need to go that far
Just one more baserunner would have put the tying run on deck and made it a save situation—and of course they were one ball away from putting that guy on.
I did not even think of that
For some reason I really want The Hoff to get number 600 against the Padres
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
Suck it Cards.
Like I needed another reason to hate diabetes.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 21, 2010 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions
It won't happen...
… but I’d enjoy finishing above the Cards in the standings.
Like I needed another reason to hate diabetes.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 21, 2010 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions
based on the tally through 2
“One would assume they don’t lose very often when they score six runs in the first two innings” is still true (5):P
anyone concerned about Yo?
he’s been shelled more often when he got off the DL, he’s been inconsistent, and in last night’s game, he was Manny-bad.
I watched the Padres broadcast
They were talking about how their guy was having control problems too I wonder if there was a outside reason humidity slippery ball something like that effected their control. reaching here since Cappy did just fine but best I can do this morning on one cup of coffee
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
I'm not that worried
Over his last five starts he has a 7.20 ERA (!!!), but his peripherals are still solid (10.08 K/9, 3.96 BB/9) and he has a FIP in those five starts of around 3.32. Yesterday’s game was the only one that I thought he actually looked bad enough to justify all the earned runs (5 BB, 2 HR and 1 K over 3.1 IP isn’t good). Hopefully it was just one bad start.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Or at least he hasn't been pitching as poorly as his ERA indicates
Yesterday he was just not very good though.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Last night he wasn't unlucky
5 walks, 1 strikeout in 3.1 innings is indicative of a terrible pitching performance, not getting unlucky. But in general since coming off the DL you could say he has not pitched as badly as a 7.5 ERA.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
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