Brewers 4, Giants 5

by Noah Jarosh on May 27, 2011 11:05 PM CDT in WPA Game Recaps

Win: Tim Lincecum (5-4)
Loss: Shaun Marcum (6-2)
Save: Brian Wilson (14)

HR: Weeks (9), Crawford (1)

MVP: Mike McClendon (.074)
LVP: Shaun Marcum (-.354)

via Fangraphs

Well, that graph doesn't look too fun, does it?

It was Giants SS Brandon Crawford's first career homerun--a grand slam off of Shaun Marcum--that sunk the Brewers today. It's certainly a very special moment for the 24 year old Crawford, who was playing in his first major league game. Lot's of guys have hit a homer in their first game, and a few have been lucky enough to have that homer be a grand slam. But how many have been able to have the adrenaline rush of hitting a grand slam to give their team the lead in the latter third of their first game? It's a bummer that the Brewers lost, of course, but it hurts a little less when you consider the joy that that young man must be feeling tonight. Maybe I'd feel a little bit different if I had actually been able to watch the game.

Up until the seventh inning, Marcum had been cruising, allowing a lone run to score in six innings. Then he gave up a double to Audrey Huff. Then a single to Nate Schierholtz. Then a walk to Miguel Tejada. Then Brandon Crawford happened and Marcum was pulled. Marcum's final line: 6 IP, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR.

For the Brewers, Rickie Weeks hit a two run homer, and drove in another run later for a total of 3 RBI. Jonathan Lucroy drove in the other run while going 2-4 and Nyjer Morgan went 2-4 with two runs scored in his first game back off the DL.

The loss broke Milwaukee's six game winning streak. They'll try to start building another one tomorrow at 3:00.

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It felt like Marcum was starting to lose it at the end of the 6th and when he gave up that lead off double someone should have at least gotten up, then again when the next batter singled maybe give him one more but then the walk… no way he should have faced Crawford with the bases loaded… Just my opinion though….

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by Flanyboy on May 28, 2011 12:03 AM CDT reply actions

Marco was up after the double..just didnt bring him in

by RyanSmith on May 28, 2011 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions

stupid fan

if Lucroy had been able to catch that ball, that would have saved marcum a few pitches.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 28, 2011 6:11 AM CDT up reply actions

Agreed!

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by Flanyboy on May 28, 2011 10:17 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Didn't Marcum's performance remind anybody of that game against San Diego, a couple weeks back

when he was going almost perfect, until the 7th inning when he could get nobody out, eventually giving up 5 runs
The difference though, is that we were up 8-0 in the San Diego game, and were only up 3-1 in this one

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Without me, the game will go on...Without the game, I won't go on

by toki47 on May 28, 2011 1:07 AM CDT reply actions

He was over 100 pitches

That’s past his bedtime

by nullacct on May 28, 2011 3:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Brutal baserunning too

Weeks trying to tag to 3rd on a not-so-deep LF fly with 2 outs was tough to stomach. Sending Fielder home to get thrown out by 15 feet didn’t help either.

Also agree Marcum shouldn’t have stayed in past Tejada’s walk. It had been clear for several batters that his stuff was gone.

by ravmike on May 28, 2011 1:56 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

I blame the base running, no good reason to send Prince, it wasn't even close

Too close for missiles, I’m switching to Ueck.

by theBrouhaha on May 28, 2011 5:17 AM CDT up reply actions

i can kind of see the logic

there were 2 outs. Ass-end of the order coming up (Yuni B). The chances of Yuni reaching are slim to none. So, you try for the run. If there was 1 out, you’d definitely hold Fielder.

although…I still don’t like this logic. If you make Yuni bat in the 8th, you guarantee that Weeks will bat in the 9th and have a pretty good chance of Hart coming up too.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 28, 2011 6:22 AM CDT up reply actions

Not sure he was going to do this...

But figured he would pinch hit Kotsay for Yuni and bring Josh Wilson in for defense. The “Yuni was up next” defense feels kind of weak to me. Prince is out 95% of the time on that play.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on May 28, 2011 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions

i dont' think RR would have PH'd for Yuni

Was Kotsay warming up in the on-deck circle?

by PagsBrewCrew on May 28, 2011 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions

You're probably right, which makes it all the more ridiculous

I wasn’t at the game, and they didn’t show the on-deck batter on TV, so assume it was Yuni.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on May 28, 2011 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions

yep

that was my assumption as well. But I did tell my wife (after they announced “coming up in the bottom of the 9th will be Yuni, Morgan and a pinch hitter”) “Hell, I think they should go pinch hitter, morgan, pinch hitter”

I was thinking that Kotsay would be one of the two, but seeing as Boggs is in AAA now and Counsell had already hit, I was left with Gomez (or NewGuy, but I don’t consider that a PH option) as the first one. Urgh.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 28, 2011 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions

This was a great game to attend.

Brewers fan first, Tim Lincecum fan second. Exciting until the end, it’s really too bad this one didn’t end up in the win column.

"We’re gonna gather our nuts, and find out what the squirrels… we’ll be right back." - Brian Anderson

by Rendezvous on May 28, 2011 2:37 AM CDT reply actions

shocked to see Morgan slide into home

almost as surprised as I was to see Fielder continue on toward home after the ball passed him.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 28, 2011 6:10 AM CDT reply actions

I was just angry we lost...

I don’t care what the situation is, sending Fielder from second is a bad idea. He looks like he’s running through molasses.

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by Drew C on May 28, 2011 7:44 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

And

Marcum should’ve been gone long before the bases were loaded.

don't forget to brush your teeth.

by Drew C on May 28, 2011 7:45 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

shoulda, coulda, woulda

The 3 been brothers

"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."

by 1080p on May 28, 2011 8:02 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

Six inning pitcher?

Shaun Marcum seems to be taking on some Dave Bush qualities.

by statsllc on May 28, 2011 8:20 AM CDT reply actions

Except

Dave Bush is really bad and Shaun Marcum is really good.

by Cheeseandcorn on May 28, 2011 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

His career high in innings begore was what, 160?

And he’s on pace for 200+ this year. I love the guy, but has he ever been a 7-8 inning guy for a whole season?

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 28, 2011 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions

He threw 195 last year.

We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.

by Rubie Q on May 28, 2011 9:38 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Going back to last year

Marcum’s ERA is 5.75 in starts following games where he’s thrown 105 or more pitches. I think his fatigue is cumulative, he seems to recover well after short starts though. If the trend holds, expect another poor start his next time out.

by nullacct on May 28, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Well if you look at the games

He threw 105 or more 7 times last year. He was fine in almost every game following them, save for getting blown up at Boston and at Tampa Bay.

I think the small sample of 7 starts and level of competition might have more to do with it than the magic number of 105 pitches.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on May 28, 2011 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, fine. Go all "statistical reality" on me then.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 28, 2011 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions

6 inning pitcher?

4/13 — 7 IP, 0 ER
4/29 — 7 IP, 0 ER
5/6 — 7 IP, 1 ER
5/16 — 7 IP, 1 ER
5/21 — 8 IP, 1 ER

RR needs to know when he’s around 100 pitches and starts to lose his stuff. Last night he was right around 100 pitches, gave up a line drive single, then walked the Tejada on 5 pitches with ball 4 missing the plate by 3 feet

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on May 28, 2011 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions

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