Brewers 11, Twins 1

by Noah Jarosh on Jun 25, 2011 9:30 PM CDT in WPA Game Recaps

Win: Yovani Gallardo (9-4)
Loss: Francisco Liriano (4-7)

HR: Gomez (5), Betancourt (5), Fielder (21), Hart (8)

MVP: Carlos Gomez (.192)
LVP: Prince Fielder (-.042)

There isn't much to tell you about this game that the final score doesn't already. The Brewers hit and pitched well. The Twins, not so much.

And this was supposed to be the pitching match up of the series. Maybe the pitching match up of the night around the MLB. Yovani Gallardo held up his end of the deal. He went seven innings and struck out six, allowing just that lone Twins run. Francisco Liriano allowed six times as many runs (five earned) and struck out half the amount of hitters that Gallardo did. Liriano also pitched just 3.2 innings. Liriano is always a dangerous pitcher, just on occasion he's dangerous to his own team. Tonight was one of those occasions.

The game didn't start the best for the Brewers. In a rarity, Gallardo threw a lot of pitches threw the first two innings. The Twins managed to start a rally and sneak in a run in the second to draw first blood. Then the Brewers hit, and hit, and hit some more. Their night offensively started in the third with a Carlos Gomez two run home run to take the lead. Then Weeks singled, then Hart walked, then Braun singled, then Fielder struck out, then McGehee singled. Following the Gomez homer, that sequence of events brought the score to 5-1, and the Brewers never looked back.

If you hadn't seen this game or heard about it yet, you may want to sit down. Are you sitting? Good. Yuniesky Betancourt...no he wasn't signed to an extension--hit an inside the park home run. I'll let that sink in a little bit. It happened about the same way most ITPHRs happen--a defensive misplay. This misplay came from Delmon Young (not exactly known for defense) and also resulted in what looked like a bad injury as he crashed into the wall. We can only hope he's OK, but it didn't look good. And we got a good look at it thanks to FSN showing it a few dozen times.

Look at the home runs. Now the LVP. Back to the home runs. Back to the LVP. Sadly, a home run hitter was the LVP. But if he stopped having just one hit and started hitting like Carlos Gomez, he could be the MVP.

The Cardinals lost to the Blue Jays 6-3. The Brewers are two games in first place for the first time this season.

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Another big day for Yuni !

He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is

by WarWolf on Jun 25, 2011 9:34 PM CDT reply actions

I bitch about Yuni so much that my girlfriend has adopted him as her favorite player.

You two can be friends.

by Archibaldcrane on Jun 25, 2011 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions

That's pretty spiteful of her

"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."
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by Hyatt on Jun 25, 2011 9:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

same here..

now EVERYTIME he makes a play or gets a hit, i get crap from family/friends/gf/etc.

by BrewerBlue87 on Jun 25, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions

That's just rude of her

For your health!

by menchkins on Jun 25, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Great now that fluke HR is going to

Convince Melvin that Yuni is coming around. He’s now got two home runs in the last week and Melvin will think his 16 last year were not a fluke… sigh. By the way where did Braun’s power go? He’s hit what 2 HR’s since mid or early May.

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by Flanyboy on Jun 25, 2011 11:57 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

It's his shoulder, I think.

I sort of hope he passes on the all-star game and takes the time off, but I know he won’t.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 26, 2011 12:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, "home run."

Perfect example of how stupid using errors is to judge anything.

Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.

by cooper82 on Jun 26, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Strangely, the HR hurts his BABIP

BABIP doesn’t take inside-the-part-HR into account. That should count in Yuni’s favor, but is actually excluded from the sample. His .240 BABIP should be .240+c. Better watch out people, his OPS is above .600 and his fWAR is up to -0.3. Replacement player, here we come!

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by ecocd on Jun 26, 2011 7:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Gomez's scorching hot bat

Why do you think he has a bat flip?

by uwbadgers on Jun 25, 2011 9:39 PM CDT reply actions

I could get used to this whole "having a cushion in the division race" thing.

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by The Dayman on Jun 25, 2011 9:57 PM CDT reply actions

Let the running away with the division commence!

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by Flanyboy on Jun 25, 2011 11:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

eeeyYaaaaarrrrgh!!!

…(arrrrggghhh)

Awesome

Dan Uggla did not respect Zack Greinke, Ryan Braun or Alex Gonzalez when he fouled off 5 of the 9 pitches in that first at-bat.

by Jess'HittheBall on Jun 26, 2011 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions

Young's Injury

Radio said that the word from the Twins was sprained ankle. Granted that could mean he’s out anywhere from 2 weeks to months, so it’s not much knowledge.

by uwbadgers on Jun 25, 2011 10:01 PM CDT reply actions

BTW

Melvin is now saying he’s bringing someone up to DH. RR wouldn’t comment. Bring on Gamel! Sorry Ron, I know you’re sad your bestest buddy is going away.

by Mr. McGehee on Jun 25, 2011 11:41 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

This better be true.

For your health!

by menchkins on Jun 25, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Supposedly the

Reason they didn’t do it sooner was they played 20 games over 20 days so some position players needed to DH so they could get some rest.

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by Flanyboy on Jun 25, 2011 11:51 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Where'd you see this?

For your health!

by menchkins on Jun 26, 2011 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions

There was an article on Fox Sports about it but i don't know where i put the link. i found it on twitter a few hours ago.

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by Flanyboy on Jun 26, 2011 12:31 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

It was on the brewers mlb website

by gffjenks on Jun 26, 2011 5:32 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Orlando Arcia

"PLUSH ALERT: THERE WAS AN UNTUCKING AT FENWAY!"

by SRB on Jun 26, 2011 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions

That would be something if they did that

Still wouldn’t be the youngest MLB player.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jun 26, 2011 1:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Did Bill Veeck sign a toddler to a one day contract and have it PH?

"PLUSH ALERT: THERE WAS AN UNTUCKING AT FENWAY!"

by SRB on Jun 26, 2011 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Joe Nuxhall

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jun 26, 2011 1:36 AM CDT up reply actions

You're thinking of Eddie Gaedel

Click here For Eddie’s Story He was 26

"I had a roommate in the minor leagues named Arturo Polanco. The first words in English I taught him were 'Son of a bleach.' I think something was lost in the translation." -- Jim Bouton, Ball Four

by PlusorMinusThree on Jun 26, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions

I think that he knew the story of Eddie Gaedel,

and was making a joke about a Veeck doing the same thing with a toddler for a new record youngest player.

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by Yar Nivek on Jun 26, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions

thanks

sometimes my head is kind of thick. Yes,only sometimes.
OK, most of the sometimes.

"I had a roommate in the minor leagues named Arturo Polanco. The first words in English I taught him were 'Son of a bleach.' I think something was lost in the translation." -- Jim Bouton, Ball Four

by PlusorMinusThree on Jun 26, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions

Sorry - couldn't embed. But Yuni's restaurant is opening soon.

Dan Uggla did not respect Zack Greinke, Ryan Braun or Alex Gonzalez when he fouled off 5 of the 9 pitches in that first at-bat.

by Jess'HittheBall on Jun 26, 2011 12:41 AM CDT reply actions

The window appears to have been built with Kameron Loe in mind

"PLUSH ALERT: THERE WAS AN UNTUCKING AT FENWAY!"

by SRB on Jun 26, 2011 1:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Don't look now

But the Pirates have passed the Reds for third place in the NL Central.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jun 26, 2011 1:26 AM CDT reply actions

How did that happen?

Andrew McCutchen must have put up like 39 WAR already this season.

"PLUSH ALERT: THERE WAS AN UNTUCKING AT FENWAY!"

by SRB on Jun 26, 2011 1:28 AM CDT up reply actions

You're about 1000% off

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jun 26, 2011 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Gomez has more home runs than McGehee

yikes

I am too drunk to taste this chicken.

by ThroughBeingCool on Jun 26, 2011 2:49 AM CDT reply actions

Great game

And nice to see all position players contribute in some way. That Yuni inside the park was surreal. Never thought I’d see that in my life. However, those looking for a reason not to get too excited should note that he also made the dumbest baserunning play I’ve ever seen in my life in the second inning. He tried to stretch what could not have been more clearly a single into a double and was out by 15-20 feet trying to make it to second. Not sure if he decided on his own on that one or the first base coach sent him but I hope they chat about it.

by kotsaythebuzzkill on Jun 26, 2011 8:16 AM CDT reply actions

Chat about it?

I hope they take him out to the woodshed and flog him to within an inch of his life

"I had a roommate in the minor leagues named Arturo Polanco. The first words in English I taught him were 'Son of a bleach.' I think something was lost in the translation." -- Jim Bouton, Ball Four

by PlusorMinusThree on Jun 26, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions

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