In one of the more unusual stat lines of the day, Trevor Plouffe managed to draw three walks in today's game. He's only the second opposing player to draw at least three walks in a game against the Brewers this season, and the third in the last two seasons. Before that, it was a little more common to see three walk games. Here's the count from the last five seasons:
Season | 3+ Walk Games |
2012 | 2 |
2011 | 1 |
2010 | 7 |
2009 | 13 |
2008 | 12 |
Here are the last ten players to accomplish this feat against the Brewers:
Date | Opponent | Opposing Player | Number of Walks |
6/16/2012 | Twins | Trevor Plouffe | 3 |
6/13/2012 | Royals | Mike Moustakas | 3 |
4/10/2011 | Reds | Jonny Gomes | 3 |
9/29/2010 | Mets | Ike Davis | 3 |
9/19/2010 | Giants | Buster Posey | 3 |
9/13/2010 | Astros | Jeff Keppinger | 3 |
7/19/2010 | Pirates | Pedro Alvarez | 3 |
7/11/2010 | Pirates | Jose Tabata | 3 |
5/22/2010 | Twins | Alexi Casilla | 3 |
5/21/2010 | Twins | Michael Cuddyer | 3 |
There's a couple of patterns here. The three walk games tend to come in groups of two or more, and the Twins have now been responsible for three of the last ten occurrences.
If you go back a little further, you can find a few other interesting facts. The last time an opposing batter had four walks in a game was on September 15, 2009. Two Cubs had four walk games that day: Derrek Lee and Ryan Theriot.
Also, the last pitcher to draw three walks as a batter against the Brewers: Aaron Cook of the Colorado Rockies on October 1, 2009.