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SS Masyn Winn R
LF A. Burleson L
1B P. Goldschmidt R
2B Nolan Gorman L
3B N. Arenado R
DH M. Carpenter L
C Ivan Herrera R
RF D. Carlson S
CF Mike Siani LEdman
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Contreras
Carlson
Donovan…“We were confident we had put together a team that could compete for a championship and reward the great fans in St. Louis for their unwavering loyalty, however injuries were obviously the overriding factor in limiting our success”…Haha!
That’s a peek at Johnny’s PR address…Another line may read something similar to, “In light of all the injuries, we think he’s done an amazing job!”…Haha!
Well looks like a defensive minded lineup to me. Guess its staggered L-R to keep em from switching pitchers on us like last night? Got to say it bringing Carp back looks like a show of desperation to me. Does he hit anywhere but pulling to right field yet? Burly must be slot 2 to sac fly in Winn and Siani which is ok if he hits the ball.Not trying to sound negative cause we’ve been on a nice run. Keep it up and play good ball. National audience so don’t stink it up. Later…
Unfortunately, that’s probably the best lineup we can produce right now. 3 of those guys were supposed to be bench guys and 2 weren’t supposed to make the team at all.
On the positive side, Winn and Herrera are both playing above expectations. They’ve both adjusted well to MLB pitching at a young age. On the negative side . . . Well, there’s a lot of that these days. Come on LL! We need a 7 inning shutout from you!
Yeah, obviously Winn has met or surpassed all expectations so far, but I think Herrera’s been a little overlooked. He’s done a remarkable job and has really improved his overall quality of play both before and since Contreras was hurt.
I look for LL to put forth his usual workmanlike performance. I’m guessing if he can work to both Schwarber and Harper without too much traffic on the bases, he’ll be okay and will scuffle through another decent turn. However, if he’s forced to challenge either one of those two hitters, he could get skint-up in a hurry.
Taking a gander at the out-of-town scoreboard on this late Sunday afternoon:
The Milwaukee sweeps the White Sox. They win this one 6-3 today at County Stadium in Milwaukee.
The Reds down the Cubs by the score of 5-2 today at Wrigley Field.
The Blue Jays win over the Pirates 5-4 at Toronto.
Cards and Phillies no score in the top of the 1st at Connie Mack Stadium.
r/Esteemed Rat
The Brewers are really playing well and are beginning to separate from the rest of the teams in the NLC. They now hold a 7.5 game lead which is the largest of any division leader in either league.
On a good note……
Once we leave Philadelphia the Brewers come to Philadelphia. A three game set. If we could win tonight and then win in Houston and Philadelphia continues to roll we could be back within about four games of Milwaukee.
If is a big word though…….
Scoreboard Update – the Yankees plate four runs in the 9th and win 7-5 at Candlestick Park. Soto two homeruns in this one including a big 2-run dong in the 9th. They swept the Giants.
Milwaukee has really surprised me. I thought with Counsell leaving, and their top two starters being gone they would be in rebuild mode.
They really have it going and look to be the odds on favorite to win the NLC. Still a long way to go and anything can happen, but they have been very consistent.
Atta boy masyn. Yo Bike Mike. I’m long time rider. 44 miles with 3k vertical climbing this morning. Little less than 3hrs. I’m almost 67
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