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Wong and DeJong missing. Our defense may suffer with Carp at third and Munoz at short. It is not just the errors, but also the plays they don’t make.
They should have had Bader bunting, for no other reason than that he might actually beat it out or force them into an error trying to keep him from it. It still leaves it open to a K with runners on second and third. But, it is the better bet.
Wacha has a three-hitter. Unfortunately,, two are solo HRs. But, he has had no support. Goldy, Ozuna, and DeJong still have their bats in a slumber that is enduring too long. When Wong didn’t follow Fowler’s double with a hit, we may have inherited a shutout. We simply are not hitting with men on or off base.
Not starting off well. Van Meter and Votto hit solo shots in the first and third. But, when Wong triples, Goldy simply gets him thrown out on a grounder to third–no sac fly here. Edman singles, only to be stranded.
Have I ever said how much I hate walks? Major league pitchers need to be able to throw the ball over the plate. We just made a walkover close.
Wong was at 216 on May 30. Now is at 281. Was on three times in the last two games from the two spot.
I think the Galves ground ball to end the sixth was the only chance for Wong in the field today.
Hudson begins with 93 pitches.
Bader on base does scare people. Bader and Wong are our threats. Edman may be. We need to see more of him running. Ozuna seems to be doing well this year, not so much earlier. But, he is 12 of 13 this year.
May be the last inning for Hudson. Has 86 pitches with one out.
It is a matter of who is doing the stealing. With Fowler on second, and Wong on first, I don’t take the chance. Fowler hasn’t stolen ten bases in the past three individual years. He has always been a risk in that he does get thrown out a lot. He came into the day only stealing seven of ten for the season, and those were to second base, not third.
If it had been Wong or Bader at second, I might have taken a shot. I liked keeping the pressure on Bauer to throw strikes and would rather that he make a mistake to Goldschmidt or Ozuna. But, at least Wong has shown that he can steal third. I think he is more like 18 of 20. I think Ozuna is a safer threat on the bases than Fowler. They would actually have a better shot at getting Fowler at second than Wong at third.
I think we let Bauer off the hook with the double steal attempt. He was struggling with control, and it would be nice to force them to pull him with back-to-back double-headers.
Well, that’s twice that I’ve hoped that Carp or Edman would get on to get the last at bat to Hudson. Twice, Carp fouled to third. Twice, Edman lined to center. Coincidence.
Good recovery for Hudson. Made the mistake of falling behind a power hitter in the first. No mistakes in the second.
Goldschmidt, Edman, Ozuna, and DeJong were helpless in the last two games against the Brewers. Add a helpless Fowler, and you have 12 Ks today—-5 “hitters”
Glad that we had slots 6-9 tonight. DeJong (fifth) walked and scored. All six RBIs and 5 runs scored were by the bottom of the order, other than DeJong’s run after being walked. Molina, Bader, and Wong had great nights.
I grow weary of guys striking out in important situations. A simple ground ball from Fowler or Goldy would have helped.
Mikolas had a good night.
Wong still out. We will need him. Makes things happen.
Mikolas is a lot better than many are giving him credit for. Look at all of his starts, as well as his run support. If he had the type of support that Wainwright has been getting, he would be on the road to an outstanding season. He will remain a good part of our pitching puzzle.
At the All-Star break, I didn’t see us performing as well as we have been. I had little confidence in our offense. Although it has had some dry spells, it has been better than I had anticipated. Our pitching has been a lot better than I had expected, but I didn’t see that as a long-term problem in the first place. I like our staff.
Seven walks helps. That was the first run not driven in by a hit tonight. Only three hits to five runs.
