Gotta take all three. I know, Coors is not the place you want to play when you have zero margin for error. But the Gnats came in and swept, and there's no excuse for us not doing the same. We have the better starting pitchers, and there's nothing stopping our bats from taking advantage of the thin air just as much if not more than their bats. Well I shouldn't say "nothing" - there's still the Davey factor, and he's probably itching to get Auto-Out in the lineup the first moment he can. But our arguably three hottest hitters, Mookie, Seager and Lux, all absolutely own Senzatela (look at the batter vs pitcher numbers), so let's get it going tonight with a big win.
It's insane that Max has a 3.3 WAR in just nine Dodger starts! Looks like Bauer's accuser did us a favor, in the long run. Bauer was recording about a 1.5 WAR per nine starts, so if we had him instead of Max, statistically speaking, we'd be 3 games back. But add in the intangibles and I can accept 4-5.
This is the make or break week for us. At Rockies for 3 and at Dbacks for 3. We might just have to go 6-0 and 5-1 at minimum. With the Giants getting Arizona at home for 3 next week while we get Milwaukee, I think we have to leave this week ahead of them.
I was really worried about Bauer prior to his suspension. Giving up HRs at an alarming rate, walking lots of batters, and a huge drop off in his spin rate.....not a guy that I wanted to pitch for us in a big game. Scherzer has been an absolute godsend. I expected good things from him but what he's done for us has been unworldly. Jacob deGrom like
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So who sits so that the "playing through pain" version of Auto Out is in? The All-Star who leads the team in runs scored, or the red-hot young bat who has almost a .500 BA against Senzatela? Or Mookie?
False alarm. Ignore that first link that shows Bellinger starting and batting eighth tonight. Turns out to be wrong, as he's been put on the 10-day IL. <whew> Edit: They removed that blurb, now indicating that he's been place on the injured list, which makes me look like an idiot. Seriously, they originally reported that he was starting tonight. But is Taylor hurt, because now I'm seeing that Raley is starting in RF? As bad as he is, Luke's still a better option than Auto Out.
Muncy has lost what makes him a good hitter. Chasing so many bad pitches lately and looks like he’s suddenly disgusted at the thought of walking. What gives?
Every time we have a day off or break, we come back and look a pile of shit...the lineup does anyway.