http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/05/game-1-recap-giants-12-brewers-3/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/05/game-1-recap-giants-12-brewers-3/#comment-6721 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:01:19 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3984#comment-6721 […] On the Brewers opening day recap, I mentioned this as a trend to watch. The Brewers were also playing against the Giants and Madison Bumgarner, therefore, Derek Harvey of Brew Crew Ball and I theorized that this might be the lineup versus left-handed pitchers. The reason being, Santana has typically been a much more prolific hitter versus left-handed pitchers, as opposed to right-handed pitchers. Hence, when the Brewers face a right-handed starter, Santana would be dropped in the lineup for someone who has typically had more success with righties and who better fits the profile of a leadoff hitter. […]

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