TOP PLAY (WPA) Sandbagged by a slow start and extended time lost to injury, Jonathan Lucroy has struggled through something of a lost year to this point in 2015. A six-win player last season, Lucroy has been marginally better than replacement-level this year, though his pre-injury performance played a big role in that. Still, manager […]
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Game One-Hundred Eight Recap: Brewers 4, Padres 1
TOP PLAY (WPA) After the Brewers managed just one run in the first three frames — despite six baserunners — Shane Peterson led off in the bottom of the fourth. The Brewers had just taken the lead in the previous inning, but a Yonder Alonso sacrifice fly brought in the tying run in the top of the fourth. […]
Game One-Hundred Three Recap: Cubs 4, Brewers 2
TOP PLAY (WPA) Having already thrown 19 pitches in the top of the 3rd inning on Saturday, Matt Garza served up a fastball at the top of the zone to Anthony Rizzo, who promptly deposited it in the right field seats (+.298 WPA). The inning started pretty easily for Garza, who seemed to be settling into […]
Game One Hundred Recap: Giants 4, Brewers 2
TOP PLAY (WPA) With two outs in the fourth inning, Kyle Lohse served up a 3-0 fastball on a plate to Brandon Crawford, who absolutely crushed a two-run shot to deep right-center field. The blast put the Giants up 3-0 and placed them in control of the whole game (+.189 WPA). The home-run pitch serves as […]
Game Ninety-Eight Recap: Diamondbacks 3, Brewers 0
TOP PLAY (WPA) After All-Star outfielder A.J. Pollack set the table with a leadoff walk to start the fourth inning, Jake Lamb launched a bomb to straight-away center field that bounced off the top of the wall and back into play, plating Pollack to break the scoreless tie (+175 WPA). Future Cub Gerardo Parra bobbled the […]
Game 97 Recap: Brewers 2, Diamondbacks 1
TOP PLAY (WPA): In the top of the sixth inning with nobody out, Ryan Braun broke the scoreless tie by going opposite field on the first pitch for his 18th home run of the season (+.162 WPA). Unlike last night, there was nobody on base for Braun, but a solo shot proved devastating enough as […]
Game 96 Recap: Diamondbacks 8, Brewers 3
Top Play (WPA) The top play of the game occurred in the fourth inning, when Ender Inciarte singled to centerfield. The hit scored both Aaron Hill, who had previously reached on a walk from Mike Fiers, as well as Oscar Hernandez, who already singled home a run earlier that inning. On the play, Inciarte advanced to […]
GAME 95 RECAP: INDIANS 7, BREWERS 5
TOP PLAY (WPA) The Brewers entered the third inning with a relatively commanding 4-1 lead. Despite how early it was in the game, Milwaukee’s win expectancy was over 80 percent. Kyle Lohse, though, continued his poor season and quickly gave up the lead. After pitcher Cody Anderson struck out to lead off the top of […]
Game 94 Recap: Brewers 8, Indians 1
Top Play (WPA) Jean Segura’s offensive sputtering over the past year and a half has come to dominate the narrative surrounding his game. It's kinda cute that Jean Segura has this "he's not very good" narrative surrounding him. Before tonight, his 1.6 WARP was 7th-best SS. — J.P. Breen (@JP_Breen) July 22, 2015 It’s unfortunate, but that […]
Game Ninety Recap: Dodgers 4, Brewers 3
TOP PLAY (WPA) All season long, the Brewers have had one of baseball’s best bullpens. Their bullpen DRA ranked fifth in the majors coming into Sunday’s game, and they were 25-2 when they have led at the beginning of the seventh inning and 30-0 when leading in the eighth inning. However, two of the club’s best relievers […]