WHAT HAPPENED Matt Garza pitched poorly again, allowing five runs on eight hits over five lackluster innings. The Brewers took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Adeiny Hechavarria booted a one-out grounder from Shane Peterson, allowing Khris Davis to score from third following a double from Hernan Pérez. Unfortunately, […]
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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 […]
What’s The Matter With Matt Garza?
Baseball fans have come to expect certain things from Matt Garza: a few gems, a few meltdowns, a lot of intensity, an occasional trip to the DL, and the final stat line of a useful number-three starter. From 2008, when he became a fixture in Tampa Bay’s rotation, through 2014, his first season in Milwaukee, Garza’s […]
Game Seventy-Six Recap: Twins 5, Brewers 2
TOP PLAY (WPA): For those who watched this game, the top play is rather obvious. It happened in the top of the sixth inning, with runners on first and second and nobody out. Matt Garza and Eduardo Escobar were mired in a battle. Escobar fouled off a couple of good pitches, but with the sixth pitch of […]