Pirates @ Brewers - 7/5 - Game Thread

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:53 pm

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Bryan Reynolds (S) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Colin Moran (L) 3B

6. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

7. Kevin Newman (R) SS

8. Elias Diaz (R) C

9. Steven Brault (L) P

How many hits does Brault get tonight? ;D

JollyRoger · Post by **JollyRoger** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:46 pm

If he isn’t forced to bunt; I say he gets his first HR today!

MaineBucs · Post by **MaineBucs** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:27 pm

The NL Central is beginning to have shades of the 1997 season looming over it.

3.5 games separate the best team from the worst team. Although it is highly unlikely, by the end of this weekend, all of the teams could be in a virtual tie.

Bucs (hopefully) could do their part by sweeping the Brewers. Time for Brault to step up and give the team 6 good innings tonight. Team could really use a good start from someone.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:18 pm

507C7473785F687E6E1D0 wrote: The NL Central is beginning to have shades of the 1997 season looming over it.

3.5 games separate the best team from the worst team. Although it is highly unlikely, by the end of this weekend, all of the teams could be in a virtual tie.

Bucs (hopefully) could do their part by sweeping the Brewers. Time for Brault to step up and give the team 6 good innings tonight. Team could really use a good start from someone.

And a clutch hit or two as well!

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:07 pm

I'm surprised to see that the Brewers only have 1 player in their lineup hitting better than .267.

JollyRoger · Post by **JollyRoger** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:43 am

Oh No!

Brault looks like he suffered an arm injury.

This bad luck has to stop

IABucFan · Post by **IABucFan** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:46 am

I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that Brault is done for the year. The way he was holding his shoulder didn't look good.

IABucFan · Post by **IABucFan** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:52 am

We’ll be told in about the seventh inning that Steven Brault left with “left shoulder discomfort.”

JollyRoger · Post by **JollyRoger** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:58 am

He was pitching a good game too.

Keeping my fingers crossed that it is something minor

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:03 am

Brault's recent effectiveness has coincided with him attacking the strike zone instead of flirting with it. But tonight, altho he walked only 2, he was throwing a lot of pitches well out of the zone. I wonder if his shoulder was hurting throughout the game.