Another right handed bat for the outfield. Brewer Hicklin called up from Nashville due to the Sept. 1 roster expansion. Of the 3 division leaders the Brewers have the worst record against left handed pitchers. The extra right handed bat could help. He has never hit with a high average but his OPS for his minor career is .832. 
D L Hall added also.
And sure enough Hicklin is in the line up playing right field.
@PackerBackerDPM posted:That was a game saving play by Bauers. I think Cruz scores easily from second if that gets by.
Cruz would have scored from first on a ground ball down the line
Myers getting so lit up so far today. The Reds got a guy picked off or it would be much worse.
Reds had 3 hits in the first and Myers has given up a home run and a single to lead off the 2nd.
Get someone warming up in case you need a reliever early to keep this within shouting distance.
@MichiganPacker2 posted:Myers getting so lit up so far today. The Reds got a guy picked off or it would be much worse.
Reds had 3 hits in the first and Myers has given up a home run and a single to lead off the 2nd.
Get someone warming up in case you need a reliever early to keep this within shouting distance.
Now a walk.
Myers so far has gotten 3 outs (actually 2 since one of the outs was the catcher picking a guy off second) and given up 5 hits and a walk.
And yet the Crew leads 3 - 2 because of an Adames solo homer, and 2 runs from Ortiz after a single and double.
Reds had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs but Myers limited them to 1 run. Now 3 - 3 going into the 6th. Former Brewer Jacob Junis pitching for the Reds.
Going to the 10th. Tied at 3. Monasterio as runner at 2nd pinch running for Hoskins.
Ortiz gets Andruw to 3rd but is out at 1st base. Turang up now.
Monasterio thrown out at the plate then Chourio pops out to end the inning. Hoping for 11 now.
Can't win them all, but I'll take 3 out of 4 (or 2 out of 3) every series from here on out.
It's been a great season that will end with a playoff berth. The only thing that could ruin it would be if they end up as the 3rd best division champion and the Cubs qualify as the last wild-card, and the Cubs beat them in a playoff series.
Other than that, even a first-round playoff loss still has to be considered a massive overachievement.
We start a 3 game series at home with St Louis on Monday, earlier game that starts at 1:10 CT. For the year the Crew leads the series 7-3. It would be great if they can improve on their win totals vs St Louis.
I'm going with Pluck the Cards with a thread title, unless Ammo beats me to it 
You got it man. I'll be away from home tomorrow.
@DurangoDoug posted:I'm going with Pluck the Cards with a thread title, unless Ammo beats me to it
I second “Phuck the Cards”. 🥸
They have absolutely exceeded expectations despite the injuries including Yelich.
The combination of Pat Murphy and Jackson Chourio have probably been the biggest reasons for their success and hopefully this is the year they can break through and make some hay in the postseason. Their path becomes a lot less difficult as a 1 or 2 seed for sure.