Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds Game Preview

Milwaukee goes for the sweep, but can Matt Maloney and the Reds stop them?

Pitching for the Brewers today is Zack Grienke (14-6, 3.87 ERA). Grienke has given up more than two earned runs only once in his last thirteen starts. His strongest pitch is his slider which is almost 14 runs above average.

His opponent today is Matt Maloney (0-2, 6.88 ERA). Maloney has only started 1 game in his 7 games pitched this year, in that game he gave up 3 ER in 2 IP. Matt only has one plus pitch which is his changeup (1.6 runs above average) and he throws it a bunch (26% of the time).

Advantage: Brewers

Note: All stats vs. opposing pitchers in the last 5 yearsa

Brewers Lineup

1. RF Corey Hart (.281 Avg/.354 OBP/.502 SLG) vs. Maloney (.000/0 HR/0 RBI)
2. CF Carlos Gomez (.214/.262/.364) vs. Maloney (.000/0/0)
3. LF Ryan Braun (.333/.398/.595) vs. Maloney (.000/0/0)
4. 1B Prince Fielder (.297/.411/.547) vs. Maloney (.000/0/0)
5. 2B Rickie Weeks (.270/.350/.473) vs. Maloney (.000/0/0)
6. 3B Casey McGeehe (.230/.287/.351) vs. Maloney (1.000/0/0)
7. SS Yuniesky Betancourt (.251/.270/.378) vs. Maloney (.000/0/0)
8. C Jonathon Lucroy (.264/.308/.388) vs. Maloney (.000/0/0)
9. P Zack Grienke (.167/.222/.238)

Reds Lineup

1. 2B Brandon Phillips (.296/.347/.447) vs. Greinke (.167/0 HR/0 RBI)
2. SS Edgar Renteria (.260/.319/.363) vs. Grienke (.250/0/1)
3. 1B Joey Votto (.320/.429/.549) vs. Grienke (.500/3/3)
4. RF Jay Bruce (.259/.344/.483) vs. Grienke (.200/0/2)
5. LF Yonder Alonso (.364/.437/.610) vs. Greinke (.000/0/0)
6. 3B Juan Francisco (.238/.273/.429) vs. Greinke (.000/0/0)
7. CF Drew Stubbs (.247/.322/.369) vs. Greinke (.566/0/0)
8. C Devin Mesoraco (.174/.208/.391) vs. Grienke (.000/0/0)
9. P Matt Maloney (.000/.000/.000)

Position Comparaison

1B: Advantage: Cincinnati
2B: Cincinnati
SS: Cincinnati
3B: Milwaukee
LF: Milwaukee
CF: Cincinnati
RF: Milwaukee
C: Milwaukee

Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds Preview Part 2: Lineup

All stats vs. pitchers in the last 5 years

Milwaukee Brewers

1. CF Nyjer Morgan (.308/.355/.435) vs. Arroyo (.250 0 HR 0 RBI)
2. RF Mark Kotsay (.260/.315/.342) vs. Arroyo (.143 0 HR 1 RBI)
3. LF Ryan Braun (.329/.395/.579) vs. Arroyo (.257 2 HR 6 RBI)
4. 1B Prince Fielder (.294/.402/.542) vs. Arroyo (.225 3 HR 7 RBI)
5. 2B Rickie Weeks (.271/.350/.475) vs. Arroyo (.182 2 HR 4 RBI)
6. 3B Taylor Green (.320/.320/.440) vs. Arroyo (.000 0 HR 0 RBI)
7. SS Yuniesky Betancourt (.251/.270/.374) vs. Arroyo (.333 1 HR 3 RBI)
8. C George Kottaras (.247/.295/.454) vs. Arroyo (.167 0 HR 0 RBI)
9. P Randy Wolf (.179/.179/.232)

Cincinnati Reds

1. 2B Brandon Phillips (.296/.348/.450) vs. Wolf (.273 4 HR 5 RBI)
2. LF Dave Sappelt (.247/.273/.318) vs. Wolf (.000 0 HR 0 RBI)
3. 1B Joey Votto (.319/.428/.550) vs. Wolf (.320 0 HR 3 RBI)
4. RF Jay Bruce (.262/.349/.489) vs. Wolf (.450 2 HR 2 RBI)
5. CF Chris Heisey (.257/.309/.506) vs. Wolf (.000 0 HR 0 RBI)
6. 3B Miguel Cairo (.267/.333/.407) vs. Wolf (.500 0 HR 0 RBI)
7. C Ramon Hernandez (.281/.337/.451) vs. Wolf (.429 0 HR 0 RBI)
8. SS Paul Janish (.204/.251/.252) vs. Wolf (.385 0 HR 1 RBI)
9. P Bronson Arroyo (.120/.120/.160)

Advantage:

1B: Cincinnati
2B: Cincinnati
SS: Milwaukee
3B: Cincinnati
LF: Milwaukee
CF: Milwaukee
RF: Cincinnati
C: Cincinnati
P (Hitting): Milwaukee

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Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds Game Preview Part 3: Predicition

The Milwaukee Brewers are the better team on paper, but is it just me or do they always struggle against the Reds espically away from home. But Bronson Arroyo is just too bad of a pitcher, and I just fell that the Brewers are on the verge of a run.

Prediction: Milwaukee 5 Cinncinnati 4

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Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds Preview Part 1: Pitching

Randy Wolf (12-9, 3.44 era) will pitch for the Brewers tonight. He is coming off a fantastic last two starts (8.0 IP, 1 ER vs. St. Louis) and (7.0 IP, 2ER vs. Philadelphia). As with all the other pitchers in this rotation, Wolf is fighting for positioning on the playoff rotation. He is establishing himself as a good postseason option, but he is often vulnerable to a bad outing (He has given up five or more earned runs in two out of his last five, and three out of his last eight starts).

Wolf throws a 88mph fastball around half of the time. He also throws a 84mph slider and a 68mph curveball about 20% percent of the time, and a 79mph change-up the rest of the time. His two plus pitches are his fastball (8.2 runs above average), and curveball (5 runs above average. His slider is 3 runs below average, and his change-up is 2.4 runs below average.

Bronson Arroyo (8-11, 5.28era) is pitching for the Reds. Arroyo has given up five or more runs in two of his last three starts. His last start he gave up 6ER in 1IP. Arroyo will give up a few homeruns (2.05 HR/9) which should play into the hands of the Brewers.

Bronson throws five pitches. He throws his 87mph fastball 47% of the time and it is more than 22 runs below average. He also has a slightly above average 85mph cutter, which he throws 3% of the time, and a below average 80mph change-up pitched around 18% of the time. His two best pitches are his slider (75mph, thrown 16%, 3 runs above average), and his curveball (72mph, thrown 12%, 3.4 runs above average).

Advantage: Brewers

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