Box Score
As the old truism goes, "Momentum is only as strong as your next day's starting pitcher."
I have written a lot of positive things about Chris Narveson this season. I will continue to do so in the future because he's a very good back end of the rotation started and he has pretty good stuff. However, his value is severely hindered by starts like the one tonight: 4 innings, 5 earned runs. In his previous start he went 3.1 innings with 6 earned runs, and against the Reds on the 25th on April he went 2.1 and allowed 7 earned runs. For the sake of the Brewers and the sake of his ERA, he needs to limit starts that quickly turn into a disaster. Furthermore, as a #5 I'm fine with him giving up 4-5 runs, but at least go 6 innings.
Anyway, the Brewers played the Reds on the road and lost. Based on how things have been going, that seems about right. Tomorrow the Brewers will face off against Chad "I'm 29, have thrown 23 innings in the majors, and have a 5.48 ERA" Reineke. I went through the trouble of finding his real middle name because Mr Reineke is exactly the type of pitcher that always seems to shut the Brewers down.
So let's see: On the road, playing the Reds, and facing an unknown pitcher making his first start since 2009. I have a very bad feeling about tomorrow's game.
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