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BirdWatcher · 04-06-2019, 10:01 PM

The Brewers head down to Oklahoma to face the Diamond Kings at their new home, Chickasaw Brickyard Ballpark. Chickasaw plays as a fairly neutral park though it looks like it might depress home run totals a bit. (Which, as we will see, is probably good news for someone like Harry Lyerly.) It is one of the smaller parks in the MGL in terms of seating capacity at a maximum of 37,500.

In the first game of three (original first game was postponed by bad weather, and this make-up game is the first of unplanned double-header) the Brewers come out on the wrong end, as the tough veteran Reece Vaughan out-pitches Matt Helm and the Brewers lose by a score of 4-2. Helm did not pitch a bad game, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) over 6 1/3rd innings pitched, striking out 4 and walking 4, but 2 HR's allowed hurt him. Antonio Puente, putting up gold glove defensive numbers in rightfield this season but very sub-par offensive numbers (.216/.310/.369), went 2 for 4 with both of his hits doubles (3).

The Brewers bounced back in the night-cap of the double-header. They got a great performance from rookie righty Justin Peacock, who gets his first big league complete game victory. Peacock allowed 1 run on just 3 hits while striking out 4 and walking 2. Impressively he got the complete game victory with only 95 pitches thrown (he was in the 70's still entering the 9th.) Peacock improves to 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA. Chad Brown (.300/.324/.394) went 2 for 4 in the win, including hitting his 6th double. Joe McPhillips (.257/.324/.495), showing great development of late, also went 2 for 4 and scored 1 run.

The third game was a classic Harry Lyerly start, his best of 1972 thus far. Lyerly went the distance, allowing just 3 hits while striking out 12 and walking 1 (that wasn't until the 9th) in a 92-pitch shutout. As if that wasn't enough, Lyerly also went 1 for 2 at the plate with a walk and 2 RBI. Lyerly ups his record to 5-2 and now has a 2.92 ERA. He also got plenty of run support as the Brewers won easily, 7-0. Andrew Kennedy (.285/.308/.404), who has been slumping lately, went 2 for 4, scoring a run and drawing one walk. Antonio Puente (.226/.321/.383) also was 2 for 4 and hit his 4th double (his 3rd in the last 3 games). Catcher Kevin Curtis, still the pre-eminent defensive catcher in the MGL (1st in ZR, 2nd in RNG, 1st in CS% with an impressive 68.2%, 6th in CERA), had a nice game at the plate as well as behind it, as he went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, 1 walk, and an 8th inning HR, his first of the season.

With their second series win in a row the Brewers have finally clawed their way back to .500 on the 1st of June. They remain 7 1/2 games behind the still hot Charlotte Sting in 5th place, but with plenty of season left there is some hope they can still compete for their 4th straight MGL title.

04-06-2019, 10:01 PM	#79
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	May 31-June 1, 1972, at Oklahoma City The Brewers head down to Oklahoma to face the Diamond Kings at their new home, Chickasaw Brickyard Ballpark. Chickasaw plays as a fairly neutral park though it looks like it might depress home run totals a bit. (Which, as we will see, is probably good news for someone like Harry Lyerly.) It is one of the smaller parks in the MGL in terms of seating capacity at a maximum of 37,500. In the first game of three (original first game was postponed by bad weather, and this make-up game is the first of unplanned double-header) the Brewers come out on the wrong end, as the tough veteran Reece Vaughan out-pitches Matt Helm and the Brewers lose by a score of 4-2. Helm did not pitch a bad game, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) over 6 1/3rd innings pitched, striking out 4 and walking 4, but 2 HR's allowed hurt him. Antonio Puente, putting up gold glove defensive numbers in rightfield this season but very sub-par offensive numbers (.216/.310/.369), went 2 for 4 with both of his hits doubles (3). The Brewers bounced back in the night-cap of the double-header. They got a great performance from rookie righty Justin Peacock, who gets his first big league complete game victory. Peacock allowed 1 run on just 3 hits while striking out 4 and walking 2. Impressively he got the complete game victory with only 95 pitches thrown (he was in the 70's still entering the 9th.) Peacock improves to 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA. Chad Brown (.300/.324/.394) went 2 for 4 in the win, including hitting his 6th double. Joe McPhillips (.257/.324/.495), showing great development of late, also went 2 for 4 and scored 1 run. The third game was a classic Harry Lyerly start, his best of 1972 thus far. Lyerly went the distance, allowing just 3 hits while striking out 12 and walking 1 (that wasn't until the 9th) in a 92-pitch shutout. As if that wasn't enough, Lyerly also went 1 for 2 at the plate with a walk and 2 RBI. Lyerly ups his record to 5-2 and now has a 2.92 ERA. He also got plenty of run support as the Brewers won easily, 7-0. Andrew Kennedy (.285/.308/.404), who has been slumping lately, went 2 for 4, scoring a run and drawing one walk. Antonio Puente (.226/.321/.383) also was 2 for 4 and hit his 4th double (his 3rd in the last 3 games). Catcher Kevin Curtis, still the pre-eminent defensive catcher in the MGL (1st in ZR, 2nd in RNG, 1st in CS% with an impressive 68.2%, 6th in CERA), had a nice game at the plate as well as behind it, as he went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, 1 walk, and an 8th inning HR, his first of the season. With their second series win in a row the Brewers have finally clawed their way back to .500 on the 1st of June. They remain 7 1/2 games behind the still hot Charlotte Sting in 5th place, but with plenty of season left there is some hope they can still compete for their 4th straight MGL title. Attached Images Last edited by BirdWatcher; 04-06-2019 at 10:03 PM.