Brewers 2, Rockies 1: Brewers Walk-Off on Rockies in Milwaukee Again

by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 13, 2011 10:15 PM MDT in Rockies Game Wraps

The last time the Rockies opened a series in Milwaukee, they faced Zack Greinke and somehow managed to take a lead against him. Then, a solo home run tied the game to send it to extra innings, where the the Brewers won on a walk-off home run. Yeah...that exact same thing happened tonight.

Your edits: instead of the 14th inning, Prince Fielder and Felipe Paulino, the specs on the wal-off shot tonight were: 11th, Ryan Braun, Matt Lindstrom. Working in his second inning of relief after a 9-pitch 10th inning, Lindstrom locked in a 10-pitch battle with Braun, who swatted a 94mph sinker down and in over the center field wall for the winning run.

Before Braun's heroics could only be described as a pitcher's duel: two runs total in 10.5 innings. But it didn't feel much like a pitcher's duel. Zack Greinke battled extreme fastball control issues, throwing 33 pitches in the first inning and 100 through four innings. He reached an unbelievabale nine full counts, with two resulting in walks. He did strike out nine in his five innings of work, with the only run coming on doubles by Seth Smith and Wilin Rosario in the fourth inning.

Esmil Rogers teetered but didn't trip. The right-hander permitted eight men to reach base in six innings, but he sufficiently scattered all base runners, with a little help from his friends. A Price Fielder solo jack accounted for the run on Rogers.

The Rockies could have avoided extra innings, but Mark Ellis was out at the plate after reaching base in his first two plate appearances. On one, he was out on a contact play, when Troy Tulowitzki pulled a grounder to third with one out. The next time, he tried to score on a wild pitch that caromed out to the pitcher, who then threw home in time.

The loss officially eliminates the Rockies from postseason contention. Troy Tulowitzki left the game with a sore hip, the same injury that led Troy Renck to suggest tonight would be a longshot for Tulo to participate in. One has to think this setback will push Tulo to the bench for several days, if not the rest of the season.

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by jrockies on Sep 13, 2011 10:20 PM MDT reply actions

or not

“My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me everyday after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad.” ~Mickey Mantle

by jrockies on Sep 13, 2011 10:21 PM MDT up reply actions

Hahah I'm not first

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by SDcat09 on Sep 13, 2011 10:27 PM MDT reply actions

Third!

This year sucks.

by prettyinpurple on Sep 13, 2011 10:27 PM MDT reply actions

No picture?

What kind of cut-rate game wrap is this?

by Shoemaker on Sep 13, 2011 10:37 PM MDT reply actions

Oh my......

by SDcat09 on Sep 13, 2011 10:37 PM MDT up reply actions

ATF has been having computer problems all day.

I’m assuming they are continuing.

by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 13, 2011 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions

DFA his computer,

call up a promising prospect from the minors.

Problem solved.

by Shoemaker on Sep 13, 2011 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions

yep

Internet died 3 times while writing. Just got it to a respectable point and published. Haven’t been able to get back in to add a pic

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 13, 2011 10:47 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

This should be correct:

This year sucks.

by prettyinpurple on Sep 13, 2011 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions

I started to MSPaint a picture of the game to post in the comments for you

but it turned into a stick figure of Troy Tulowitzki with pain lines coming off his hip and I got sad and didn’t finish.

by everever on Sep 13, 2011 10:44 PM MDT up reply actions

I have a happy stick figure Tulo from 2010,

and that makes me sad.

This year sucks.

by prettyinpurple on Sep 13, 2011 10:45 PM MDT up reply actions

It's September.

We suffered through this whole horrible season, we should at least get to watch Tulo put up video game numbers in September.

by everever on Sep 13, 2011 10:46 PM MDT up reply actions

It wouldn't really make me feel better at this point.

by Shoemaker on Sep 13, 2011 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions

Same.

And I would miss a lot anyway.

This year sucks.

by prettyinpurple on Sep 13, 2011 10:51 PM MDT up reply actions

This was disappointing,

but I’m expecting this for the rest of the season. Rogers was good again tonight. So, there’s something.

by DumbAndNerdy on Sep 13, 2011 10:37 PM MDT reply actions

Is he hiding the ball any better

I was impressed watching over gamecast.

Get well soon Juan.

by Thnikkaman on Sep 14, 2011 7:51 AM MDT up reply actions

Rogers' slider had good bite to it

Up until the one mistake he made to Fielder. I’m not sure if he hid the ball better, or if he just matches up well against the Brewers because they are a team that will tend to chase pitches.

A good performance nonetheless. Too bad Lindstrom drew the short straw as the guy who gives up the walkoff after the offense sputters for four hours. Without a little help from Braun in LF, they would have gotten completely blanked.

Oh well, at least we’re one day closer to a Giant-less and Tony Excussa-less postseason. I’ve sort of made my peace with Phils-Brewers-Dbacks-Braves, and hope the standings hold.

by Northsider1964 on Sep 14, 2011 8:00 AM MDT up reply actions

SF v SD 12 innings tied 2-2

go Padres….

by SDcat09 on Sep 13, 2011 11:56 PM MDT reply actions

Oh what a lousy way to lose

ODawg climbed the ladder to rob DeRosa of a game winning hit. He had the ball in his glove and it just popped out.

by SDcat09 on Sep 14, 2011 12:05 AM MDT up reply actions

The loss officially eliminates the Rockies from postseason contention.

Welp

Hockey needs to start, like... now.
The 2011 Buffalo Bills - Not going 0-16 this year
Burgundy Wave - SBnation's home for the Colorado Rapids
Crystal Palace FC - Oh wait, we're winning games this year? That wasn't on the schedule until 2016!

by UZ on Sep 14, 2011 3:39 AM MDT reply actions