Nationals @ Brewers: Game Preview (7/28)

Nationals vs Brewers

7:10 PM Miller Park

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Story Lines:

• Jordan Zimmermann will look to continue his dominance and get the Nats back on the winning track.
• The Brewers will be playing knowing that the ace of their staff, Greinke, has been traded to the Angels and will not start tomorrow.

Pitching Match Up:

• Jordan Zimmermann
• 7-6 with a 2.31 ERA.
• All 20 of his starts this season have been quality starts, best in MLB.
• Has given up 1 run over his last 18 innings.

• Randy Wolf
• 3-6 with a 5.46 ERA.
• In the month of July, he has given up 10 runs over 21.2 innings.
• Gave up 2 homeruns last time out.

Who to Watch:

• Michael Morse
• Traditionally has good numbers against Brewers.
• Went 2-4 with 2 RBIs in the first game of the series.
• Has 4 homeruns in the month of July.

• Ryan Braun
• Hitting .314 on the season with 28 homeruns.
• Went 1-4 last night with a run scored and a RBI.
• Has 6 homeruns in the month of July.

Keys to the Game:

1. Do What You Do J-zimm.
2. Keep the Ball in the Yard.  Brewers have a lot of guys who can knock it out, and J-zimm has given up homers this year.
3. Get Runners In.  Nats had 12 guys left on base yesterday.

Series Preview: Nationals @ Brewers

After winning their 5th game in a row by completing a sweep over the Mets, the Nats stay on the road to face the Brewers in a 4 game series.  The Brewers are under .500 and have lost 6 in a row.  This is how the series breaks down:

• Thursday: 8:10 PM, Jackson (5-6) vs Gallardo (8-7).
• Friday: 8:10 PM, Detwiler (5-3) vs Fiers (3-4).
• Saturday: 7:10 PM, Zimmermann (7-6) vs Wolf (3-6).
• Sunday: 2:10 PM, Gonzalez (13-5) vs Greinke (9-3).

Game of the Series:  Sunday.  Gio had to square off against the Mets best pitcher Dickey, and now he is doing it again against Greinke.  Going to be a good one.

Sound of the Series:  Beer.  It's the Brewers so this is the first song that came to mind.  Enjoy the series, I think it's going to be a good one.

  

Prediction Time:

Baseball reputation on the line.  Tell me I'm dumb in the comments or via twitter @dru90.

• Nationals WIN Thursday
• Nationals WIN Friday.
• Nationals WIN Saturday.
• Nationals WIN Sunday.

Nationals SWEEP the series 4-0. 

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Saturday Sound Off

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