Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs 9-3 in Game 1 ALDS series – Pat Murphy & Craig Counsell reaction

Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs 9-3 in Game 1 ALDS series – Pat Murphy & Craig Counsell reaction

You weren’t here this morning. No, sir. Last year, though. Well, could you introduce yourself because I forgot. That’s all right. Chuck Cornbach, freelancing for NPR. Thanks, Chuck. Anybody else new? New people after a game come after the fact. Anyone else? All right. You were here earlier today. No, but I bugged you at winter meetings. I’m Matty Lee, Chicago sometimes. Pleasure. Yeah. You can’t sneak a lot of those by me. New people. I see them. All right. Were you here earlier today? I know you, but were you here earlier? No. No, I wasn’t here earlier today, but I haven’t been here before. I know you have. I recognize you, but you didn’t. I was on Didn’t say. All right. What are we going to talk about? All right. We’ll start with Todd. Second row. Todd, I’ll get you the mic. We’re starting with Todd. Huh? It’s a first. Is that all right? Well, I mean, I didn’t get the choice. Go ahead. I’ll start with an obvious one. What is Jackson’s status right now? And what do you know about him? He’s getting the MRI right now. You know, obviously it’s real scary. Um uh having that same hamstring injury to the same leg. We’re hoping that it’s u something he can come back from soon. We have no idea when that would be. He’s just getting out of the tube right now. We’ll have somebody look at it. Uh yeah, could be devastating. Yeah, great first question. That was actually be my question. So, I’ll just move on to just how happy were you with the way that your guys responded after that first inning and came out and set that tone. Yeah, we talked during the week. Uh, one of the things we made a point of, or maybe the main thing we talked about is, you know, promise me you’ll be ready the first pitch. When the bell rings, you’re ready. You don’t get a couple rounds to to figure out whether or not you want to fight. Be ready in the first round. And I thought the guys were were certainly ready. You know, there was things that go unnoticed, but you know, the Perkins 10 pitch base hit, the Perks saw 27 uh pitches today, you know, those are the uncommon things that that uh you’re looking for. Perk’s not a guy where you’re thinking all that much offense and and and he was that type of thing, you know, and Freddy was obviously fantastic. Kim and William navigated a really good lineup, a hot lineup, a lineup that’s that’s confident, experienced, uh, ton of, you know, all stars, ton of whatever, and and, you know, they’re a great great club. And I thought Freddy and William did a great job navigating. Stay in second. Murf, with how many strikes Boyd throws, kind of like we talked about earlier today, was the idea for guys to to go up there at least ready to swing early in the count if they needed to? I think that’s I don’t know where people are coming up with we don’t swing early in the count, but um you know, you got to you got to get your pitch as they say, you know, and Boyd was coming back on short rest. Um, and you know, we hit some balls where they weren’t and we were ready and I love the at bats. Um, early late, we got a little, but their their relief pitching did a great job. Murf, the atmosphere today, you’ve been at a lot of Brewers Cubs games where it’s kind of 50/50. I don’t know if you knew what to expect today, but what did you experience and did that impact the game? It didn’t seem 50/50 for sure. It felt like a home game. You know, it definitely felt like a home game. They were difference makers. Um and and our guys feel that. You know, they’re not that experienced and there’s a lot of young guys doing it for the first time and they they they carry with them an awesome sense of responsibility. So, to be ready today was was fantastic. And the fans helped that. I mean, the fans were just they were in it from the first pitch. And um yeah, that’s rare. You know, in in the when it’s the Cubs series, usually the Cubs have as many fans as we have. So, or not maybe as many, but they’re very very loud. You know, that was that was pretty cool. I thought it was definitely a difference. push in the third within that first inning. Just knowing how defensively sound this Cubs team usually is, what do you think of the way your guys capitalized on that mistake from her? That’s a tough ball. That ball’s spinning really funny off of you know off the bat and um you know he’s a gold glove performer. So I think that’s just the stroke of luck or you know it’s a aberration. He’s not going to do that a lot, but um he’s one of the best players in the game. He’s one of the best baseball players in the game. And uh yeah, we we you got to have that sometimes to get a big lead or extended innings. So um that’s how we’ve had to do it. Did we homer today? I don’t think we homerred today. No. [Music] What? You just mentioned the players carry an awesome amount of responsibility. Could you expand upon that, where it comes from, what it entails? Yeah, I mean they’ve put this season together for themselves and you know they broke a franchise record for wins and everybody talks about recently in the last how many years since 18 we haven’t won a playoff series. Well, I bet you could count plus 20 teams in Major League Baseball out of 30 that haven’t won a playoff series. But to be there every year knocking on the door with, you know, some of the limitations we have is a credit to them. And this new group, which was, you know, not that many returners and not that many additions, this new group really stepped up and they they want to they’re responsible to each other like, “Hey, I’ll take care of you. You take care of me. Today’s your day. Tomorrow will be my day.” And that that team thing, you know, has been evident. Now, that doesn’t make us better than other teams, but, you know, I think other teams are probably doing that, too. But we’ve had a pretty good run of of competing, so we’ll try to keep doing that. But over here, hey Murf, um what was the concern level after the leadoff home run? How did you feel Freddy responded in that first inning? And then how does his approach change after a six-run first inning? Perk. I was just talking about you, man. Big praise, huh? Didn’t I? Yeah. 27 pitches, right? 27 pitches. Huh. All right. He don’t want to talk to me. Um, what was your question again? So, about about was there any concern after the leadoff home run? How do you feel he responded in that first inning? And then how does it change when you put up a six spot? How does the approach change as a starting pitcher after that happens? Well, it’s tougher to pitch six to one than you think. You know, all of us can sit back and go, “Ah, you had a five-run lead.” It ain’t easy against a lineup like that. This guy battled battled and uh made pitches over and over. Made pitches and him and William together work through this lineup that’s a treacherous lineup that’s seen Freddy many times. You know, those players have been over there playing together for, you know, a number of years and they’ve been good the last years. So, it’s like um for him to do that shows the competitiveness. But, I mean, the leadoff home run, it happens. That Bush kid is he’s one of the best hitters. He’s got to be one of the hottest hitters in the game right now. Um, what a find for them, you know. I mean, what a what a move to get him in the roster. He’s a great hitter. And, uh, yeah, we we were fortunate. But one run doesn’t beat you, but you know, you don’t I think for Freddy, it was a slap in the face and then he responded the way you do. [Music] Murf, can you say at this point who would who will start game two for you? No. No, I can’t because we really got to get together and see um you know, you just watched a guy go out there on short rest and what happened to him. You you you know, you got to really work through this thing with the off days and who’s available and what’s our best sequence of doing things. So, we’ll we’ll gather up, the pitching coaches and I will gather up and and uh you know, finalize our our stuff maybe later tonight or tomorrow morning. All right, thanks Mark. We’ll see you tomorrow. Thanks guys. Um yeah, I mean in games like this. Um yeah, I mean that’s that’s why we had somebody up with 20 some pitches into the game. Um so you try to be aggressive, you know. They they did a great job in the first inning, man. I mean, I I mean, that’s bottom line. They had really good at bats. They hit some balls. They hit balls hard. Um, they they spoiled pitches. The Perkins at bat was just great at bat. I mean, got to give him credit for that. He Matt made some pitches to him and he spoiled them and and ended up with a base hit. It was a a really really good major league bat. Um, and you know, we obviously the air, you know, they capitalized on the air. They capitalized on an extra out. um very well and then that that cost us for sure. Tony third row Craig over here. I was just going to ask a little bit more about that error and the the impact it had after you know defense obviously was such a big factor in the previous series but like you just said the Brewers ability to to capitalize on it as well. Yeah, I mean I think that’s the big thing is that um you know they they capitalized it on it. Um, you know, we we you know, even with the air could, you know, if we get Ortiz out, it’s 4-1 game, we couldn’t get Ortiz, you know, we walked Ortiz, which was was costly, obviously. Cheerio hit a pretty good pitch. Did a nice job. Um, but yeah, they they they capitalized on an extra route. John, second row, uh, Craig, you said you guys and Boyd were both thinking about this moment, you know, right after you came out of game one of of the wild card series. What made you guys think that when you deal talked to the front office and everyone that this was going to be a good matchup for Boyd pitching on three days rest? Yeah, I mean, like I said, I think just we didn’t feel like he the number of pitches that he threw on on Tuesday. Um what he’s done all season been our best starting pitcher. Um those two things. Go to Christina on the far right third row. just the what Savali was able to give you uh today and how that sets you up. Obviously, we’re going to have the off day anyway, but how it sets up the bullpen and pitching staff moving forward. No, I mean, I think look, Aaron and Ben did a heck of a job. Um, super important. Um, you know, our believers are completely reset. Um, we we can work with Monday’s game however we want to. Um, really really important. um both guys, you know, when you’re going to your, you know, third pitcher in the second inning, that that could be really problematic even with the off days. Um so Aeron’s outing, Ben’s outing, you know, especially Aaron’s outing. Um really really saved us. Steve down in the front. Greg, I obviously it’s one loss and not more than one loss. But just given how it went, does it change your view of the series at all? You know, how you see your team, their team, and your chance to win? Well, I mean, we’re down one nothing. Nothing nothing else changes besides that. It’s one- nothing. I don’t think um you know I’m not sure we’d manage the game game differently on on Monday up one nothing down one nothing so it it I’m not sure it does we just we made it harder for ourselves we got to win three out of four now um they got to win two out of four other than that um you know we’ve got to do more we pitched well for the last six innings we didn’t we didn’t pitch great early um that’s it any last ones uh Jesse All right, Craig. Um, even though he threw 58 pitches, is it is it is 3 days rest always that dicey sort of situation no matter what? Because it’s so unusual for pitchers. We we usually see the stats don’t look good after 3 days. Yeah. I mean, we picked Matt Boyd to pitch. I don’t know what to say. He pitched. He He pitched. It didn’t go well. We got to make decisions. That was We went with Matt. were very comfortable. I was very comfortable putting Matt Boy on the mound today. Whole organization was comfortable putting Matt Boy on the mound today. Any last ones for Craig? All right, Craig. Appreciate it. We’ll see you tomorrow. Definitely off the bat. That was That’s always my first instinct is to get the lead out. Uh and then it was hit softer than I expected. So then the play was at first and I didn’t catch the ball. A lot of spin on it too. Seemed like No, I don’t think so. Yeah. Peralta was obviously extremely effective. What made him so tough today? Uh yeah, he’s a he’s a good pitcher. We’ve faced him a lot over the years and he’s always um you know, kind of been the same guy but mixing and matching and finding new ways to to compete and um yeah, he was good today. Can you just take us through when it’s a couple innings like that to start the game just the challenge that it is to try to overcome the feeling just Yeah. I mean when win or hard to predict win or loss based on you know plays in the first inning but just get a an out like you do most of the time in that situation on the play that I missed and love Matty’s chances to get out of that inning with two runs and and settle in like we’ve seen him do so many times this year. So obviously that play had um not just win and loss implications, but just the entire use of the the pitching staff and everything like that had a a huge effect um on that game and momentum like you said. You know, this team has been incredibly resilient all season long. How important is it to carry that over? Monday characteristic. Yeah, I mean it it stings today. All losses. You do get a chance to regroup and reset your pitching. I think that’s going to be a big boost for you guys. Yeah, I think I mean time at this point of the year is is a big deal for all the arms that have been thrown for so long all season long and our depth is great. So, I think we’re built to handle um whatever comes our way. But yeah, it’s always helpful. We can always hyper examine days off. Does it feel like after a game like this a day off? I mean, this group has been really good without knocking you back, but where does not come with us? Does it almost feel? Uh, yeah, maybe. I I don’t think our group is is tired at all. I think our excitement and our um are looking forward to play is really high right now. And, you know, personally, sometimes when you have a game that obviously has moments that um really sting, you want to get just get back on the field and go to the next day. And that’s kind of the beauty of our our sport. But, um yeah, we’ll be ready to go for sure.

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