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Milwaukee is down 6-1 after three.

Marlins not doing so well today. 

Marlins not doing so well today. 

Perhaps not today, but not only is Stanton having an absolutely monster season, former Cub prospect Justin Bour, at age 29, is having his third very solid platoon role season --  21 HR, .290/.369/.537/.906 and a 140 OPS+.

Jeimer has 3 more hits than the Sox do today...

Batting near .300 with .860 OPS

Brewers about to shut out the Pirates.

Perhaps amazing, but not at all surprising.  At age 23 he threw 169 innings in the majors and minors combined.  At age 24  in 2013 he threw 178 innings.  Each season since his age 24 season and that workload his performance has declined.  Teams wanting young pitchers to remain effective don't give them that kind of workloads before they are 25.

Unless the team is the dodgers with Kershaw or the Sox with Sale... or Tigers with verlander etc...

Unless the team is the dodgers with Kershaw or the Sox with Sale... or Tigers with verlander etc...

When you are playing Russian Roulette, you will often end up with you skull intact after pulling the trigger.  It is a question of what the odds are, and having pitchers less than 25 years old throw more than 150 innings significantly increases the risk of serious and longterm arm or shoulder injuries.  The more above 150, and the younger the pitcher, the greater the risk.  The younger the guy is, the farther away you want to keep them from reaching 150 innings.

Smart teams have begun to realize this.

The Mets are not a smart team.

Pirates get first and third, no outs against the Brewers in the 6th, then fail to score.  Brewers lead 1-0.