PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano will take the hill for the Pirates, and Brewers manager Craig Counsell was asked about Liriano’s walk rate and if that was an area that the Brewers could take advantage of after drawing nine free passes against Jeff Locke and the bullpen Wednesday night.
Liriano leads the National League with 62 walks and is walking 5.7 batters per nine innings, a career high. The difference, as we’ve discussed at length, is that Liriano isn’t getting as many swings on pitches outside of the zone. It was interesting, though, to see the level of knowledge Counsell and the Brewers had of the situation.