Brewers on the Brink: Will They Defy the Odds or Will a Safer Bet Pay Off?

Brewers vs. Dodgers, Game 4, 8:38 ET

I was originally not going to write this article, but what fun would that be? I’ve written something for each of the first three games of the National League Championship Series, and more importantly, I’ve gone 3-0 in the plays. I am putting that on the line here tonight once again as we get into Game 4. The Brewers are desperate to not be swept and embarrassed by the Dodgers, and I’m looking for a sweep of my own in Game 4.

For the record, the Brewers are no 0-3 since taking a photo with an L flag in the background. I believe a certain sports betting writer for Outkick mentioned how dumb this idea was… That would be me. I’m happy that Milwaukee has been losing not only because I’m a Cubs fan and thought this was a lame trolling, but because I still think it is a dumb idea even if they weren’t facing my favorite team. The Brewers have done essentially nothing on offense with them scoring just one run in each of the first three games. It isnt’ like the Dodgers are lighting the world on fire with their offense either, but their pitching has been absurd. They got eight innings out of Blake Snell in Game 1, nine out of Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2, and 5.2 out of Tyler Glasnow yesterday. Glasnow didn’t go too deep, and he did allow a run, but the Brewers still managed just four total hits for the game and struck out 12 times. For whatever reason, the Brewers started Aaron Ashby instead of Jacob Misiorowski who turned in a good performance, allowing just three hits and one earned run over five innings.