The Brewers are trying to finish the job Wednesday night, and Jacob Misiorowski might be part of the plan if Game 4 starts to tilt in the wrong direction.
Milwaukee leads the National League Division Series 2-1, so a loss would not end the season. But nobody in that clubhouse wants to invite a Game 5 if it can be avoided. That’s why Pat Murphy left the door open for Misiorowski to be available out of the bullpen.
“(Misiorowski) could be (available),” Murphy said before Game 4, via Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. “It won’t be ‘just because,' you know?
We’ve got to be smart about it and look at the situation. But I think our pitching’s in good shape.”
Misiorowski was the Game 1 starter and worked four innings, giving up two earned runs while striking out six. It wasn’t his sharpest outing of the year, but it still gave Milwaukee a real shot, and the Brewers cashed it in with a 3-2 win.
Game 3 went the other way, with Milwaukee falling 4-3 in San Diego. Even so, the Brewers still have the edge in the series, and their focus is on ending it now rather than dragging things back to Milwaukee for a decisive fifth game.
If the Padres get out in front by a wide margin, the Brewers may decide the better move is to hold Misiorowski back for Game 5. If Wednesday stays tight, though, don’t be surprised if he starts getting loose in the bullpen.
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