Brewers vs. Dodgers NLCS: Not available for second match, but all players are on deck if not for Counsell

MILWAUKEE – The Brewers ended up having to empty their tank in the first game after a match that looked like a manager Craig Counsell was going to be able to avoid using Jeremy Jeffress and Corey Knebel.

Nevertheless, aside from the fact that Hader is not available for the second game, Counsell will have almost everyone armed and ready.

"Well, you will not see Josh tomorrow," Counsell said afterwards. "I mean, he's got two days off and then he'll be ready to go in. You know, everyone else we're good at, we're in shape tomorrow, Corbin Burnes has not started today. hey and we were not up to it, we are in shape, we have possibilities, a lot of possibilities for tomorrow, so good things. "

Someone then questioned Counsell about Jhoulys Chacin, who would apparently have the habit of starting the third game.

"Yeah, Jhoulys is – everyone is a possibility that's available, that's what I would say."

Sensational.

So here's how everything fits.

• Wade Miley starts, and since the Dodgers probably do not start Max Muncy and have a few less important squad options, it's possible that the southpaw will score four or five.
• As Counsell noted, Corbin Burnes did not play Match 1, so he will be well rested to win several rounds.
• Jeffress has only 11 pitches, but he was brittle in playoffs after a regular season shouting "Regression is coming!" Counsell may want to give him one more day before the third game.
• Knebel launched 22 shots and gave a run for the first time in almost two months. The Brewers would have it available, but were also trying to avoid it.
• Joakim Soria threw 15 shots and was not great.
• Brandon Woodruff was excellent in two runs and launched 27 shots.

I think of the Brewers' ideal plan: Miley for five, Burnes for two, Soria for one and Knebel for one, Woodruff being ready to try to finish as many of the five rounds as planned for Miley. We can be sure that if the Brewers win, Miley and Burnes will have played an important role. Chacin will be a last resort, while Jeffress, Xavier Cedeno and Junior Guerra will probably be used before him.

One thing is sure here: I trust Counsell. Even with the slowdown of his players in the first game, he did everything he should have done since the Brewers' last defeat on September 22.