Director of Brewers of Milwaukee Craig Counsell said Friday afternoon the Miller Park home crowd could help wake up the sleeping offensive of the team that put them on the brink of elimination in the sixth game of the NLCS.

"I think our audience is a huge part of this game tonight," said Counsell during a media session preceding the game. "One of the things I thought I had trouble doing at Dodger Stadium was that we were not able to put a lot of pressure on their pitchers.

"I hope it's something the crowd can help in. The rallies start, it adds to the pressure, so if it's not, the crowd, I think, does not make you feel good. more nervous.

"It helps you and hopefully that's what an audience is all about, it's about helping you a little like this."

Counsell's words proved prophetic because the sold-out rally made its presence known well before the first launch.

The first sign showing how crazy the Brewers fans were was in pre-match, when Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado has been presented. He heard booing like no player visiting Miller Park, perhaps, as a result of his shots on goal. Jesús Aguilarleg of match 4 at Dodger Stadium.

Machado – who also participated in a few slips in Orlando Arcia when the series was played in Los Angeles – was fined $ 10,000 by Major League Baseball for his mischief.

But Milwaukee fans wanted to be sure that his eardrums were paying a heavy price and he was hearing even more hisses as he headed for the plateau for his first game at bat.

He then scratched, gaining gigantic cheers.

Prior to the game, Counsell was asked if he was still a Whitefish Bay child in Game 6 and how he would salute Machado.

"I would encourage my own team, yes," Counsell said with a laugh. "I guess other people will not take that opinion, but I would encourage my own guys, yes – it's a good question – it's really that."

Machado's cheers after the blast became even stronger at the end of the first run when the Brewers staged a big four-point rally against the Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu take a 4-1 lead. Ryan BraunThe RBI double in second place allowed Milwaukee to lead 5-1.

Then, in the middle of the third inning, Counsell's pre-game remarks were broadcast on the Miller Park display board, still eliciting a nice response from the crowd that was doing all that who was in his power to ensure a match 7 this Saturday night.

Old reliable: As for the standard procedure, the starter of game 7 is programmed Jhoulys Chacín met the media Friday afternoon before the sixth match.

The right-hander was in a good mood and laughed when he was jokingly asked if he would throw in the first inning on Friday, a reference to Counseling pulling Wade Miley a hitter in Match 5 and replace it with Brandon Woodruff.

"Maybe," he said. "Nobody knows."

Joking aside, Chacín was in an unusual situation. Not only did he know at that time that there would even be a 7th match, it was also possible that it would be used to pitch in the 6th match if Miley struggled early.

Before the fifth match, it was thought outward that Miley would make a traditional start and Chacín would start the sixth match with three days off. He started the second game of the National League Division Series with three days off after the start of match 163 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

In his 10th year in the major leagues, Chacín said from the beginning of his career with the Brewers – he signed a $ 15.5 million free agent contract, lasting two years, December 21 – – The potential of a playoff pitcher for the first time match was a major reason why he chose Milwaukee.

"It would be an honor for me to play in the seventh game," said Chacín, who pitched 10 1/3 in a two-game playoff game. "I think it's much more than I dreamed about, and just to think about it, it's blowing my mind."

"And I really do not think about tomorrow, I'm thinking about today, you never know if I'm launching today, I do not know if I'm launching today, I just want to wait until tomorrow. and see how I feel and see how everything comes together.

"I can not explain why I will not be able to participate in the month of October, but, as I said, I just want us to win today and think about tomorrow."

While his record of 15-8, his 3.50 earned on average and 192 2/3 innings of Chacín made him the best undisputed runner of the team in the regular season, his 35 starts in the Major League have been a source of pride for the previous 30 years. old Venezuelan.

"I feel good, I think at the moment you really do not feel tired or anything like that," he said. "You just want to win and keep moving forward.

"I think I was able to stay healthy because all the guys at the club helped me – the coaches, the strength coaches and everyone else helped me stay healthy. especially on the shoulders and back. "

"Trying to start off, all this routine in between, to keep me healthy." Just to spend the season and now to the playoffs, I think they've really helped a lot, that's why I'm I have been in good health all year. "

Baseball Espionage

After a report in The Athletic that the Brewers feared that the Dodgers would use a video to steal the receiver's signs, the team was asked if the team needed MLB insurance. or the security of the stadium that there was no spying at Miller Park.

"No, really not," he says. "It's part of (what's going on in) the regular season, and part of the playoffs. It's always something you need to be aware of. But I do not think we are going to do anything different.

"I think the league has taken steps to emphasize the importance of taking the problem seriously."

Baseball spying became a topic of discussion recently when the Boston Red Sox accused a Houston Astros employee of making it out of the Boston canoe during the ALCS. It has been reported that the Cleveland Indians had similar concerns during the NLDS against the Astros.

The MLB issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the Astros had not violated any rules relating to espionage of the Red Sox, nor any team. MLB also stated that the Astros were not the only team accused of spying on the theft of signs:

"The commissioner's office has strengthened the existing rules in all the playoff clubs and taken proactive measures, including introducing a new ban on using certain cameras in the stadium, increasing the presence of operations and security personnel. Major League Baseball in all matches a video surveillance program of the club's video rooms. "

Free burgers are part of the story

The Brewers returned from Los Angeles around 5 pm Thursday, leaving some time to offer the burger offered by George Webb restaurants as a result of the team's 12-game winning streak, won in the first game of the NLCS series.

Counsell did not offer a free meal, but said, "I saw a blanket. As I said, when that happened, hamburgers were distributed free of charge.

"So it was the most important thing about the 12th win.It was not the win in the first game, it was we had a bunch of free burgers."

Counsell joked, of course, but said that the hamburger's gift would still be part of the team's incredible journey that began towards the end of the season and continued into the playoffs playoffs.

"For me, it's just another element of this fun trip we're living in. It'll be part of the folklore, when we come back, it's another way for people to remember it." . "