There Will Be A Game 7
The morale in the locker room appeared noticeably low as the Brewers left Los Angeles trailing in the NLCS.
If there was one thing the Brewers could hold their heads high about going into Game 6, it was fact that 40,000+ screaming fans would be waiting back for them in Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Friday night at Miller Park in Game 6 of the NLCS to tie the series at 3-3.
All season long the Brewers have been a team that’s show resiliency when the going got tough, but faced a unique challenge on Friday night as they faced elimination.
Thanks to a offense that found its footing after two straight forgettable games in Los Angeles and their bullpen, there will be a Game 7.
The Brewers offense produced 11 hits, including five with runners in scoring position as they won for the fourth time at home this postseason.
First baseman Jesus Aguilar led the way for the Brew Crew with a 3-for-4, 3 RBI night as he banged two doubles on the night.
Brewers’ reliever Corey Knebel (1-0) pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
The Milwaukee Brewers bullpen would combine to allow zero hits in four and two-thirds innings.
Hyu-Jin Ryu (1-1) would suffer his first loss of the postseason as he lasted only three innings as he allowed five runs on seven hits and two walks.
Wade Miley, who got the start for the Milwaukee Brewers after starting Game 5 and being pulled after one batter, went four and a third innings allowing two runs on five hits and two walks.
David Freese, who knows a thing or two about big hits in the postseason, provided a big one that went out of the park in the first inning as his solo shot off Wade Miley gave Los Angeles a 1-0 lead.
As quickly as the Los Angeles Dodgers took the lead to begin Game 6, the team facing elimination would strike back with a fury in an instant.
The Milwaukee Brewers would put together a scintillating bottom of the first as they tallied five hits in a four-run outburst to take a 4-1 lead against left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu.
Ryan Braun would add to the lead with a RBI double in the second inning as he scored Christian Yelich from second base.
The Dodgers would hasten Wade Miley’s exit in the fifth as David Freese’s RBI double and a Max Muncy walk would force Craig Counsell to go to his bullpen for right-hander Corey Knebel.
Knebel would come up huge by getting two of the Dodgers best hitters. Knebel would get Justin Turner to fly out and would strikeout Manny Machado swinging to end the inning and strand two base runners as both hitters represented the tying run.
Knebel would give the Brewers a clean sixth inning before he would be replaced by Jeremy Jeffress who would have a 1-2-3 seventh inning for Milwaukee.
Milwaukee would add runs over the seventh and eighth inning to put Los Angeles away for good.
The Milwaukee Brewers were going to go down swinging on Friday night after looking lifeless on offense in Games 4 and 5.
The Brewers offense is not their strength as a struggling Christian Yelich has exposed their limitations in run producers, but in Game 6 as a collective unit the team battled to get runs on the board in front of the home faithful.
Now with a Game 7 set for Saturday night, the only question is can they do it again?
That’s a question Dave Roberts is hoping they can’t as his Los Angeles Dodgers failed to close out the Brewers in their first attempt.
If the Los Angeles Dodgers want to advance to the World Series for a second straight season, they’ll have to weather a possible storm coming their way in Game 7 vs the Brewers.
The Milwaukee Brewers will be playing in their first Game 7 of any kind in franchise history on Saturday at Miller Park.
The Dodgers will be playing in their first Game 7 since last season when they lost to the Houston Astros in the World Series.
Jhoulys Chacin will get the start for the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 7 as he’ll be opposed by Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Walker Buehler.
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