Coming into the National League Championship Series, the Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen drew a fair amount of attention. But the Los Angeles Dodgers have had a pretty good bullpen this season, too, and if it seems like that group has had a little chip on its shoulder through the first two games of the NLCS, you're not imagining things. Milwaukee had the league's second-best relief ERA (3.47) during the regular season while the Dodgers finished fifth with a 3.72 mark. Even though that outing left him unavailable Saturday, Brewers manager Craig Counsell thought his group was in good shape. So I think that led to them having a pretty good rally, and J.J. was able to sneak out of it, preserving the lead.

Source: Forbes October 14, 2018 01:52 UTC