Brewers Drop Game 4 Lineup as 12-Game Road Playoff Losing Streak Looms
USA Today's Bob Nightengale tweeted the official Brewers Game 4 lineup.
The Milwaukee Brewers just dropped their Game 4 lineup, which means we are officially hours away from finding out if they can finally win a baseball game outside of Wisconsin.
USA Today's Bob Nightengale tweeted out the official card for Wednesday night's NLDS clash against the San Diego Padres. Milwaukee holds a 2-1 series lead, but after dropping Game 3 by a score of 4-3, the vibes are getting dangerously close to a full-blown panic attack.
If you want to know why Brewers fans are sweating, look at the history. Milwaukee has lost 12 consecutive road playoff games. The last time they won a postseason game in another city, they beat Walker Buehler in the 2018 NLCS. In a script so on the nose it feels like a simulation, the Padres are handing the ball to that exact same Walker Buehler tonight.
The Brewers are countering with Robert Gasser, the 27-year-old lefty they got in the Josh Hader trade. He is tasked with keeping a San Diego lineup quiet while his own offense tries to wake up. Brice Turang, who was an absolute menace during the regular season, has been ice cold in this series. If you are looking at player props tonight, Turang finding his swing is basically the swing factor for the entire Milwaukee offense.
Making matters worse for Milwaukee, the Padres are getting reinforcements. Elite relievers Mason Miller and Adrian Morejon missed Game 3 but are expected to be fully available tonight. That means if the Brewers do not get to Buehler early, they are going to be staring down a bullpen throwing absolute fire in the late innings.
A loss tonight does not eliminate the Brewers, but it would tie them with the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins for the longest road playoff losing streak in MLB history at 13 games. It would also force a winner-take-all Game 5 back in Milwaukee.
The Brewers have their ace Jacob Misiorowski waiting in the wings for a potential Game 5, but nobody wants to play that card if they do not have to. Milwaukee needs this lineup to click tonight, or they will be flying home with the heaviest baggage in baseball.