Brewers Turn to Shane Drohan to Bury Dodgers and End 44-Year World Series Drought
Bob Nightengale confirmed the starting pitching matchup on Twitter.
The are one win away from their first appearance since 1982, and they are handing the ball to Shane Drohan to bury the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bob Nightengale confirmed the pitching matchup for tonight's potential clincher, setting the stage for a massive National League showdown.
Los Angeles is staring down a humiliating sweep after blowing Game 3 in a 6-2 collapse. If you are holding a Dodgers futures ticket, you are officially in the bargaining phase of grief. They now have to win four straight games just to survive, starting tonight with their season on the line.
Drohan is a guy who spent half the year riding the shuttle to Triple-A Nashville and posted a 4.19 ERA in the big leagues. Trusting him to close out a 100-win juggernaut on the road is the kind of chaotic playoff decision that either builds a statue outside the stadium or ruins a manager's life.
On the other side, the Dodgers are desperately handing their season to Tyler Glasnow. Glasnow has the raw stuff to strike out the side on nine pitches, but his injury history reads like a medieval battle casualty list. The fact that he is upright and taking the mound in mid-October is a minor miracle for a guy who has only cleared 100 innings three times in his entire career.
Milwaukee won 103 games this year and has looked completely unbothered by the Hollywood payroll. Game 4 goes down tonight at Dodger Stadium. Either the Brewers pop champagne and end a 44-year drought, or the Dodgers finally remember they are the Dodgers and force a Game 5.