Baseball’s division series kicked off with Game 1 of Rockies-Brewers on Thursday. Though Milwaukee's bullpen held strong for eight innings as the team took a 2-0 lead into the ninth, Colorado came roaring back against closer Jeremy Jeffress to send it to extras. Mike Moustakas still managed to rescue the Brewers with a walk-off single in the 10th. Here are three thoughts on Milwaukee's victory in Game 1:
The opener has been one of the most dominant themes of this season’s discourse, and that’s lately turned to questions of what the strategy might look like in the playoffs.