"All I can tell you is I've seen him the last two years -- when the team needs something, he comes through," manager John Gibbons said. "That can even be during [the] regular season. I expect he'll be good tomorrow. It won't be easy, but you always expect that, really, out of all your guys. He's one guy, you see him doing that time and time again."
The 33-year-old Estrada was 9-9 with a 3.48 ERA in 29 starts this season, earning his first All-Star Game selection. He pitched his first career complete game in Game 1 of the ALCS, taking the loss after allowing Francisco Lindor's two-run sixth-inning home run among six hits over eight innings.