Los Angeles at Milwaukee

I had the Brewers in Game 1 on Sunday night, and they beat Tarik Skubal and the Dodgers 2-1. Milwaukee’s bullpen covered the last four and two-thirds innings without allowing a run, and no reliever threw more than 26 pitches, so the same arms are ready this afternoon. Logan Henderson starts Game 2 with a 2.47 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP over 18 starts. He held this Dodgers lineup to one run on three hits over seven innings on August 16. Yoshinobu Yamamoto matches him on paper at 2.53 and 0.87, and he struck out 10 over seven innings at Atlanta in his last start. Henderson has not pitched past five innings in any of his last four starts, which hands more of this game to the bullpen, and Milwaukee’s staff finished second in the majors with a 3.51 ERA. The Brewers also scored 832 runs, second in baseball, and went 55-26 at home on the way to 103 wins. The starters are a wash, and the home team with the better record and the series lead is still a short underdog. Back Milwaukee on the moneyline this afternoon.