Jacob Misiorowski came on in relief in the first inning after opener Aaron Ashby allowed a run. He held the Dodgers at bay until the sixth inning, when he tired and the middle of the Dodgers order started getting to him. He left after five innings and nine strikeouts, with the last three batters reaching, leading to a run and the Dodgers lead. He also allowed an unearned run as closer Abner Uribe entered the game to try to stop the scoring, and threw away a pickoff attempt.

The opener strategy didn’t work. The Brewers might have been better off starting Misiorowski and pulling him after five innings. They could have then gone with their conventional reliever strategy. Ball players like to know their rolls, and the opener/closer use throws chaos into the system.

Update: Jackson Chourio just left the field with an injury to his right leg after a swing.