MLB Playoff Preview – NLDS Game 5: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Milwaukee Brewers

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The worst fears of Milwaukee Brewers’ fans will be confirmed in game five of its NLDS series with Arizona; the Brewers are going to the NLCS. In all fairness, these are only the worst fears of Milwaukee fans if the Phillies beat the Cardinals. If the Phillies beat the Cardinals then the Phillies will have home field advantage over Milwaukee and the Brewers are not going to the World Series. But, if the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Phillies then the Brewers get home field advantage in the NLCS and Milwaukee goes to the World Series. Can it all be that easy for Brewers’ fans to figure out? With the way that the Milwaukee team plays on the road, it is very easy to figure out which games this team is winning and which ones it will be losing.

The Arizona Diamondbacks did not just even the series with its two wins in Arizona, it did so with extreme authority. When you put the numbers through any bookie software, the result always comes out as complete dominance by the Diamondbacks. In the two NLCS games played in Arizona, the Diamondbacks scored a combined 18 runs compared to the seven scored by the Brewers. The Arizona offense was on fire in the desert, and the starting pitching proved to be dominant in game three. The Diamondbacks will try to pull those elements together one more time and advance to the NLCS by beating the Milwaukee Brewers at home.

Arizona Diamondbacks
To say that pitcher Ian Kennedy was off his game in the first game of this series is a price per head services understatement. Kennedy was 8-1 in his last 10 starts of the regular season, but gave up all four of the runs in game one of the NLDS that eventually sunk the Diamondbacks. The back-breaker was the two-run home run by Prince Fielder in the seventh inning. Kennedy is the staff ace in Arizona and a contender for the NL Cy Young award this year. If the Diamondbacks have a pitcher that can win this game, it is Kennedy.

Milwaukee Brewers
So far, the betonline reviews of this series have gone exactly as planned. The Brewers win the home games and lose the games in Arizona. It is almost like the Brewers have a script it has been writing all season long and intend to follow it to the very end. The MLB scores from the two games in Arizona will not affect the outcome of this game at all. Pitcher Yovani Gallardo will have another excellent outing in game five as he did in game one, which was played in Milwaukee, and propel the Brewers to the NLCS.

The Bottom Line
It can seem too easy when a playoff series can be predicted based on where the games are played, but that is how the Brewers’ season has played out. Milwaukee wins the home games and loses the road games. This series has been, and will be, no exception.

Pick: Milwaukee Brewers

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