Brewers name Misiorowski for Game 5 as Rays weigh pitching options
Milwaukee has named its starter for Wednesday’s World Series game, while Tampa Bay has yet to settle on one after both clubs used substantial pitching resources in Game 4.
The Milwaukee Brewers will start Jacob Misiorowski against the Tampa Bay Rays in World Series Game 5 on Wednesday, October 28, at Tropicana Field, ESPN reported. Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash had not named a starter after the Rays’ 12-inning Game 4 win, leaving his pitching plan unsettled with Milwaukee leading the series 3-1.
The decision follows a 4-3 Rays victory on Tuesday that prevented Milwaukee from completing a sweep and winning its first World Series title. Tampa Bay is also seeking its first championship. ESPN reported that the four-hour, 20-minute game involved 15 pitchers, 367 pitches and 90 batters faced, a heavy workload for both clubs before another game the following night.
Misiorowski returns on four days’ rest
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after Game 4 that Misiorowski would start Wednesday, according to ESPN. Misiorowski also started Game 1 on October 23. ESPN reported that only four of his 30 starts this season came on four days’ rest; in those outings, he went 1-1 with a 1.64 ERA, striking out 34 and walking three over 22 innings.
Milwaukee may still need significant work from its relievers. ESPN assessed that Murphy could need four or five bullpen innings if Misiorowski’s postseason form continues, with Trevor Megill and Aaron Ashby among the pitchers it identified for a potential close-out situation. Murphy acknowledged the cost of the previous game: ‘We drained a lot of pitching, as they did, and that’s part of playing a tight ballgame,’ he said, according to ESPN.
Cash faces a decision on Tampa Bay’s starter
Cash said after Game 4 that Tampa Bay was reviewing its options and had made no decision, ESPN reported. ESPN identified Drew Rasmussen, who started Game 2, as a possible short-rest choice. Rasmussen threw 89 pitches in 3⅔ innings in that start; using him again so soon would be a different assignment from a normal turn in the rotation.
Another Game 1 starter, Nick Martinez, worked two relief innings and threw 33 pitches in Game 4, further complicating Tampa Bay’s choices, according to ESPN. The outlet raised a bullpen game, potentially with Rasmussen covering multiple innings, as a possibility rather than a plan Cash had announced.
The Rays forced Wednesday’s game by recovering after Cooper Pratt’s home run put Milwaukee ahead in the top of the 12th. Tampa Bay tied the score on Jonny DeLuca’s single and won on a Ben Williamson single in the bottom half, The Guardian reported. Milwaukee remains one win from the title; Tampa Bay must win Game 5 to keep its season alive.
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Sources and context
- Lineups, live updates from Brewers-Rays World Series Game 5ESPN
- Rays battle from brink in 12th inning to stun Brewers and stave off World Series sweepThe Guardian
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