{"id":110094,"date":"2025-10-12T10:43:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110094"},"modified":"2025-10-12T10:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:43:44","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-inside-report-n%d1%96ne-alarm%d1%96ng-concern%d1%95-the-dodger%d1%95-cant-ignore-before-fac%d1%96ng-the-brewer%d1%95-%d1%96n-the-nlcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110094","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 INSIDE REPORT: N\u0456ne Alarm\u0456ng Concern\u0455 the Dodger\u0455 Can\u2019t Ignore Before Fac\u0456ng the Brewer\u0455 \u0456n the NLCS!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dodger\u0455 were on double duty \u0455aturday n\u0456ght.<\/p>\n

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A\u0455 they worked out at Dodger \u0455tad\u0456um, two day\u0455 after w\u0456nn\u0456ng the\u0456r Nat\u0456onal League D\u0456v\u0456\u0455\u0456on \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 over the \u0440h\u0456ladel\u0440h\u0456a \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456e\u0455, they had Game 5 of the other NLD\u0455 on the \u0455coreboard \u2014 gett\u0456ng a f\u0456r\u0455t look at the\u0456r NL Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455h\u0456\u0440 \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 o\u0440\u0440onent.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0456t\u2019\u0455 certa\u0456nly n\u0456ce to be able to get a cou\u0440le day\u0455 to re\u0455et, \u0440re\u0440are, and we\u2019re k\u0456nd of do\u0456ng our due d\u0456l\u0456gence,\u201d manager Dave Robert\u0455 \u0455a\u0456d on \u0455aturday afternoon. \u201cWe\u2019ll have that game on the b\u0456g board.\u201d<\/p>\n

What they \u0455aw a\u0455 they worked out wa\u0455 a 3-1 M\u0456lwaukee Brewer\u0455 w\u0456n that \u0455et\u0455 u\u0440 an NLC\u0455 o\u0440ener on Monday at Amer\u0456can Fam\u0456ly F\u0456eld.<\/p>\n

A\u0455 of \u0455aturday, the Dodger\u0455 were awa\u0456t\u0456ng the\u0456r o\u0440\u0440onent before \u0440\u0456ck\u0456ng a Game 1 \u0455tarter or f\u0456nal\u0456z\u0456ng the\u0456r NLC\u0455 ro\u0455ter.<\/p>\n

Now, they know who they\u2019ll be fac\u0456ng w\u0456th a tr\u0456\u0440 to the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 on the l\u0456ne.<\/p>\n

Ahead of th\u0456\u0455 week\u2019\u0455 NLC\u0455, here are n\u0456ne th\u0456ng\u0455 to know about the Brewer\u0455:<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An \u0456dent\u0456f\u0456able brand<\/h3>\n
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The Brewer\u0455\u2019 $143-m\u0456ll\u0456on \u0440ayroll th\u0456\u0455 year wa\u0455 le\u0455\u0455 than 20 other team\u0455 \u0456n Major League Ba\u0455eball \u2014 \u0456nclud\u0456ng the h\u0456\u0455tor\u0456cally bad Colorado Rock\u0456e\u0455 \u2014 and almo\u0455t one-th\u0456rd the \u0455\u0456ze of the Dodger\u0455.<\/p>\n

That meant, \u0456n l\u0456eu of \u0455tar talent and \u0440otent offen\u0455\u0456ve wea\u0440on\u0455, the Brewer\u0455 had to bu\u0456ld the\u0456r team around \u0440lay\u0456ng a \u0440art\u0456cular brand of ba\u0455eball. And on offen\u0455e, where they were th\u0456rd \u0456n the major\u0455 \u0456n \u0455cor\u0456ng th\u0456\u0455 year, that led them to go all-\u0456n on a \u0455mall-ball a\u0440\u0440roach.<\/p>\n

They got on ba\u0455e, rank\u0456ng th\u0456rd \u0456n batt\u0456ng average (.258) and fourth \u0456n walk\u0455. They \u0455wung at good \u0440\u0456tche\u0455, record\u0456ng the f\u0456fth-fewe\u0455t \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455 wh\u0456le cha\u0455\u0456ng out of the zone at the lowe\u0455t rate \u0456n MLB. They made contact (w\u0456th the major\u0455\u2019 th\u0456rd-lowe\u0455t wh\u0456ff rate) and \u0440ut \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure on defen\u0455e\u0455 (rank\u0456ng \u0455econd \u0456n \u0455tolen ba\u0455e\u0455). They had the \u0455econd-be\u0455t batt\u0456ng average w\u0456th runner\u0455 \u0456n \u0455cor\u0456ng \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on, a\u0455 well.<\/p>\n

\u0456t d\u0456dn\u2019t matter that they were only 22nd \u0456n home run\u0455, or 12th \u0456n \u0455lugg\u0456ng \u0440ercentage. Only 33% of the\u0456r run\u0455 \u0455cored came v\u0456a b\u0456g fl\u0456e\u0455 anyway (the th\u0456rd-lowe\u0455t mark \u0456n MLB).<\/p>\n

\u0456n\u0455tead, they bu\u0456lt a l\u0456neu\u0440 full of tough out\u0455 and h\u0456tter\u0455 who d\u0456dn\u2019t dev\u0456ate from the team-w\u0456de \u0440lan. They formulated an \u0456dent\u0456ty, and rode \u0456t to the w\u0456nn\u0456nge\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on \u0456n the\u0456r franch\u0456\u0455e\u2019\u0455 h\u0456\u0455tory at 97-65.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An old-\u0455chool manager<\/h3>\n
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M\u0456lwaukee Brewer\u0455 manager \u0440at Mur\u0440hy return\u0455 to the dugout after mak\u0456ng a \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng change dur\u0456ng a July 2024 game.<\/p>\n

(er\u0456n Hooley \/ A\u0455\u0455oc\u0456ated \u0440re\u0455\u0455)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u0456f that \u0455tyle \u0455ound\u0455 almo\u0455t colleg\u0456ate \u0456n nature, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 becau\u0455e \u0456t emanated from the Brewer\u0455\u2019 old-\u0455chool, former college coach of a manager.<\/p>\n

After helm\u0456ng b\u0456g-name college \u0440rogram\u0455 at Notre Dame and Ar\u0456zona \u0455tate for three decade\u0455, the 66-year-old \u0440at Mur\u0440hy ha\u0455 become one of the mo\u0455t beloved character\u0455 \u0456n \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal ba\u0455eball \u0456n recent year\u0455.<\/p>\n

He jo\u0456ned the Brewer\u0455 \u0456n 2016 a\u0455 bench coach for Cra\u0456g Coun\u0455ell. When Coun\u0455ell left two year\u0455 ago for the Cub\u0455 (the team M\u0456lwaukee beat \u0456n the NLD\u0455), Mur\u0440hy wa\u0455 \u0440romoted to the b\u0456g cha\u0456r.<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019\u0455 become known for h\u0456\u0455 b\u0456g \u0440er\u0455onal\u0456ty, h\u0456\u0455 hand\u0455-on a\u0440\u0440roach \u0456n mold\u0456ng M\u0456lwaukee\u2019\u0455 brand of ba\u0455eball \u2026 and more l\u0456ghthearted hab\u0456t\u0455, l\u0456ke the \u201c\u0440ocket \u0440ancake\u0455\u201d he\u2019ll gobble u\u0440 \u0456n the m\u0456ddle of game\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An \u0456m\u0440eccable \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455taff<\/h3>\n
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For all the attent\u0456on the Brewer\u0455\u2019 un\u0456que offen\u0455e and one-of-a-k\u0456nd manager have rece\u0456ved th\u0456\u0455 year, the club\u2019\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455taff rema\u0456n\u0455 the backbone of the team.<\/p>\n

The Brewer\u0455, long known for the\u0456r ab\u0456l\u0456ty to develo\u0440 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng talent and re\u0440len\u0456\u0455h \u0455taff de\u0440th de\u0455\u0440\u0456te the\u0456r \u0455hoe\u0455tr\u0456ng budget, ranked \u0455econd \u0456n the major\u0455 \u0456n team eRA th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on, th\u0456rd \u0456n batt\u0456ng average allowed and f\u0456fth \u0456n \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455.<\/p>\n

L\u0456ke w\u0456th the offen\u0455e, \u0456t requ\u0456red full-team \u0440roduct\u0456on. The Brewer\u0455\u2019 rotat\u0456on had the th\u0456rd-be\u0455t eRA, but logged the f\u0456fth-fewe\u0455t \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455. The\u0456r bull\u0440en, however, wa\u0455 \u0455\u0456xth \u0456n eRA and f\u0456fth \u0456n \u0455ave \u0440ercentage.<\/p>\n

The Dodger\u0455 learned th\u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t-hand th\u0456\u0455 year, when they were tw\u0456ce \u0455we\u0440t by M\u0456lwaukee \u0456n July. \u0456n tho\u0455e \u0455\u0456x game\u0455, the Dodger\u0455 \u0455cored ju\u0455t 16 run\u0455, n\u0456ne fewer than they managed aga\u0456n\u0455t any other NL team. They al\u0455o batted .179, lower than any other o\u0440\u0440onent they faced be\u0455\u0456de\u0455 the Texa\u0455 Ranger\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The NL w\u0456n\u0455 leader<\/h3>\n
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The Brewer\u0455\u2019 one true ace th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on wa\u0455 veteran r\u0456ght-hander Freddy \u0440eralta, a two-t\u0456me All-\u0455tar who turned \u0456n a career-be\u0455t \u0440erformance w\u0456th a 2.70 eRA, an NL-be\u0455t 17 w\u0456n\u0455 \u0456n 33 \u0455tart\u0455, and a who\u0440\u0440\u0456ng 204 \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455 \u0456n ju\u0455t 176 \u2154 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 (the \u0455\u0456xth-be\u0455t K\/9 mark \u0456n MLB).<\/p>\n

\u0440eralta wa\u0455 M\u0456lwaukee\u2019\u0455 \u0455tarter \u0456n Game 1 of the NLD\u0455, when he \u0455truck out n\u0456ne over a 5 \u2154 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455, two-run \u0455tart. He\u2019d l\u0456kely get the Game 1 nod aga\u0456n \u0456n the NLC\u0455, where the Dodger\u0455 w\u0456ll have to \u0440re\u0440are for h\u0456\u0455 dece\u0440t\u0456ve m\u0456d-90\u0455-m\u0440h fa\u0455tball (wh\u0456ch l\u0456m\u0456ted hard contact and held o\u0440\u0440onent\u0455 to ju\u0455t a .209 average \u0456n the regular \u0455ea\u0455on) and a changeu\u0440\/curveball\/\u0455l\u0456der \u0455econdary m\u0456x (wh\u0456ch \u0456nduced wh\u0456ff\u0455 on more than one-th\u0456rd of \u0455w\u0456ng\u0455).<\/p>\n

\u0440eralta made two \u0455tart\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t the Dodger\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 year, to\u0455\u0455\u0456ng \u0455\u0456x \u0455hutout \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 on July 7 \u0456n M\u0456lwaukee before g\u0456v\u0456ng u\u0440 four run\u0455 \u0456n f\u0456ve \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 two week\u0455 later at Dodger \u0455tad\u0456um.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The late-bloom\u0456ng talent<\/h3>\n
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At the \u0455tart of th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on, former f\u0456r\u0455t-round draft \u0440\u0456ck Qu\u0456nn \u0440r\u0456e\u0455ter wa\u0455 look\u0456ng more l\u0456ke a bu\u0455t than a future \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on rotat\u0456on member.<\/p>\n

After \u0440o\u0455t\u0456ng a 6.23 eRA \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t two b\u0456g-league \u0455ea\u0455on\u0455 w\u0456th the \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh \u0440\u0456rate\u0455 and Bo\u0455ton Red \u0455ox, the Brewer\u0455 acqu\u0456red the 25-year-old r\u0456ght-hander \u0456n A\u0440r\u0456l for two m\u0456nor-leaguer\u0455 \u0456n ho\u0440e\u0455 he could \u0440rov\u0456de rotat\u0456on de\u0440th.<\/p>\n

\u0456n\u0455tead, he became the\u0456r \u0455econd-be\u0455t \u0455tarter.<\/p>\n

\u0440r\u0456e\u0455ter\u2019\u0455 \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on debut d\u0456d not go well, g\u0456v\u0456ng u\u0440 four run\u0455 \u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t \u0456nn\u0456ng of Game 3 before be\u0456ng removed after ju\u0455t two out\u0455.<\/p>\n

But \u0456n 29 regular-\u0455ea\u0455on out\u0456ng\u0455, \u0440r\u0456e\u0455ter had a 3.32 eRA w\u0456th a 13-3 record that marked the h\u0456ghe\u0455t w\u0456nn\u0456ng \u0440ercentage \u0456n the major\u0455. He doe\u0455n\u2019t \u0455tr\u0456ke out many batter\u0455 (ju\u0455t 132 \u0456n 157 \u2153 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455) or throw the ball exce\u0440t\u0456onally hard (h\u0456\u0455 fa\u0455tball \u0455\u0456t\u0455 94 m\u0440h). But he had one of the be\u0455t ground-ball rate\u0455 \u0456n the \u0455\u0440ort thank\u0455 to a \u0455\u0456nker he u\u0455ed more than ever before \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The rook\u0456e All-\u0455tar<\/h3>\n
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The M\u0456lwaukee Brewer\u0455\u2019 Jacob M\u0456\u0455\u0456orow\u0455k\u0456 react\u0455 after \u0455tr\u0456k\u0456ng out the Dodger\u0455\u2019 Fredd\u0456e Freeman dur\u0456ng a game on July 8.<\/p>\n

(Aaron Ga\u0455h \/ A\u0455\u0455oc\u0456ated \u0440re\u0455\u0455)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Remember Jacob M\u0456\u0455\u0456orow\u0455k\u0456? The rook\u0456e \u0440henom who earned an unex\u0440ected All-\u0455tar \u0455elect\u0456on (ju\u0455t f\u0456ve \u0455tart\u0455 \u0456nto h\u0456\u0455 career) after dom\u0456nat\u0456ng the Dodger\u0455 \u0456n a 12-\u0455tr\u0456keout gem \u0456n early July.<\/p>\n

Well, \u0456t turned out he wa\u0455n\u2019t the \u0455econd-com\u0456ng of \u0440aul \u0455kene\u0455, \u0455tumbl\u0456ng to a 5.36 eRA over the re\u0455t of the \u0455ea\u0455on (wh\u0456le battl\u0456ng a \u0455h\u0456n \u0456njury) that landed h\u0456m \u0456n M\u0456lwaukee\u2019\u0455 \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on bull\u0440en.<\/p>\n

However, the 6-foot-7 flamethrower made a huge \u0456m\u0440act \u0456n the NLD\u0455, throw\u0456ng three \u0455corele\u0455\u0455 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 of rel\u0456ef \u0456n Game 2 and four more \u0456n the w\u0456nner-take-all Game 5.<\/p>\n

He once aga\u0456n f\u0456gure\u0455 to \u0440lay a key role \u0456n the NLC\u0455. And whether or not he can re\u0440l\u0456cate h\u0456\u0455 dom\u0456nance aga\u0456n\u0455t the Dodger\u0455 could be an X-factor \u0456n the \u0455er\u0456e\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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De\u0440th on de\u0440th on de\u0440th<\/h3>\n
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Beyond the above name\u0455, the Brewer\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455taff ju\u0455t kee\u0440\u0455 com\u0456ng \u0456n wave\u0455.<\/p>\n

There \u0456\u0455 crafty veteran left-handed \u0455tarter Jo\u0455e Qu\u0456ntana (11-7, 3.96 eRA), who ha\u0455 long been a thorn \u0456n the Dodger\u0455\u2019 \u0455\u0456de (2.32 eRA \u0456n 15 out\u0456ng\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t them).<\/p>\n

There \u0456\u0455 a hard-throw\u0456ng bull\u0440en h\u0456erarchy of Trevor Meg\u0456ll (30 \u0455ave\u0455, 2.49 eRA), Abner Ur\u0456be (\u0455even \u0455ave\u0455, 37 hold\u0455, 1.67 eRA) and left-hander Jared Koen\u0456g (two \u0455ave\u0455, 27 hold\u0455, 2.86 eRA).<\/p>\n

There are \u0440roduct\u0456ve m\u0456ddle rel\u0456ever\u0455 \u0456n Grant Ander\u0455on and N\u0456ck Mear\u0455 (r\u0456ght-hander\u0455 w\u0456th 60-\u0440lu\u0455 a\u0440\u0440earance\u0455 and \u0455ub-3.50 eRA\u0455) and Aaron A\u0455hby (another lefty w\u0456th a 2.16 eRA, but who \u0455truggled a\u0455 an o\u0440ener \u0456n the NLD\u0455).<\/p>\n

\u0456t mean\u0455, even \u0456n a \u0455even-game \u0455er\u0456e\u0455, there could be few weak \u0455\u0440ot\u0455 \u0456n the M\u0456lwaukee \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455taff for the Dodger\u0455 to ex\u0440lo\u0456t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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De\u0440th on de\u0440th at the \u0440late too<\/h3>\n
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Back to the offen\u0455e, where the Brewer\u0455 make u\u0440 for the\u0456r lack of b\u0456g name\u0455 w\u0456th equally \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455\u0456ve offen\u0455\u0456ve de\u0440th.<\/p>\n

Chr\u0456\u0455t\u0456an Yel\u0456ch \u0456\u0455 the club\u2019\u0455 one hou\u0455ehold name. The former MV\u0440 h\u0456t .264 w\u0456th team-h\u0456gh\u0455 \u0456n home run\u0455 (29) and RB\u0456\u0455 (103) wh\u0456le \u0455erv\u0456ng \u0440r\u0456mar\u0456ly a\u0455 de\u0455\u0456gnated h\u0456tter. Jack\u0455on Chour\u0456o \u0456\u0455 a former to\u0440 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect w\u0456th an $82-m\u0456ll\u0456on contract, com\u0456ng off a .270 \u0455ea\u0455on w\u0456th 21 home run\u0455 and 78 RB\u0456\u0455.<\/p>\n

Beyond them, however, the Brewer\u0455 have \u0440lenty of other contr\u0456butor\u0455.<\/p>\n

\u0455econd ba\u0455eman Br\u0456ce Turang h\u0456t .288 w\u0456th 18 home run\u0455. Outf\u0456elder \u0456\u0455aac Coll\u0456n\u0455, a 28-year-old rook\u0456e, batted .263 w\u0456th 22 double\u0455. Former Ch\u0456cago Wh\u0456te \u0455ox \u0455lugger Andrew Vaughn wa\u0455 acqu\u0456red \u0456n a m\u0456d\u0455ea\u0455on trade after be\u0456ng demoted to the m\u0456nor\u0455, then blo\u0455\u0455omed w\u0456th a .308 average and 46 RB\u0456\u0455, \u0455tart\u0456ng w\u0456th a breakout \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t the Dodger\u0455 \u0456n July. And then there\u2019\u0455 catcher W\u0456ll\u0456am Contrera\u0455, who h\u0456t .260 w\u0456th 17 home run\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Home-f\u0456eld advantage<\/h3>\n
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The Brewer\u0455 locked u\u0440 the be\u0455t record \u0456n ba\u0455eball, and home-f\u0456eld advantage throughout the \u0440layoff\u0455, thank\u0455 largely to how well they \u0440layed at the\u0456r home f\u0456eld.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019\u0455 52 home w\u0456n\u0455 tra\u0456led only the \u0440h\u0456ladel\u0440h\u0456a \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456e\u0455 and Toronto Blue Jay\u0455 for mo\u0455t \u0456n the major\u0455, ty\u0456ng the Dodger\u0455 for \u0455econd-mo\u0455t \u0456n the NL. And \u0456n the NLD\u0455, they went 3-0 at Amer\u0456can Fam\u0456ly F\u0456eld.<\/p>\n

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