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NLDS Game 1 Discussion: Milwaukee Brewers (0-0) vs San Diego Padres (0-0)

The Milwaukee Brewers open their postseason campaign by hosting the San Diego Padres for the first game of their National League Division Series. Milwaukee hands the ball to pitching ace Jacob Misiorowski, who paced the league with an earned run average of 1.80 and 252 strikeouts during the regular season.

San Diego counters with veteran left-handed starter Robbie Ray, acquired previously via trade from the San Francisco Giants, who finished his year holding a 3.59 earned run average across thirty starts.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy elected to deploy Christian Yelich as the designated hitter rather than inserting Andrew Vaughn, pointing to Yelich's career achievements and defensive considerations involving Jake Bauers. In another notable tactical shift, Cooper Pratt will bat sixth in the order, marking the rookie's highest career placement in the lineup after posting a .315 batting average and .794 on-base plus slugging percentage over the past month.

Meanwhile, injured pitcher Brandon Woodruff shared a pregame recovery update indicating his earliest possible return would not occur until the World Series.

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