This is an 8* ROUT on the Brewers.

I had a play on Arizona on the runline last night, but I like Milwaukee to respond here and find a way to stay alive and force a Game 3.

Note that Milwaukee is 4-1 in its last five in trying to avenge a home loss as a favorite vs. an opponent.

Freddy Peralta (12-10, 3.86 ERA) gets the call for the home side, while Zac Gallen (17-9, 3.47) counters for the visitors.

Peralta had his final regular season start skipped to give him extra rest just for this exact scenario. He was 7-3 with a 3.09 ERA over his final 15 starts. He's also 3-0 with a 0.55 ERA in four career starts vs. Arizona.

Gallen went 3-3 with a pedestrian 4.17 ERA in six September starts. He's 3-3 with a 1.75 ERA in six caree starts vs. Milwaukee, but this is just a case of Gallen being in "wrong place" at the "wrong time" tonight.

I like MILWAUKEE to keep its season alive with a convincing bounce-back victory tonight.

Good luck, NP