MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yovani Gallardo will start Game 1 of the NL Division Series for the Milwaukee Brewers, who will send Zack Greinke to the mound in Wednesday’s regular season finale with potential playoff seeding on the line.
It’s a balancing act for Brewers manager Ron Roenicke. He is trying to line up his starters for the playoffs while also looking to nail down home-field advantage in the first round.
Milwaukee enters Tuesday night’s game against Pittsburgh one game ahead of Arizona for the No. 2 seed in the NL.
Roenicke says Greinke will pitch Wednesday no matter what — but if the playoff seeding is resolved late Tuesday night, Greinke would likely pitch only a few innings.
In that scenario, Roenicke says Greinke could pitch Sunday’s Game 2 on three days’ rest.
