MLB WS Game 5: Midnight Struck Last Night For Milwaukee

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2* 0-2 -4.0 units

1* 3-3 +0.0 units

PENDING: 1* Rays to Win World Series +181

I lost Games 1 and 2 with the Rays but am undeterred.

1* Rays +125 (Game 5)

1* Rays To Win World Series +795

I will take Rasmussen as a dog any day and I expect a lights-out performance from him after his shaky Game 2 start.  Misiorowski simply can't go more than five innings right now and every key Brewers reliever was used last night.  Milwaukee had a chance to kill off the Rays last night and instead game them life.  That could be fatal.  If Tampa does win, the pressure on Milwaukee to avoid an historic collapse will be overwhelming.  Probably not likely but at nearly 8-1 it is great value.  If I'm right about this, I stand to make a fortune with my pending World Series play, plus the new one and my Game 5 bet.  If Milwaukee wins tonight, I'm in the crapper.

Baseball is a game of momentum and Milwaukee's bottom of the 12th loss thanks to an error and a lousy relief pitcher is a massive gut punch.  As great a manager as Murphy is, i think he made a grave error in saving Miz for tonight rather than asking him to throw one inning last night.

I agree.

Agreed BOL

No it won’t. There will be significant pressure on them prior to Game 7 if they lose Game 6, but they’re not going to lose a potential Game 6.

You expect a lights out performance on 3 days rest when he made only 8 starts this season on 4 days rest? I hope he’s good tonight, too, but I’m not expecting him to be at his best.

No, it’s not. It’s not like the series was tied and now they’re down 3 games to 2. The Brewers are still in complete control of the World Series with a 3-1 lead. I couldn’t believe how badly their fans were freaking out last night following their team’s first loss in three weeks! Brewers fans couldn’t show their team some grace after a fantastic run of 8 straight wins.

@MrBator

 But Rays do Win to Return to WISKY??

Maybe. By the way, I just heard that the Rays are looking for 60 pitches out of Rasmussen tonight. That’s it. And we can expect to see Nick Martinez pitch again, which certainly makes sense.