Good Morning San Diego: Padres need similar effort against Brewers to advance in postseason

Matt DeWalt argues that the San Diego Padres must replicate their strong Wild Card performance to beat the Milwaukee Brewers. The Padres advanced after sweeping the Chicago Cubs in a two-game series at Petco Park, which concluded with a 4-1 win in Game 2. San Diego scored 12 runs across the series with home runs from Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, and Gavin Sheets.

The writer notes that pitching will be vital against top-seeded Milwaukee and Cy Young candidate Jacob Misiorowski. After Michael King and Nick Pivetta started against Chicago, San Diego relied on relievers Bradgley Rodriguez, Jason Adam, Adrian Morejon, and Mason Miller. DeWalt highlights Robbie Ray and Walker Buehler as key contributors needed for San Diego to reach the NLCS.