Trade deadline tension ignites at Dodger Stadium as Logan Henderson faces the ace the Milwaukee Brewers refused to swap him for.
The Milwaukee Brewers can't look past the series that is right in front of them, but it's one they already lost.
Every single win matters, so taking at least one win against the San Diego Padres is a must in the series finale.
From there, Milwaukee remains in California for a four-game slate against the back-to-back World Series Champions.
The Los Angeles Dodgers took a series at American Family Field earlier this year, so now it's time to see how the Brewers respond.
Obviously, the talk of the town at the trade deadline was whether or not the Dodgers or Brewers would land Tarik Skubal. As everyone knows by now, LA won that battle.
The Detroit Tigers wanted Milwaukee to trade Logan Henderson, and that's something the Brewers simply refused to do. As fate would have it, Skubal is set to go toe-to-toe with Henderson in game four.
Shane Drohan and Robert Gasser get things started
This isn't an ideal one-two combo for the Brewers, but they have to make the best of a bad situation. Obviously, Drohan and Gasser wouldn't be in this starting lineup if Brandon Woodruff and Quinn Priester were around, but for the most part, these two have settled into their role and have done well enough to keep the Brewers competitive.
Drohan brings his 6-4 record and 3.87 ERA to Dodger Stadium as he'll face Roki Sasaki in the opener. Sasaki has been incredibly inconsistent, so it'll be interesting to see what version of him shows up against the Brewers.
In game two, Gasser puts his 3-4 record and 4.57 ERA to the test against this ferocious lineup. He'll take on an absolute stud in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a Dodgers pitcher who is 11-7 with a strong 2.65 ERA.
Jacob Misiorowski will start game three
Jacob Misiorowski is considered by many to be the Cy Young frontrunner. Seemingly, the only thing stopping him from the Triple Crown is his teammate, Aaron Ashby, who has two more wins than the flamethrower.
Misiorwoski sits at 11-5 with an unbelievable 1.76 ERA. He just allowed a pair of home runs, so he'll need to make an adjustment or two, especially knowing he's taking on the 11-4 Justin Wrobleski.
Henderson vs. Skubal ends the series
Henderson will be on a mission in the series finale, as he knows his name was on the chopping block at the deadline. The only name that held the Brewers back from getting Skubal is the one they'll have on the mound to face the two-time Cy Young Award winner in game four of these teams' last regular-season meeting of the year.
