Milwaukee Brewers vs Arizona Diamondbacks
When ? Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 – 02:07 pm
Where ? Miller Park
Pitchers: vs Kennedy vs Gallardo
“They didn’t get as much attention as some other teams to start of the season, but they believe in themselves,” McGehee said. “They’re exciting to watch. Should make for one heck of a series.” “When we go to our bullpen I don’t expect a run to be given up,” Roenicke said. “It’s not fair, but I’ve seen it so long that that’s what I expect.” “It’s not like they don’t have talent,” Braun said. “Justin Upton was an MVP candidate all year. You look at the top of their rotation, is going to be in the Cy Young discussion. So it’s no doubt they have plenty of talent and I think they’re playing great baseball. It’s not easy.” And while the Brewers are known for the baseball-bashing antics of Braun and Fielder, the Diamondbacks aren’t exactly lacking power. Milwaukee led the NL with 185 home runs this season, but Arizona was fourth with 172. The Diamondbacks might not have the Brewers’ marquee names. But the numbers, and the results, show two teams that are surprisingly similar going into Saturday’s Game 1 of the NL division series. “He’s pitched good all year, but the way he’s pitched lately has been lights out,” Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. “I think his confidence coming in has to be really high. And you won’t see that, because he’s a pretty mellow guy.” Milwaukee has a pair of MVP candidates in and , and pulled the surprise of the offseason when they traded for standout starter . “I feel like we’re very similar teams,” said Kennedy, who will start Game 1. “And we probably got hot around the same times, just because I felt like when we came here it was right before the All-Star break and we were still in second. I don’t know what place they were in. But I noticed that our record pretty much stayed the same all the way through, as they got hot. And that’s when we took over first place and continued to stay hot. So I think we’re very similar teams. The numbers will show that.” Both are strong at the top of the rotation. starts Game 1 for Milwaukee, coming off a dominant three-game stretch when he went 2-0 and had 36 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings. — Chris Jenkins can be reached at www.twitter.com/ByChrisJenkins “I think that’s kind of the magic of the series,” Gibson said. Arizona and Milwaukee both can trace much of their success to improved starting pitching. Both have deep bullpens that don’t blow leads. And while the Brewers are known for their two big home run hitters, the Diamondbacks can hit for power, too. We will post information about results of this match, as soon as posible.. stay with us.