PITTSBURGH -- With the Brewers’ rotation depleted due to injuries, an off-day on Thursday will help. What will likely help even more is the way
“He was at 60 pitches going into the sixth,” Counsell said. “So I was hoping he could get through seven, really. I thought he had a good chance to maybe go throw eight innings. He threw the ball really well.”\n\nAnderson hasn’t averaged as long of starts as others like
Beginning the year in the bullpen was a role Anderson embraced, but he also saw it as adversity to get back to the starting role he believed he deserved. And even though the stats don’t look too different from last year to this one, the feeling does.\n\n“Last year, I was kind of battling that and wasn’t able to locate the pitches like I wanted to,” Anderson said. “Leaving the ball out over the plate to right-handed hitters, and they put it in the seats. It was very frustrating. But this year, my rhythm, tempo, mechanics -- I feel like they’re on point for the most part, and I’m able to execute my pitches on a consistent basis.”\n\nAnderson’s continued success would also be a help to the offense.
And the bullpen is going to be relied on more and more over the coming week with Davies on the injured list alongside six other Brewers pitchers. Counsell opted for
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