Brewers playoffs: Burnes, Woodruff open Braves series
Corbin Burnes (Left: Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images); Brandon Woodruff (Right: Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes will start Game 1 of the NL Division Series with the Atlanta Braves on Friday.
The Brewers announced Tuesday that Burnes (11-5, 2.43 ERA) will start the opening game and that right-hander Brandon Woodruff (9-10, 2.56) will start Game 2 on Saturday. The Braves are going with right-hander Charlie Morton (14-6, 3.34) for Game 1 and left-hander Max Fried (14-7, 3.04 ERA) for Game 2.
Burnes led the NL in ERA this season and had 234 strikeouts and only 34 walks in 167 innings.
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In his only start against the Braves this season, Burnes gave up five runs and nine hits over four innings. The Brewers still won the July 30 game 9-5. Morton made one start against the Brewers and was 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA.
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