It was just such a dumb decision because they are already short starting pitching, plus Scherzer admittedly has a dead arm.

So if you want to get max time out of your remaining starters (which you should), the last thing you do is throw one into the 8th inning 3 days beforehand, especially if your bullpen has been owning heads as of late.

Now we've got this domino effect going. Urias not only lost that game, but he was bad today right from the start. The bullpen had to take over earlier than expected, which now burned them for Game 5. The team is now down 3-1 and has to play 2 of the last 3 in Atlanta.

Honestly despite the expected freefall in ticket prices, I'm not even sure if I want to go. Part of me wonders what's the point. Even if they win tomorrow, will they win BOTH in Atlanta, given that all 3 starters look worn out, and the bullpen is finally starting to get tired as well? Not likely. So at best I'll have a good time at the game but they will probably lose the series.

Kinda similar to that 18-inning marathon I saw in person in 2018 versus Boston. But at least that was a Wolrd Series game, and the Dodgers weren't in as bad of a spot at that point.