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League Division Series after their4-0victory over the Colorado Rockies in Game 2 at Miller Park on Friday.After their dramatic 10th-inning walk-off in Game 1 Mickey Mantle Jersey , the Brewers once again held Colorado's offense at bay. Jhoulys Chacin, starting on three days rest, tossed five shutout innings with three hits, three walks and three strikeouts.Mike Moustakas, who delivered the game-winning single Thursday, carried over his momentum to Game 2. The two-time All-Star went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored. Christian Yelich made an impact without recording a hit, going 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored.Meanwhile, offense remains a problem for the Rockies. They have scoredfour runs in three playoff games dating back to the NL Wild Card Game against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.Brewers' Bullpen Receives Huge Boost with Jhoulys Chacin's Strong StartMilwaukee manager Craig Counsell went with a bullpen day in Game 1, using six pitchers in 10 innings, so going with Chacin on short rest had the potential to be a disaster.Instead, the former Rockies ace responded with his third straight start of allowing one or fewer runs over at least five innings. He did it Friday under all-new circumstances:Todd Rosiak Todd_RosiakPitching on three days rest for the first time in his career, Jhoulys Chacin threw 85 pitches. Thats the most hes thrown in a start since Aug. 31 (102).In recording the first 15 outs, Chacin allowed Counsell to set up the bullpen how he wanted over the final four innings. Corey Knebel only threw 12 pitches in the sixth after going for 1.2 innings in Game 1.The Rockies were able to get the tying run on third with one out in the top of the seventh. But Joakim Soria struck out Matt Holliday http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , and Josh Hader only threw two pitches before getting Charlie Blackmon to line out to end the threat.Jeremy Jeffress responded after blowing the save Thursday by allowing two runs in the ninth and had two scoreless innings to close out Game 2.The strength of Milwaukee's pitching staff is the bullpen, but that unit needs starters to eat some of the innings to avoid being taxed early in the playoffs. Chacin gave the Brewers what they needed.Now, the pitching staff gets a day off before trying to finish off the series Sunday. Rockies' Quiet Bats Must Take Advantage of Coors FieldThese aren't your parents' Rockies, who used to be built on a lineup that was capable of scoring 10 runs seemingly at the drop of a hat.Depth has been a significant problem throughout the 2018 campaign. The Rockies had the third-worst weighted on-base average (.289) and the second-worst weighted runs created plus (78) in road games this season, perFanGraphs.Going byBaseball Reference's OPS+, where 100 is average, only Blackmon (115), Trevor Story (127) and Nolan Arenado (133) were above that threshold. That trio is 3-for-23 with two RBI and nine strikeouts against the Brewers.Dave Althouse davealthouseThe Rockies offense in this series... rs95DldlJEMark Haas markhaastvThe #Rockies pitching staff deserves to be heading home with the series at least 1-1. The #Rockies offense deserves to be heading home down 0-2.The results through three playoff games away from Coors Field have been alarming. The Rockies have 21 hits in 32 innings, including one for extra bases in two games against the Brewers.Despite the dire results so far, there is hope. The Colorado offense had an OPS 187 points higher at Coors Field (.852) than on the road (.665).The Brewers will be starting Miley in Game 3. The Rockies hit .272/.336/.462 against southpaws and led MLB with 258 runs scored against them during the regular season.Milwaukee's Timely Hitting Has Rockies Searching for AnswersEven though the Brewers are celebrating a 2-0 series lead, their lineup isn't setting the scoreboard on fire.They did break through with three runs in the eighth inning of Game 2, nearly matching their total from the first 17 innings of the series (four).But baserunning blunders have cost Milwaukee additional runs.Ryan Braun was thrown out trying to score from second on a wild pitch in the first inning of Game 1.On Friday,Hernan Perez was thrown out at third after being caught in a rundown as he attempted a double steal in the bottom of the fourth inning Roger Maris Jersey , withRockies starter Tyler Anderson walking a tight rope to keep it a one-run deficit.Unlike the Rockies, though, the Brewers have been able to get timely hits that make up for those blunders. Moustakas and Yelich have carried the offense through the first two games.FOX Sports: MLB MLBONFOXMoose has just gone straight clutch mode for the #Postseason fCJUIg1UG8That duo has combined to go 5-for-13 with one home run, one double, four RBI, four runs scored and five walks. Erik Kratz broke open Game 2 with a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth to make it 4-0.The Rockies couldn't have asked for more from their pitching staff, yet their efforts have been for naught. Coors Field has been their great equalizer this year. Only three NL teams鈥攖he Brewers, Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies鈥攈ad more home wins than the Rockies (47). What's Next?German Marquez (14-11, 3.77 ERA) will attempt to keep the Rockies' season alive against Brewers left-hander Wade Miley (5-2, 2.57 ERA) as the series shifts to Coors Field for Game 3 on Sunday at 4:37 p.m. ET. Many fans have already expressed their angst with the Royals glut in the outfield, bringing back Gore may have actually SOLVED some of these issues."There was certainly an array of reactions on Tuesday when the Royals announced that they would be bringing back outfielder/pinch-running specialist Terrance Gore on a MAJOR LEAGUE deal.Every single one of these takes is valid if you believe that the Royals have guys in the big leagues that need regular at-bats. Here’s my thing with that belief: the Royals outfield glut is going to prevent them from getting everyone at-bats on its own. It didn’t need Terrance Gore to clog up the at-bats, that was already happening.Here’s a quick look at the Kansas City Royals outfield situation as it stands right now:LF - Alex Gordon (lock)CF - Billy Hamilton (lock)RF - Brett Phillips/Jorge Bonifacio/Jorge Soler4th OF - Terrance Gore/Brian GoodwinWe know for a fact that Alex Gordon and Billy Hamilton are locks to get regular at-bats in two of the three outfield spots. That leaves two spots in the lineup http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , RF and DH, open for four hitters (assuming the plan isn’t to get Gore at-bats). Here are the Royals theoretical options in the outfield for 2019.Play one of Brett Phillips or Jorge Bonifacio in RF regularly while Jorge Soler DHs. This would impede on the development on one of Phillips or Bonifacio and completely erases the potential value of Brian Goodwin because now he probably doesn’t get any kind of regular at-bats off of the bench either.Platoon Brett Phillips and Jorge Bonifacio in RF. This still impedes on their development, as they would never see same-handed pitchers, and still doesn’t allow Brian Goodwin to collect any kind of meaningful at-bats.Send both Brett Phillips and Jorge Bonifacio to AAA Omaha and allow Brian Goodwin to be the every day right fielder. Jorge Soler is the all-time DH and fourth outfielder while Terrance Gore assumes his role as pinch running specialist.Send one of Brett Phillips or Jorge Bonifacio to AAA Omaha, DH Jorge Soler, and allow Brian Goodwin to be the all-time fourth outfielder while Terrance Gore assumes his role as pinch running specialist.Let’s make this abundantly clear: Terrance Gore is not going to take at-bats away from anyone. Instead, he may actually be ensuring that someone is going to get regular at-bats.It wouldn’t make any sense for the Royals to put Gordon, Hamilton, Soler, Goodwin, Bonifacio, and Phillips on the same roster. Bonifacio and Phillips NEED every day at-bats to continue their development as major league hitters. They can’t do that at the major league level in 2019 after the signing of Billy Hamilton. In my opinion, the signing of Terrance Gore may hint that the Royals don’t believe Brett Phillips and/or Jorge Bonifacio are ready for big league at-bats to begin 2019. I firmly believe that every single member of the group of Alex Gordon Brett Gardner Jersey , Billy Hamilton, Brian Goodwin, and Terrance Gore could be traded by the July trade deadline. They all have some value that could be of service to a contending team in the right situation. Once they are traded, or benched, or DFA’d, or what ever, there will be room in the big leagues for both Phillips and Bonifacio. This won’t be a season long demotion. Neither Phillips nor Bonifacio hit very well in the big leagues in 2018 and I think it would be reasonable to get them both a half season’s worth of at-bats in AAA before giving them every day roles in the big leagues. Terrance Gore helps aid in that process, not get in the way of it.The Royals are going through a rebuild. They have guys in the outfield that are in need of every day at-bats for a variety of reasons (money, development, trade value, etc.). Having too many of those guys sitting on the bench at the big league level would be a detriment to the rebuild. It would be much better for the careers of Phillips and Bonifacio to get regular playing time in AAA than to sit in the big leagues. Terrance Gore does not get in the way of any of that, and at least he’ll make watching the big league club fun while he’s here.