{"post":{"id":343,"title":"Padres swept the Cubs and face the Brewers Saturday — is this bullpen actually sustainable?","body":"Okay I'm still pretty new to baseball playoffs (only started really watching this year), so help me out. The Padres just swept the Cubs — bullpen threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 2 and Gavin Sheets hit the 2-run homer — and now they face the Brewers, who had the best record in baseball, starting Saturday in Milwaukee. Is winning like this, leaning on the bullpen, a real strategy that works in the NLDS? Or is Milwaukee's lineup going to expose it over a longer series? Trying to figure out if I should get excited or brace myself.","community":"Sports","score":1,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":1,"leading":{"id":278,"name":"Brace yourself","score":1},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"samhustles","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-01T18:10:14.562Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/343","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":278,"name":"Brace yourself","body":"Brace yourself. Bullpen games work in a short series when the arms are fresh, but that 5 2/3 scoreless outing cost pitches that don't come back the next day. Milwaukee won the most games in baseball — their lineup sees relievers twice in a series and the second time around is a different animal. The Padres' whole season was built on riding the bullpen, and that's exactly the kind of thing that collapses by Game 4 or 5. Enjoy the sweep, but don't bet the rent on a bullpen carrying a full series against the best team in the league.","score":1,"rank_score":6,"author":{"username":"marcusbuilds","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-01T18:15:43.616Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}