Lindblom and Houser have been consistently terrible to start games all year long. They'll need to start at some point in the playoffs, but not in a 3 game series against the Dodgers that is bookended by 2 off days on either end. Game 2 is Woodruff's game. Count on him for 7-8 innings or 110 pitches. Win game 1 at all costs, then count on Woodruff and either Williams or Hader (but preferably not both) to go in game 2 after Woody. Count on Williams and Hader to cover innings 7-9 in game 1. So now you are covering the first 6 innings of game one with your entire pitching staff other than Woodruff, Williams and Hader (And Burnes/Anderson). There is no possible world where either Adrian Houser OR Josh Lindblom should be pitching in those 6 innings when you've got Suter, Peralta, Topa, Claudio, Yardley, Knebel, Rasmussen and Black to cover those 6 innings--and have guys left over. That's 8 guys for 6 innings. To be quite honest, if we somehow manage to have a lead in Game 1, then Williams and Hader should each throw 2 innings. With that being said, if I'm Counsel I try to get a lead through 5. If you are purely looking at 5 innings I think some combo of Suter, Topa, Yardley, and Knebel can cover 5 innings. If that group gets through 5 clean, which I know is unlikely, then you throw Williams and Hader 2 each and put all your apples on Woodruff in Game 2.