Lots of interesting and thoughtful conjecture here about who should have pitched and whether some guys should have bunted, etc. etc.
BOTTOM LINE: BREWERS CAN'T HIT! It's pretty simple. Contreras is probably the steadiest, and Adames has his moments, as does Yelich, But it seems that the way we have scored most of our runs this series involves bloops, walks, and errors.
This team reminds me too much of some of my daughters' softball teams: a good pitcher or 2, better than average throwing-catching- defense, but just not enough kids who could hit decent pitching. Once we got past our top pitcher or 2, we were at the mercy of any team who could hit; we just couldn't keep up. I know this isn't a great analogy, but the bottom line is that you can't win it all if you cannot hit. And we can't hit. We're gosh-durn lucky to be where we are. With a bit of luck, we'll hang on and win the division. After that, though: we are toast because WE CAN'T HIT.
PS- BUGHGHGHGHGH!!!!!