2 reasons the Brewers are in a tight spot in game two of their Reds doubleheader

Well, the Milwaukee Brewers are halfway there. Coming into Cincinnati looking for a doubleheader sweep, the Crew took care of business during part one as they ended up needing a tenth inning but wound up victorious over the Reds by a score of 5-4.

Homers from shortstop Willy Adames and catcher William Contreras as well as run scoring plays by Sal Frelick ended up making the difference for the Brewers on a muggy Friday afternoon. Now they look to do the same at night and go into the weekend already guaranteeing at least a series split.

It's not going to be easy for the Brewers to achieve this feat, however. A lot happened during ten innings of baseball and leave Milwaukee in a tough spot when it comes to picking up that second win of the day. Here are two of the reasons why it will be so hard.

The Brewers will be without stud rookie Jackson Chourio.

Well at least they will be to start the night. Chourio is absent from tonight's starting lineup after going 2-for-5 in the afternoon game. Brewers fans should be thankful that it's not guaranteed he'll be out for even longer, though.

Attempting to leg out a ground ball on the infield in the top of the fifth inning, Chourio hurt his ankle at first base and would end up needing to be helped off the field. Miraculously, he ended up not only coming back in the game but finishing it as well.

Chourio would receive some tests after the game per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the good news is the ankle isn't broken (which makes sense since he stayed in the game but you never know). He rolled it pretty bad though so it's also not surprising that he'll receive some extra treatment and sit out at least for the start of game two.

The Brewers bullpen will be limited in game two of the doubleheader.

Another tidbit that was revealed after the first game, this by manager Pat Murphy to MLB.com Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy, is that Milwaukee is not intending to use any relievers twice on a hot, humid day in Cincinnati. That puts the Crew in a real tight spot in game two.

After starter Colin Rea pitched four innings for the Brewers to start the earlier game, Murphy then turned to relievers Bryan Hudson (two innings), Joey Payamps (one), Jared Koenig (one), Trevor Megill (one), and closer Devin Williams (one).

Reliever Aaron Ashby also just pitched two innings of relief himself yesterday against the Giants. If he is also out of the picture (which he might not be), that would leave just Joe Ross and Bryse Wilson out of the bullpen. It will be vital, then, that starter DL Hall, who was just recalled from the minors, maximize his innings somehow in the nightcap.

All that said, adversity is nothing new for the Brewers, especially here in 2024. If anyone can overcome these two obstacles and sweep a doubleheader, it's them.