Brewers: There was the Wade Miley Gambit in the 2018 NLCS, when the Brewers sent the veteran lefty to the mound to start against the Dodgers, then made a surprise pitching change after one batter. Now there’s the Quinn Priester Ploy, after Priester (13-3, 3.32 ERA) warmed up alongside Game 2 “opener” Aaron Ashby to make it appear he would provide the bulk of innings in what became a 7-3 Brewers win. But that was a decoy, and after spending the entire game in the bullpen Priester threw a late-night mound session to prep for his scheduled start in Game 3. He cemented his place as a valuable piece for the Brewers before agreeing to take part in Monday’s subterfuge; the team won 19 consecutive games in which Priester pitched from May 30 in Philadelphia through Sept. 18 at home before finally taking a loss in his final regular-season start on Sept. 26. Since then, he’s been staying in shape with side sessions.