Right now the Padres are up 1 game in the wild card on both the Phillies and Rockies. There are 5 games left. Peavy pitches today (Wednesday) against San Francisco.
Assume that, entering Sunday, the Padres need a win to clinch the wild card. Do you pitch Peavy on Sunday on three days rest on the road in Milwaukee? Or do you sit him and save him for a possible Game 1 of the Playoffs (which might not come).
What do you do, what do you do!