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The Milwaukee Brewers are playoff certain for the sixth time up to now seven seasons after clinching the NL Central with the Chicago Cubs’ loss to the Oakland Athletics.
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With in the present day’s Cubs loss, the @Brewers have #CLINCHED the NL Central crown 👑 pic.twitter.com/T4XbtPqYoE
Whereas the Brewers are celebrating one other run in October, they nonetheless have quite a bit to play for over the ultimate two weeks of the common season. They’re inside 4 video games of the Philadelphia Phillies for the most effective report within the NL and home-field benefit within the playoffs.
Listed here are the up to date matchups and standings in each leagues primarily based on the present standings.
Projected Nationwide League Playoff Matchups
- First-round bye: No. 1 Philadelphia Phillies, No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers
- Wild Card Sequence: No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers vs. No. 6 New York Mets, No. 4 San Diego Padres vs. No. 5 Arizona Diamondbacks
Projected American League Playoff Matchups
- First-round bye: No. 1 New York Yankees, No. 2 Cleveland Guardians
- Wild Card Sequence: No. 3 Houston Astros vs. No. 6 Minnesota Twins, No. 4 Baltimore Orioles vs. No. 5 Kansas Metropolis Royals
Present Standings
NL East
- Philadelphia Phillies (91-60)
- New York Mets (83-68, 8 GB)
- Atlanta Braves (81-70, 10 GB)
- Washington Nationals (68-83, 23 GB)
- Miami Marlins (56-95, 35 GB)
NL Central
- Milwaukee Brewers (87-64)**
- Chicago Cubs (77-75, 10.5 GB)
- St. Louis Cardinals (76-75, 11 GB)
- Cincinnati Reds, (74-78, 13.5 GB)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (71-80, 16 GB)
NL West
- Los Angeles Dodgers (89-62)
- San Diego Padres (86-66, 3.5 GB)
- Arizona Diamondbacks (83-68, 6 GB)
- San Francisco Giants (73-78, 16 GB)
- Colorado Rockies (59-93, 30.5 GB)
NL Wild Card
- San Diego Padres (86-66, +2.5 Video games)
- Arizona Diamondbacks (83-68)
- New York Mets (83-68)
- Atlanta Braves (81-70, 2 GB)
- Chicago Cubs (77-75, 6.5 GB)
- St. Louis Cardinals (76-75, 7 GB)
AL East
- New York Yankees (88-63)
- Baltimore Orioles (84-67, 4 GB)
- Boston Crimson Sox (75-76, 13 GB)
- Tampa Bay Rays (74-77, 14 GB)
- Toronto Blue Jays (72-79, 16 GB)
AL Central
- Cleveland Guardians (87-65)
- Kansas Metropolis Royals (82-70, 5 GB)
- Minnesota Twins (80-71, 6.5 GB)
- Detroit Tigers (79-73, 8 GB)
- Chicago White Sox (36-116, 51 GB)
AL West
- Houston Astros (82-69)
- Seattle Mariners (77-74, 5 GB)
- Texas Rangers (72-79, 10 GB)
- Oakland Athletics (67-86, 16 GB)
- Los Angeles Angels (61-90, 21 GB)
AL Wild Card
- Baltimore Orioles (84-67, +4 Video games)
- Kansas Metropolis Royals (82-70, +1.5 Video games)
- Minnesota Twins (80-71)
- Detroit Tigers (79-73, 1.5 GB)
- Seattle Mariners (77-74, 3 GB)
- Boston Crimson Sox (75-76, 5 GB)
- Tampa Bay Rays (74-77, 6 GB)
**Denotes clinched division
Regardless of profitable the NL Central final season, expectations had been muted for the Brewers coming into 2024. They misplaced supervisor Craig Counsell when he determined to take the identical job with the Chicago Cubs.
Former NL Cy Younger winner Corbin Burnes was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in February. They did not make many aggressive strikes in free company, aside from a two-year, $34 million deal for Rhys Hoskins.
Issues have wound up understanding for the Brewers because of terrific seasons from Willy Adames, Jackson Chourio, William Contreras and Freddy Peralta.
Christian Yelich, who hit .315/.406/.504 in 73 video games, would have been on that listing earlier than a again damage that required season-ending surgery in August stopped what was a terrific rebound yr for the previous NL MVP.
Chourio and fellow rookie Tobias Myers have been implausible. The 20-year-old Chourio is the youngest player in MLB historical past to have a 20-20 season.
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It is a 20 HR/20 SB season for the 20-year-old Jackson Chourio! pic.twitter.com/YIvyH5mKvL
Myers, who bounced across the minors with 5 completely different groups earlier than touchdown in Milwaukee, has a 3.07 ERA in 24 appearances.
Devin Williams’ return in July after lacking 4 months on account of a again damage has given the bullpen one other late-inning choice with Trevor Megill and Jared Koenig.
Although the Brewers do not have the identical star-studded rosters as prime NL contenders just like the Phillies and Dodgers, their persistently excessive stage of play all yr signifies they are going to be a harmful opponent within the postseason.
Milwaukee will probably be in search of its first playoff sequence win since reaching the NLCS in 2018. The Brewers are certainly one of 5 present franchises that has by no means received a World Sequence.
