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The Milwaukee Brewers are playoff sure 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 lots 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 document 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 Pink 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 Pink 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, except for a two-year, $34 million deal for Rhys Hoskins.
Issues have wound up figuring out 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 12 months 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 as a result of a again damage has given the bullpen one other late-inning choice with Trevor Megill and Jared Koenig.
Despite the fact that the Brewers haven’t got the identical star-studded rosters as high NL contenders just like the Phillies and Dodgers, their constantly excessive degree of play all 12 months signifies they are going to be a harmful opponent within the postseason.
Milwaukee might be searching for its first playoff collection win since reaching the NLCS in 2018. The Brewers are one among 5 present franchises that has by no means gained a World Sequence.
