Brewers close out regular season, await Mets or Diamondbacks in NL Wild Card Series
Last Week’s Results
- Tuesday: Brewers 7, Pirates 2
- Wednesday: Pirates 2, Brewers 1
- Thursday: Brewers 5, Pirates 2
- Friday: Brewers 8, Mets 4
- Saturday: Brewers 6, Mets 0
- Sunday: Mets 5, Brewers 0
Division Standings
- Brewers: 93-69 (Clinched division, NL No. 3 seed)
- Cubs: 83-79 (10 GB)
- Cardinals: 83-79 (10 GB)
- Reds: 77-85 (16 GB)
- Pirates: 76-86 (17 GB)
Last Week
- Brewers: 4-2
- Cubs: 3-3
- Cardinals: 4-2
- Reds: 1-4
- Pirates: 3-3
NL Standings
- Dodgers: 98-64 (No. 1 seed; home-field advantage)
- Phillies: 95-67 (No. 2 seed; first-round bye)
- Brewers: 93-69 (No. 3 seed; host NL Wild Card Series)
- Padres: 93-69 (No. 4 seed; host NL Wild Card Series)
- Braves: 88-72 (No. 5 seed; will either be No. 5 seed or eliminated on Monday)
- Mets: 88-72 (No. 6 seed; will either be No. 5 seed, No. 6 seed, or eliminated on Monday)
- Diamondbacks: 89-72 (No. 7 seed; will either be No. 6 seed or eliminated on Monday)
Top Pitching Performance of the Week
Aaron Civale had a strong start to shut down the Pirates on Thursday, tossing six scoreless innings with five strikeouts while allowing three hits and a walk. Freddy Peralta also reached 200 strikeouts for the second consecutive season with a seven-strikeout night on Wednesday.
Top Hitting Performance of the Week
Jackson Chourio closed out the season with another great week, leading the team with seven hits in 23 at-bats as he hit .304/.304/.348 with a double and a steal. He finishes the regular season with a .275/.327/.464 with 21 homers, 79 RBIs, 22 steals, and 80 runs in 148 games. Honorable mention to Joey Ortiz (five hits, team-high seven RBIs, two steals).
Injury Notes & Roster Moves
- Reliever Enoli Paredes was claimed off waivers by the Cubs on Monday after being designated for assignment on Friday. He pitched one scoreless inning for them prior to the end of the regular season.
- Reliever Nick Mears was reinstated from the 15-day injured list on Thursday, making two appearances before the end of the season as he allowed two runs across 1 2⁄3 innings. Reliever Kevin Herget was optioned to Triple-A Nashville to make space on the active roster.
All transactions and injury updates are available on MLB.com.
On Deck
- Tuesday: vs. TBD (4:32 p.m.)
- Wednesday: vs. TBD (6:38 p.m.)
- *Thursday: vs. TBD (7:38 p.m.)
- **Saturday: @ Phillies (TBD)
- **Sunday: @ Phillies (TBD)
*if necessary
**NLDS, if Milwaukee advances beyond NL Wild Card Series