The Brief
The Brewers beat the Cardinals 9-8 at American Family Field on Saturday night.
Milwaukee rallied late to walk off St. Louis in the 10th inning.
Earlier in the day, the Brewers became the first MLB team to clinch a postseason berth when the Rangers beat the Mets.
MILWAUKEE – Caleb Durbin hit a tying double in the 10th inning, Andruw Monasterio followed with the winning single and the playoff-bound Milwaukee Brewers rallied from five runs down to defeat the skidding St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 on Saturday night.
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By the numbers
Milwaukee players took the field aware they were already ensured at least a National League wild card, after the New York Mets lost to Texas a little earlier. But the NL Central leaders hardly let up.
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After trailing 6-1 in the sixth, they scratched across five runs in the eighth and ninth to tie it 7-all on RBI infield singles by Jackson Chourio and William Contreras, who drove in three runs.
Abner Uribe (3-2) loaded the bases with none out in the 10th but held St. Louis to one run, which scored when Iván Herrera grounded into a double play.
Andruw Monasterio congratulated by teammates after a walk-off single against the St. Louis Cardinals. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
Durbin delivered an RBI double off Kyle Leahy (4-2) with one out in the bottom half and scored on Monasterio’s single to center field, handing the Cardinals their fifth consecutive loss.
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Milwaukee improved the majors’ best record to 91-58, two games ahead of NL East-leading Philadelphia, and increased its NL Central cushion to 6 1/2 games over the Chicago Cubs, who lost 5-4 to Tampa Bay.
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Brewers rookie starter Jacob Misiorowski allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings, including solo homers by Herrera and Brendan Donovan.
Cardinals starter Sonny Gray gave up two runs in five innings and struck out eight.
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Riley O’Brien entered in the bottom of the ninth looking for his fourth save of the season but was lifted after allowing the first four batters to reach base.
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Milwaukee went 6 for 16 with runners in scoring position.
What’s next
Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (7-10, 4.84 ERA) faces LHP Jose Quintana (11-6, 3.88) in the series finale Sunday.
Brewers clinch postseason berth
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The Milwaukee Brewers became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season.
According to MLB, the New York Mets’ 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday sealed at least a National League wild card for the Brewers as they got ready to play Saturday night against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The NL Central-leading Brewers own the best record in the majors.
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This marks the seventh time in the last eight seasons that the Brewers have qualified for the playoffs, though they haven’t won a postseason series since reaching Game 7 of the National League Championship Series in 2018. They had made a total of two postseason appearances from 1983-2017.
Postseason gear, tickets
What you can do
Fans who want to be first to secure 2025 postseason gear can visit the Brewers Team Store now at American Family Field. T-shirts are currently available with new merchandise coming in daily.
The Brewers Team Store will be open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Details regarding postseason ticket availability will be provided next week, the Brewers said. In the meantime, fans can secure seats in advance to 2025 postseason home games now with the purchase of a partial or full season seat membership for 2026.
The Source
FOX6 News gathered information from the Milwaukee Brewers and The Associated Press.