The Milwaukee Brewers are one victory away from making back-to-back National League Championship Series appearances for the first time in franchise history, and what a ride it has been so far. This team, which finished the regular season with the best record in the major leagues at 103-59, is looking to complete an NLDS sweep tonight on the road against the San Diego Padres at 9:30 p.m. ET. They’ve already pulled off two nail-biting wins at home, setting up this epic showdown.
Brewers Riding an Unstoppable Wave
Milwaukee’s momentum right now is just unreal. They’re on a seven-game winning streak dating back to the regular season, and they’ve won 17 of their last 20 games since September 7. Talk about playing your best baseball when it matters most, right? Their NLDS opener against San Diego was a classic, with Pat Murphy’s club overcoming an early two-run deficit to snag a 3-2 victory. But Game 2? That was pure drama. The Brewers were literally one strike away from a loss when Jackson Chourio stepped up and ripped a two-run single off Padres closer Mason Miller. That huge hit gave Milwaukee a 4-3 triumph and put them firmly in control of the series. You can’t write a better script than that.
Pitching Matchups and Other Must-Watch Action
Tonight, the Brewers are sending Dustin May to the mound to close things out. May, a 29-year-old right-hander acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals at the trade deadline in August, was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ world championship team in 2020. He went 1-1 in three starts against San Diego this year, but get this: he posted a ridiculous 1.23 ERA against them. Two of those three outings were at Petco Park, where he allowed just one run over seven innings in his last visit. The Padres, fighting for their postseason life, will counter with 33-year-old righty Nick Pivetta. He gave up one run and three hits over 3 1/3 frames in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs and has been stingy lately, yielding just six runs across 35 innings in his last eight starts.
Over in the other NLDS, the two-time reigning World Series champion Dodgers are squaring off against the Braves at Truist Park tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Los Angeles grabbed Game 1 with a 5-3 win, but Atlanta fought back to even the series at 1-1 with a tight 3-2 triumph. The Dodgers have been NLCS regulars, making it eight times in the last 13 years, while the Braves have only made two trips since 2002. On the ice, the NHL schedule has nine games on tap, including a late-night clash between the Florida Panthers (1-0-2) and Los Angeles Kings (0-1-1) at 10 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena. The Panthers have been taking every game down to the wire, going to overtime in each of their first three contests on their season-opening four-game road trip.
So, get ready for a night of incredible sports. Can the Brewers make history with a sweep, or will the Padres find a way to extend their season? And what about those Dodgers and Braves, locked in a tight battle for their own NLCS spot? Tonight’s going to be wild.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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