Posts Tagged ‘Wildcard’
Yelich watches helplessly as Brewers fall short again
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich watched helplessly from the dugout as Milwaukee’s season ended. The Brewers controlled the first 7 1/3 innings of Tuesday’s NL wild-card game in Washington before…
Read MoreA hit-by-pitch, a bloop and an error ends Brewers' season
A hit-by-pitch “foul,” a broken bat bloop and a misplay in right. The Milwaukee Brewers season is over. The irony is, many believed it was over heading into September, when…
Read MoreFormer La Crosse Logger, Scherzer, to face Brewers in wildcard playoff
It’s been 15 years since Max Scherzer played in La Crosse. He was 19 years old then, heading into his sophomore season at Missouri when he spent a summer playing…
Read More‘Mad Max’ carries playoff skid into Brew-Nats wild-card game
WASHINGTON (AP) — Based on what everyone says about Washington Nationals righty Max Scherzer, he seems like an obvious choice to start the NL wild-card game against Milwaukee. Scherzer is,…
Read MoreBrewers wind up with NL wild card, lose to Rockies in 13
DENVER (AP) — By the late innings, the Milwaukee Brewers just wanted the game to end. That took a while, though. Already relegated to an NL wild-card spot, the Brewers…
Read MoreCardinals clinch NL Central; Cubs lose in Maddon’s finale
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty, Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals quickly drained any drama from a final-day playoff chase. They were totally fine with that. The Cardinals…
Read MoreEagles pick off Rodgers’ late pass, beat Packers 34-27
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Nigel Bradham picked off Aaron Rodgers’ pass in the end zone with 20 seconds left, Jordan Howard gashed Green Bay for his second career three-touchdown…
Read MoreBrewers beat up Lester, top Cubs 8-5 to narrow WC lead
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers had a final chance this weekend to deal direct damage to the Chicago Cubs’ grasp on the second NL wild card, and they didn’t waste…
Read MoreBrewers top Cardinals, open three-game lead for wildcard
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A chuckling Eric Thames said it felt so good he almost ripped third base out of the ground and hoisted it above his head. A lot…
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