It’s tough for me to write, “Milwaukee Brewers, defending N.L. Central champions,” but that’s what they are, having run through September faster than the Cubs could and defeating them in the tiebreaker game October 1. Credit, therefore, where credit is due. They won the division more than the Cubs lost it, going 20-7 after September 1 to the CUbs’ 16-13.
The Brewers had almost everything go right for them last year, including a fantastic MVP season from Christian Yelich, who hit .326/.402/.598 with 36 home runs. In September 2018, Yelich was even better: .