It was the kind of split-screen Sunday baseball lives for. At American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers did their job, grinding out a 4–2 win that should have sent the visiting Cincinnati Reds trudging into the clubhouse with heavy shoulders. But on a day of scoreboard-watching, the mood flipped. On the out-of-town board, the Miami Marlins finished off a 4–0 shutout of the New York Mets, and in an instant Cincinnati’s path cleared: first postseason berth since 2020, clinched on a day they didn’t win. The regular season can be unforgiving; this one offered a reminder that October sometimes opens the door in sideways, surprising ways.
Brewers make generous gesture to NL Central rivals after Reds playoff clinch
