The Brewers knew they had an opportunity to position themselves for the postseason in this series against the Pirates. With the Cubs and Cardinals playing, all they had to do is win and they would make up ground on someone. Not only did they take full advantage of that opportunity, they are now in a spot to get into the postseason in back-to-back years.
Brandon Woodruff started this one for the Brewers, with the intention of using the same piggyback strategy as in his last start. He was sharp again, pitching two perfect innings to lead off the game and added three strikeouts.