Before the Padres series, the Brewers were winners of seven of their last 11 games and were looking to keep pace with the Cubs and give themselves breathing room in the Wild Card race. However, what could have been a sweep of the Padres, turned into a series loss leaving a lot more questions than answers regarding the Brewers postseason hopes.
Looking ahead, the Brewers have a difficult three series road trip coming up, and all of the games are against NL playoff contenders. This will be a crucial three series stretch for Milwaukee and that can’t be stressed enough.