Fresh off a tiebreaker win over the Cubs, the Brewers look poised for a deep October run. The team didn’t spend a day in first play between August 1 and September 28, yet they arrive to the postseason as NL Central champs. Might this be the year Milwaukee ends its 36-year World Series drought?
Here’s what you need to know about the Brewers this month.
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As Tom Verducci detailed last week in Nine Innings, the rules of engagement in October have changed. A bulletproof bullpen is needed as a means of survival, and the Brewers wield one of the best in baseball.