The Brewers’ three were enough, and give them a chance to win the first National League Championship Series in their history. (They won the AL pennant in 1982.) Milwaukee, with the best record in the NL and MLB, will host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS at 8:08 p.m. ET Monday.
We’ve got you covered with the top moments from today’s game, as well as takeaways after the final out.
YOUR MILWAUKEE BREWERS ARE HEADING TO THE NLCS ‼️‼️‼️#MagicBrew pic.twitter.com/SsaTYKZ19M
There’s nothing like a Game 5 — particularly not one between division rivals.
The Brewers were the best team in the National League in the regular season, and with their season on the line, they came through with their usual cast of unsung heroes. In one way, it was the quintessential Brewers game: Pat Murphy deployed five different pitchers, including an opener in Trevor Megill (who had been the team’s closer until getting hurt in August); rookie flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski, who delivered four innings of one-run ball; former top prospect Aaron Ashby, who got a big strikeout of Kyle Tucker with two runners on; another rookie starter in Chad Patrick, acquired from the A’s in 2023; and then Abner Uribe, who pitched the final two innings.
BOW DOWN TO YOUR KING#MagicBrew https://t.co/Tay9ZSVeYv pic.twitter.com/qmi5xE7eF3
The @Brewers strike first in Game 5 thanks to William Contreras 😤 pic.twitter.com/bhdgguHaTS
Heads up play by our second baseman. pic.twitter.com/y10cUFZXQy
Heads up play by our second baseman. pic.twitter.com/y10cUFZXQy