The Brewers closed out Week 27 with a 5-1 stretch, and the final three wins came against the Cardinals as Milwaukee kept piling up victories to finish the regular season at 103-59. The Cubs ended up 14 games back at 89-73, with the Pirates at 82-80, the Cardinals at 77-85 and the Reds at 75-87.
Milwaukee’s week opened with a 6-4 loss to the Phillies on Tuesday, but the club answered immediately. The Brewers took the next two from Philadelphia, winning 4-1 on Wednesday and 5-1 on Thursday, then handled St. Louis with a sweep to wrap the week: 8-4 on Friday, 3-2 on Saturday and 6-4 on Sunday.
Jacob Misiorowski got the nod for top pitching performance of the week after finishing the regular season with 5 1/3 scoreless innings on Sunday. He struck out five and earned his 16th win of the year. Misiorowski now finishes the season leading the league in strikeouts with 252, WHIP at 0.80, batting average against at .157 and ERA at 1.80.
Robert Gasser also earned a mention after going six innings and allowing one run with nine strikeouts. It capped a strong final month-plus for him, and he now looks like the likely No. 3 starter behind Misiorowski and Logan Henderson heading into the postseason.
At the plate, Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio both made strong cases, but Turang got the edge. Milwaukee’s second baseman finished with nine hits on the week, including two homers and three doubles, while driving in seven. That pushed him past 20 home runs and 100 RBIs on the season, a finish that puts him in the conversation for one of the best years ever by a primary second baseman in franchise history.
Chourio wasn’t far behind. He posted a .471/.550/.647 line, collected eight hits with a homer, drove in five and scored a team-high seven runs. He also stole two bases and wrapped up the year with career highs in home runs, at 25, and steals, at 23.
Milwaukee also had a busy week on the roster front. Left-hander Colton Gordon ate innings in relief Tuesday against the Phillies, throwing five innings and allowing three runs, two earned, with one strikeout to help preserve the bullpen.
He was optioned Wednesday, and right-hander Lyon Richardson was brought up in his place. Richardson didn’t appear in a game before being designated for assignment Friday when Bryse Wilson was activated from the 15-day injured list.
The Brewers also placed Andrew Vaughn on the 10-day injured list with an illness before Friday’s game, though he is expected to be ready for the postseason. Brandon Lockridge was recalled to take his spot.
Cooper Pratt was scratched Friday because of illness, and Joey Ortiz later exited after what looked like a tiring stretch. Ortiz sat out the rest of the weekend, but an MRI showed only “abdominal swelling” and a bruised knee. According to Adam McCalvy, Ortiz is also expected to be ready for the postseason.
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