Overview
- The Brewers finished the regular season with a franchise-best 103 wins, clinching the National League No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the Division Series.
- The team used the No. 1 seed’s multi-day bye for organized workouts and light scrimmages at American Family Field to maintain timing and address nagging injuries.
- Manager Pat Murphy said the club is leaning on lessons from last year, stressing recovery and an emphasis on responding quickly after a loss.
- Milwaukee will host the winner of the Cubs–Padres wild-card series, with the Brewers 9–4 against Chicago this year but 2–4 against San Diego including a recent sweep in San Diego.
- Key things to watch are pitcher health and rotation decisions that the club can manage during the bye, since home-field in a best-of-five series could allow Milwaukee to host a decisive Game 5.