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Brewers Pursue First Championship with Record-Setting Season
Milwaukee returns to the NLCS after a franchise-best campaign but must clear the Dodgers hurdle to reach the World Series.
By OddsListing wire desk
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Dominant Regular Season Sets New Marks
The Brewers posted 103 victories and captured the NL Central for the fourth straight year while leading the majors in run differential at plus-214. They finished second in runs scored with 832 and second in team ERA despite having the youngest pitching staff in baseball. These results built on the prior year's 806 runs scored and created the strongest overall performance in the franchise's 57-year history.
Offense Succeeds Through Adaptability
Milwaukee hit just 32.1 percent of its runs via home runs, the lowest share in the majors, and posted the lowest home run rate at 2.4 percent. The club led the league in batting average at.258, walk rate at 10.6 percent and on-base percentage at.341. With runners on base the approach shifted toward more power, lifting slugging percentage from 24th in bases-empty situations to fifth overall. In bases-loaded spots the team produced 151 runs and posted the highest batting average at.354.
Familiar Challenge Awaits in October
The Brewers advanced past the Padres and now meet the Dodgers in the NLCS. Last year Milwaukee averaged 4.96 runs per game entering that series but scored only four runs total across the four-game sweep.
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