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The Milwaukee Brewers are moving on to the Championship Series after eliminating the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. Milwaukee bounced back from a disheartening loss in Game 4 to win the do-or-die Division Series finale. The team will now face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS beginning Monday.
The Brewers tabbed Trevor Megill to start Game 5 Saturday. However, the All-Star closer exited after throwing just 11 pitches in one scoreless inning. Manager Pat Murphy turned to Jacob Misiorowski in the top of the second. The rookie phenom gave up a leadoff home run to Seiya Suzuki before locking in and tossing four strong innings.
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The Brewers struck first in Game 5, taking a 1-0 lead on William Contreras' solo home run in the first inning. The Cubs tied the score with Suzuki's bomb but Milwaukee's bullpen kept the team in check after the first frame.
Brewers' bullpen dominates Cubs in NLDS Game 5
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Andrew Vaughn broke the tie with a fourth-inning homer to left field, putting Misiorowski in line for the second postseason win of his career. The Brewers' first-year flamethrower retired the side in the fifth inning. Misiorowski reached triple digits on his fastball multiple times before retiring Matt Shaw on a liner to right.
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Aaron Ashby and Chad Patrick teamed up to toss two scoreless innings before Abner Uribe took over. Brice Turang created a bit of breathing room with a 416-foot shot in the seventh, giving Milwaukee a 3-1 lead. Then Uribe shut down Chicago with two dominant innings. The righty reliever earned the save in the Brewers' NLDS-clinching win.
Milwaukee is advancing to the Championship round on the strength of its pitching in Game 5. Five Brewers pitchers combined to allow one run on four hits and one walk while striking out eight batters in the winner-take-all finale.
The Brewers kept their magical season alive. The team advanced to the NLCS for the first time in seven years. It will be a rematch of the 2018 Championship Series when the Dodgers edged out Milwaukee 4-3.
Han
wrote:
"Brilliantly managed and executed! What a resilient young team!"
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Baron Corvo
got emotional:
"I'm literally crying right now, the Brewers made me so happy"
Lance P
was relieved:
"I just took a breath for the first time in 3 hours"
Mike
added:
"Can't wait to find my way over to cubs twitter tonight"
Juju
commented:
"Imagine leaving a team that you manage to get eliminated by that same team in the postseason. Tough scene"
SeanG23
went negative:
"You will get smoked against dodgers. Enjoy this but that's all you will enjoy"
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