MLB

Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers

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Philadelphia Phillies
91-61, 39-35 Away
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Milwaukee Brewers
88-64, 44-30 Home

Jake Bauers hits game-ending single to lift NL Central-clinching Brewers to 2-1 win over Phillies

Bauers' hit off Phillies closer Carlos Estévez (4-5) scored Jackson Chourio, who had tripled.

“I think the vibe in the clubhouse all day was, that's great that we (clinched), but we need to win this game," Bauers said. “It was intense, man, it was intense. You could feel the pressure."

Milwaukee closer Devin Williams (1-0) struck out Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh in order in the ninth.

Milwaukee clinched its second straight division title and made the playoffs for the sixth time in the last seven seasons by virtue of Oakland Athletics Wednesday. Chicago is still fighting for a wild card.

Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta, making his career-high 31st start of the season, allowed one run on two hits in five innings, striking out nine and walking two.

Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola, second in the NL in innings pitched, went seven innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out nine and walking one. He had given up 10 earned runs in nine innings in his previous two starts.

“My command was pretty good, I was getting early outs,” Nola said.

“They're definitely a grinding team. Just trying to execute my pitches and get first-pitch strikes and get the leadoff guy out.”

The teams struck out 28 times combined.

Phillies batters struck out 16 times Tuesday and 16 times Wednesday.

“Two really good teams, low scoring, tight games," Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said. "Those are the games you certainly like to win and hate to lose.”

Milwaukee took the series, winning 6-2 on Monday. Philadelphia won 5-1 on Tuesday.

Bohm gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead in the second inning with his first home run since Aug. 15.

Rhys Hoskins’ 25th homer tied the game in the fifth inning. The former Phillie also doubled.

“Are you surprised? Of course you're not surprised," Hoskins said of the come-from-behind win. "That's what we've been doing all year.”

Milwaukee right-hander Joe Ross allowed a single and a walk upon taking over for Peralta to start the sixth inning. But Ross retired Nick Castellanos and Bohm before being replaced by left-hander Jared Koenig, who got Stott to ground out on the first pitch.

After Chourio's leadoff triple in the ninth, Estévez intentionally walked William Contreras, struck out Garrett Mitchell and walked Willy Adames, loading the bases before Bauers' single.

“Everybody was doubting us at the beginning, that we were going to be able to do this," Adames said. “We proved them wrong. Hopefully we can go all the way and win it all.”

The Phillies’ magic number to qualify for the playoffs is one, and four to clinch the NL East.

The Phillies made the playoffs the past two seasons, losing to Arizona in the 2023 NL Championship Series and to Houston in the 2022 World Series.

UP NEXT

Phillies: Open a four-game series Thursday in New York against the Mets, who are battling for a wild card. Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker (3-6, 6.29 ERA) faces RHP Luis Severino (10-6, 3.77).

Brewers: Open a four-game series Thursday in Milwaukee against Arizona with RHP Tobias Myers (8-5, 3.07 ERA). The wild card-contending Diamondbacks will start RHP Brandon Pfaadt (9-9, 4.81).

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Matchup Prediction

Brewers: 57.1%
Phillies: 42.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Bauers singled to right, Chourio scored, Adames to second, Contreras to third.
9th Inning Adames walked.
9th Inning Mitchell struck out swinging.
9th Inning Contreras to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Contreras intentionally walked.
9th Inning Chourio tripled to right.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
4 Ground Balls 9
16 Strikeouts 12
1 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 5
0 Stolen Bases 1
3 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
31 At Bats 30
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
15 Runners Left On Base 9
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 1
0 Doubles 1
11 Fly Balls 9
0 Caught Stealing 0
159 Pitches 127
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
7 Total Bases 11
34 Plate Appearances 33
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 3
1.0 Runs Created 2.9
.129 Batting Average .167
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.226 Slugging Percentage .367
.194 Secondary Average .333
.206 On Base Percentage .242
.432 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .609
0.4 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.0
1.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.1
11.0 Batter Rating 21.5
31.0 At Bats Per Home Run 30.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.68 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.85
.097 Isolated Power .200
0.19 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.25
.088 Walks Per Plate Appearance .091
.065 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .167
2.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.2
62.0 MLB Rating 70.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

American Family Field

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 30,048 | Capacity:

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4

2024 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee 93 69 .574 - L1
St. Louis 83 79 .512 10 W1
Chicago 83 79 .512 10 L1
Cincinnati 77 85 .475 16 W1
Pittsburgh 76 86 .469 17 L1
Full Standings