*Photo from Bleacher Report*
Without Christian Yelich, everyone thought the Milwaukee Brewers would miss the playoffs. Well, everyone except the Brewers. Since Yelich went down, they have gone on quite a tear, and with a 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday night, secured a playoff berth. Yelich has been a fan of this success, saying that ''Obviously I can't contribute on the field, but it's been really cool to watch, we're more than a one-man team. We've got a lot of players who have done a lot of great things in the big leagues.''
The Brewers used a 6 run first inning to power ahead early. Ryan Braun started the scoring by smacking a grand slam to right field. Trent Grisham grounded into an RBI fielder's choice, and Eric Thames hit a solo homer to center field to make it 6-0. The Reds got one back in the bottom of the first on another Eugenio Suarez homer. In the second, Keston Hiura hit a solo shot, and Yasmani Grandal hit an RBI double in the 3rd to make it 8-1. In the 4th, Tucker Barnhart drove in the second run for the Reds with an RBI double to center field. In the 7th, Grisham was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, driving in a run and making it 9-2.
Not only did the Brewers secure a playoff spot, but they eliminated the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets in the process. Jordan Lyles, who could end up starting the wild card game, got the win for the Brewers, going 5 innings and giving up two runs on 3 hits and two walks. He struck out 6 hitters to improve to 12-8 on the season. Braun said that ''It was really against all odds, what we just accomplished, it's incredibly difficult. It's hard to articulate how unlikely what we just did was but again, there's still challenges that lie ahead.'' Manager Craig Counsell said that ''I think they enjoy the challenges, and that's what it was, we got presented a challenge, and it didn't look great. It wasn't impossible.''
Tyler Mahle took the loss for the Reds. He lasted just 2 1/3 innings, giving up 8 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks and just one strikeout. He wasn't even the pitcher with the longest outing. That was Keury Mella, who pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief of Mahle, giving up just one hit. Sal Romano and Jimmy Herget pitched after Mella left. They combined for just one run on 3 hits and 3 walks. Barnhart paced the hitting game, with two hits in his two at bats.
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