ST. LOUIS — The Milwaukee Brewers’ rebuilding project, which for all intents and purposes ended last season, officially was laid to rest Wednesday night.
Holding on for a tense 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals that completed a three-game sweep at Busch Stadium, the hard-charging Brewers assured their first playoff berth since winning the NL Central title in 2011.
The nail-biter boosted the Brewers' record to 16-7 in September and 22-9 in their last 31 games.
The Brewers celebrated with champagne in the clubhouse afterward but weren’t satisfied with merely clinching a spot in the NL wild-card game. The Brewers remain a half-game behind the first-place Cubs in the division after Chicago prevailed 7-6 in 10 innings Wednesday. While the Brewers will take Thursday off, the Cubs — who also clinched a playoff berth — finish a four-game series at home against Pittsburgh and ace Trevor Williams.
“We’re very fortunate tomorrow is an off day,” Ryan Braun said in the champagne and beer soaked visiting clubhouse at Busch Stadium. “Logistically, it works out really well. Everyone can celebrate. We have another 48 hours before we have to play another baseball game.
“Everyone should get to enjoy this, embrace it. Just enjoy the moment. This is an incredible accomplishment and everyone has contributed to it.”
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