SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers still can’t win on the road in October.
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Brewers → win → October
The Brewers ran their postseason losing streak away from home to 12 games dating to 2018 when they couldn’t close out the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, losing 4-3 in Game 3 of their National League Division Series.
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they → run → Series
After compiling the best record in the majors this season at 103-59, the NL Central champion Brewers still lead the best-of-five matchup 2-1 and get another chance to clinch it Wednesday night.
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Brewers → compile → it
But they had plenty of opportunities to end the series without having to play another game at hot, packed and loud Petco Park.
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they → have → Park
The 12 straight postseason road losses ties the big league record set by the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise from 1925-87.
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losses → tie → 1925
The Brewers dropped to 6-24 on the road overall in their postseason history, the worst such record in the majors.
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Brewers → drop → majors
Then again, the Brewers have lost to some pretty good teams during the streak.
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Brewers → lose → streak
“It’s tough to win on the road in playoff situations, obviously,” manager Pat Murphy said.
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Murphy → ’ → situations
“We’ve done a pretty good job at home, I’d say, but you’re right.
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you → do → home
It’s never fun.
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It → ’ → ?
We lost to the Nationals, right?
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We → lose → Nationals
You’re going back to the Nationals.
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You → go → Nationals
They won the World Series.”
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They → win → Series
“Dodgers did pretty good that year, too. They won the World Series, right?
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They → win → Series
” Murphy said.
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Murphy → say → ?
“They went to the World Series, right?
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They → go → Series
Who else did we lose to, the Braves?
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we → lose → Who
They won it.
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They → win → it
I wouldn’t beat up the old Brewers if you don’t mind.
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you → beat → Brewers
I know you’re looking to.
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you → know → ?
That’s fun.”
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That → ’ → ?
Milwaukee captain Christian Yelich doesn’t think it’s unfathomable the losing streak has reached a dozen.
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streak → think → dozen
I mean, this team has one person playing from 2018, so that’s really no effect on this group.”
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that → mean → group
Yelich did get his first playoff RBI since 2018 with a seventh-inning single.
“I’m just focused about trying to help the team win,” he said.
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he → get → single
With runners on first and second and one out in the ninth inning, Yelich hit a ball 107 mph off Michael King, the Padres’ Game 2 starter, but Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts turned it into a game-ending double play.
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Bogaerts → hit → play
King pitched the final two innings on one day of rest.
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King → pitch → rest
“I’m proud of our guys for battling.
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I → ’m → guys
King made some great pitches,” Yelich said.
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Yelich → make → pitches
“They got some outs in some big spots, and we put together great at-bats there in the eighth, ninth innings, and just gave ourselves a ton of chances.
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we → get → chances
And we just didn’t get that one big hit.
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we → get → hit
You’ve got to flush it and come back ready to go tomorrow.”
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You → get → it
The Brewers outhit the Padres 11-6 but stranded 11 runners.
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Brewers → outhit → runners
“It’s like 40 of us vs. 50,000, but it’s fun, man,” second baseman Brice Turang said.
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Turang → ’ → 50,000
“It’s fun to play like this and this is what we play for.
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we → ’ → what
We play for times like this.
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We → play → this
We’ve just got to go out there and trust each other and trust ourselves and keep playing winning baseball and things will work out.”
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things → get → baseball
Turang said the Brewers had some good at-bats.
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Brewers → say → bats
“If you watch the games, just the quality of at-bats,” he said.
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he → watch → bats
“I keep saying it, but it’s true.
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it → keep → it
I think these guys have had something to work off of and something to keep pushing forward.
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guys → think → something
…and 2 more, not listed.
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