Up to date Sept. 15, 2026, 11:55 p.m. ET
For the fourth straight season, the Milwaukee Brewers are NL Central champions.
They did not even should be on the sphere for the final out of the clincher. Milwaukee completed off a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park hours earlier than the Chicago Cubs misplaced to Atlanta and the division was over.
How the Brewers clinched
Jacob Misiorowski improved to 15-5 with a 1.89 ERA. Milwaukee acquired the scoring began when Luis Lara’s sacrifice fly introduced dwelling Jake Bauers within the second, then added on within the sixth when Lara doubled dwelling William Contreras, who’d doubled the at-bat earlier than. Brandon Lowe’s solo homer within the eighth was the one run Pittsburgh acquired all night time.
Chicago dealt with the remainder by itself. The Cubs led 3-0 by means of 4 at Wrigley earlier than Ronald Acuna Jr., Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin went deep for Atlanta’s 6-3 win.
How the Brewers acquired right here
This crew’s identification hasn’t modified all yr. Misiorowski is main baseball in strikeouts, the lineup runs by means of Jackson Chourio and Contreras, and Milwaukee is on tempo to blow previous its personal single-season document of 97 wins, set simply final yr. Pat Murphy is chasing one thing no supervisor ever has, a 3rd straight NL Supervisor of the Yr award.
What’s subsequent for the Brewers?
Milwaukee was already the primary NL crew into the playoffs. The division was only a formality. What’s left to play for is seeding, particularly the No. 1 general spot within the Nationwide League and the bye that goes with it.
