Some pitchers that you probably forgot to wear brewers in the post-season

The most valuable player, Christian Yelich, was lost for the season after a knee injury two weeks ago, but the Milwaukee Brewers did not collapse in their quest to play in the playoffs for the second year consecutive. On the contrary, they avoided the loss of their best player and climbed the slope even more impressive than last season. Assuming you consider the Wild Card games as "play-offs," the Brews team secured a spot Wednesday night with a 9-2 win over the Reds. At 1.5 return matches, the team always has a chance of the outside. the Cardinals for the NL Central Crown. It was quite exciting to have an 85-year-old legend to party like a teenager.

"What we have just achieved is really against all odds," said Ryan Braun at the post-match clubhouse celebration. "We obviously enjoyed playing this month."

Milwaukee did not survive without Yelich – they dominated, winning 12 of 14 games without their star batter to hit 88-70 on the year. They did not do it by hitting the ball out of the ball – although they did not really collapse without Yelich anchoring the formation. "The story in all of this," said manager Craig Counsell, "is how well we started." Their starting rotation has no particular talent. The closest is Brandon Woodruff who is limited by an oblique injury. And yet, a pot of expiring pickups, unlikely returns, local weapons and powerful relief agents combined to deliver a record 2.45 points in the league during Yelich's absence; they limited their opponents to an average of .182 over the last two weeks.

Pick a random baseball baseball player from the last few years of baseball and he probably contributed to the Brewers in September. Counsell has beefed up his 40-man roster to include 20 different shooters, all working together in limited roles to help the team. Drew Pomeranz, whom the Giants were happy to unload at the trade deadline, has not let slip 17 of his last 18 games. Gio Gonzalez, who could not be in the Yankees' MLB lineup at the start of the season, averaged just 1.47 in 18.1 for the month of September, as he went from the old to the versatile arm. Jordan Lyles, traded by the Pirates on the deadline, has seen his team win each of his last eight starts and make an ERA of 2.39 this month. And of course, the Brewers' most intimidating weapon, Josh Hader, continues to make jumps and misses at a frightening speed, reaching 16.45 K / 9 for the year.

It's silly to try to make predictions for a round of play or even for a five-game LNDS, so I will not do it! The struggling Brewers, even though they have by far the lowest differential in the playoff field at +7, are as lucky as the others to play in a heat in October. They did the hard work by extending their season and ending what was a five game Wild Card deficit earlier this month, even without their best player. They were really good. Now, they just have to be lucky.