FOX Sports Wisconsins Andrew Gruman: In a game they simply had to win, and one they seemed to have under control, the Milwaukee Brewers lost in an almost indescribable way Thursday night. A gigantic mental gaffe by first baseman Mark Reynolds in the eighth inning allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to score a pair of runs to tie the game, while an inability to get a clutch hit cost the Brewers in extra innings. The result was a 3-2 loss in 13 innings at Busch Stadium, a defeat that feels back-breaking. Milwaukees playoff hopes are now in severe peril, sitting 3 1/2 games behind Pittsburgh for the final wild-card spot with nine games to play. Without a sweep over the Pirates this weekend at PNC Park, the Brewers almost certainly wont be headed to the postseason -- a historic collapse after leading the National League Central for 150 consecutive days. We go in there, you have to try to win one game at a time, Brewers right fielder Ryan Braun said. I dont think you can have the mindset of thinking too far ahead and about having to sweep somebody. Its hard enough to win one game, as weve shown here recently. We just have to do everything we can to try to win (Friday)s game and go from there.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 23:18:52 +0000
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