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Brewers face pivotal Game 4 after road playoff skid reaches 12

Milwaukee’s 4-3 defeat to San Diego tied an MLB record for consecutive postseason road losses. The Brewers still lead the NLDS 2-1 and can reach the NLCS with a win Wednesday at Petco Park.

Brewers face pivotal Game 4 after road playoff skid reaches 12
The Milwaukee Brewers’ 4-3 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday extended the team’s postseason road losing streak to 12 games, tying a Major League Baseball record held by the Washington Senators-Minnesota Twins franchise. Milwaukee has a chance to end the streak Wednesday night at Petco Park. The Brewers lead the best-of-five series 2-1 and will advance to the National League Championship Series with a Game 4 victory. A loss would push the road skid to 13 and send the series to a decisive Game 5 Friday at American Family Field. The Brewers’ last postseason road win came in Game 3 of the 2018 NLCS, when they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0. Milwaukee lost the following night and has not won on the road in the playoffs since. The streak includes defeats against the Dodgers, Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs and Padres. Milwaukee did not play a postseason road game in 2023 or 2024. Tuesday’s loss brought the Brewers’ all-time postseason road record to 6-24. Outfielder Christian Yelich, the only player on this year’s team who also played for Milwaukee in 2018, said the long-running streak has little bearing on the current roster. “This team has one person playing from 2018, so there’s really no effect on this group,” Yelich said after the game. Manager Pat Murphy acknowledged the difficulty of winning away from home in October, while noting the team’s stronger results at home. Second baseman Brice Turang said Milwaukee was embracing the challenge of playing before a hostile crowd, describing the matchup as roughly 40 Brewers against 50,000 fans. He said the team needed to trust one another and keep playing winning baseball. A Game 4 win would send Milwaukee to the NLCS, scheduled to begin Sunday, and end a road drought that has lasted nearly eight years. A loss would leave the Brewers one defeat from elimination and set up a winner-take-all game in Milwaukee.

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