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Brewers eliminate Padres 3–1 in NLDS Game 4
San Diego's season ended at Petco Park after Garrett Mitchell's late catch preserved Milwaukee's lead.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 3–1 Wednesday night, winning their National League Division Series in four games and ending San Diego's postseason run, according to the Associated Press and Major League Baseball's official game record.
Final: Brewers 3, Padres 1
Series: Milwaukee won 3–1
Turning point: Garrett Mitchell tripled and scored on Jackson Chourio's fifth-inning single
Next: Milwaukee hosts the Dodgers in NLCS Game 1 on Sunday
Mitchell delivers at the plate and wall
Fernando Tatis Jr. tied the game 1–1 with a solo home run in the third inning. Mitchell tripled in the fifth and scored when Chourio singled, putting Milwaukee back in front. Sal Frelick added a sacrifice fly in the sixth for the final run.
With two outs in the eighth, Manny Machado drove a 406-foot fly ball toward center field that could have tied the game. Mitchell caught it at the wall to preserve Milwaukee's two-run lead.
San Diego held to three hits
Four Brewers pitchers combined to hold the Padres to three hits. The victory also ended Milwaukee's 12-game postseason road losing streak, which dated to 2018.
Original reporting: Associated Press →
Official game record: Major League Baseball →