After wasting a golden opportunity to get closer to a playoff spot, the Milwaukee Brewers try to exact revenge on Saturday when they take on the New York Mets in the middle contest of their three-game series at Miller Park. Milwaukee had a chance to both match a franchise record with its 10th consecutive home victory and climb within 2 1/2 games of the

The Milwaukee Brewers continue their improbable run for a playoff spot Friday, when they host the struggling New York Mets in the opener of their three-game series at Miller Park. Milwaukee (72-71) has used an 18-5 run to move above the .500 mark for the first time since April 12, when it was 4-3. The Brewers, who just completed a three-game sweep of the

The Milwaukee Brewers are not ready to quit the National League playoff race. As unlikely as it seemed when the club was 54-66 on Aug. 19, the Brewers have climbed back to .500 and are within four games of the St. Louis Cardinals for the second wild card spot. The Atlanta Braves are comfortably leading the wild card race but have dropped back-to-back games

Winning 16 of its past 21 has breathed life into Milwaukee Brewers’s once-deflated playoff hopes. The Brewers finished Monday’s series opener against Atlanta Braveswith only four hits, but took advantage of a key error and four walks in the seventh inning to rally for a 4-1 victory. Milwaukee has closed to within five games of St. Louis for the final National League

Milwaukee sat 12 games under .500 in mid-August, but the Brewers have won 17 of 24 since to pull onto the fringe of the NL wild-card chase. While Atlanta sits 5 1/2 games ahead of St. Louis for the top wild-card spot, Milwaukee suddenly is six behind the Cardinals for the second spot. The Atlanta Braves appear to be heating up offensively

The Milwaukee Brewers may have too much ground to make up in their late-season charge for a postseason berth, but with the margin of error at zero, Ryan Braun showed why he is the reigning National League MVP. Braun belted his 38th homer – a season high – in the 13th inning to give the Brewers a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis

The Milwaukee Brewers could be staring at their last chance to climb back into the National League wild card chase when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game series starting Friday night. To even talk about the playoffs seemed like a pipe dream 2 1/2 weeks ago, but the Brewers have won 13 of their last 17 to get within seven games

The Milwaukee Brewers were thought to be out of wild-card contention when they were 12 games below .500 with just 42 games left. But Milwaukee has responded with a 13-3 surge and is suddenly only 6 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second National League wild-card spot entering Thursday’s series finale against the host Miami Marlins. Milwaukee is riding a

Ryan Braun is two RBIs shy of his fifth consecutive 100-RBI campaign as theMilwaukee Brewers face the Miami Marlins in Wednesday’s third contest of the four-game set. Braun drove in two runs in Milwaukee’s win on Tuesday to increase his National League-leading total to 98. The reigning MVP’s career high for RBIs is 114 set in 2009. The Brewers have won 12 of

The Milwaukee Brewers have their sights set on a strong finish and a winning record. The Miami Marlins would like to avoid last place. After throwing a wrench in the National League playoff race with a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Brewers ran into a little trouble in Monday’s opener against Jose Reyes and the Marlins. The 7-3 victory snapped a four-game