Sorry, Milwaukee Brewers fans, it’s over.
Good luck in the Wild Card race, but kiss those dreams of a division title goodbye. Once Eric Sogard was tagged out at second base in the bottom of the 10th inning in Friday’s game, it was over. The Chicago Cubs overcame a 3-0 deficit and even after giving up a 4-3 lead in the fifth, they won another entertaining, extra-inning game. This time it was 5-4, as Tommy La Stella got the game-winning RBI with a bases loaded walk in the 10th.
LaStella walk! cubs lead! pic.twitter.com/hG9DjIwfRB
— Brett (@Cubbieblue97) September 23, 2017
Then, the Brewers still had some hope after a leadoff walk against Carl Edwards Jr. in the bottom half of the inning. Sogard reached on a fielder’s choice and would have been in scoring position with only one out if he hadn’t come off the base following a pitch that got away from Willson Contreras.
Addison Russell kept the tag on Sogard, who came off the base for a split second and was immediately called out. The replay confirmed the call.
THE BREWERS ARE DEAD pic.twitter.com/fcIuLDmron
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) September 23, 2017
Edwards got the final out to drop the Brewers 5.5 games back in the division. Milwaukee is now behind the St. Louis Cardinals too.
These have been some devastating losses for the Brewers. Three in a row, starting with a walk-off loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 5-3 loss on Thursday, when Javier Baez tied the game with a two-out, two-strike single in the ninth and Friday night’s defeat.
Now, even though the Cubs started Friday with a magic number of six, it only went down to five because the Cardinals won and are currently in second place. So, the Cubs can’t clinch the division even with a sweep this weekend.
Remember, the Cubs start a four-game series against the Cardinals on Monday.
Anyway, the Brewers are dead.
