the last time the brewers went to the playoffs was 1989.
the last time the brewers went to the playoffs was 1989.
when was the last time the brewers went to the playoffs?
1989
in their 2018 campaign, the brewers went 96-67 under counsell in the regular season and won the nl central by defeating the chicago cubs by a score of 3-1 in a tiebreaker game. in 2018 he was successful on a lower percentage of replay challenges than any other mlb manager with 10 or more challenges, at 20.6%. the brewers advanced to the national league championship series after a sweep of the colorado rockies in the national league division series. the brewers won the first and sixth games of the 2018 national league championship series against the los angeles dodgers at miller park in milwaukee and the third game of the series at dodger stadium in los angeles, before falling to the dodgers in seven games. counsell thus became only the second brewers manager to lead the team to postseason after managing a full season with the team. after the season ended, he finished 2nd in nl manager of the year voting, losing to atlanta braves manager brian snitker.
craig counsell
in game 1 of the nlds against the arizona diamondbacks, gallardo pitched 8 innings, only surrendering 4 hits and a walk, and one earned run on a solo home run by ryan roberts. his nine strikeouts tied a franchise record for most strikeouts in a postseason game for the brewers. gallardo earned a win as the brewers went on to win 4–1. gallardo started game 5 of the nlds, lasting 6 innings. control was a problem for him throughout the game, bouncing multiple pitches in front of home. he threw 66 strikes in a 112-pitch, 6-inning effort. gallardo didn't receive the decision, surrendering 1 earned run as the brewers went on to win 3–2 in 10 innings.
yovani gallardo