Ninth-inning collapse makes Brewers' latest playoff exit particularly painful
The Milwaukee Brewers have mastered the art of winning consistently in the regular season while playing in the majors’ smallest market
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames had just finished playing perhaps his final game with the Milwaukee Brewers when he described the most devastating of this franchise’s growing collection of playoff defeats.
“Losing that way, when you’re so close, it’s like when you’re a kid and they let you try candy, but they don’t give you the candy,” Adames said after the Brewers’ 4-2 loss to the New York Mets in the decisive Game 3 of their NL Wild Card Series on Thursday night. “They just let you taste it. … That’s how it felt tonight.”
The Brewers have mastered the art of winning consistently in the regular season while playing in the majors’ smallest market. This was their sixth playoff appearance in seven years and third NL Central title in four seasons.
Success in the postseason remains elusive.
