Majors-best Brewers roll to playoff-clinching blowout and close in on NL Central title
What happened
The Milwaukee Brewers are heading to the playoffs, and baseball’s best team left no doubt. Garrett Mitchell hit the Brewers’ first grand slam of the season, one of four homers for Milwaukee in a 20-0 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that secured a playoff berth that had long been inevitable. Manager Pat Murphy celebrated with a toast to his players and clubhouse staff.
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