Lose But Clinch

The Brewers’ fate came down to the final day of the season and thanks to help from the Padres, they clinched the final wild card spot in the National League. Milwaukee fell to the Cardinals, who also clinched, 5-2 in St. Louis.. The Brewers and Giants finished with identical records, but Milwaukee advanced on a tiebreaker with the better in-division record. The Brewers will face the top-seeded Dodgers in Los Angeles in a three-game series starting Wednesday.