Will this be the year the Brewers finally get over the hump and win their first-ever championship?

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – Despite losing Tuesday’s game in Philadelphia, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched a first-round playoff bye, sending them directly to the NLDS. While there are still a handful of games left on the year to figure out the final standings and determine who’s in and who’s out,

If the season ended today, before games of Sept. 22, the Major League Baseball playoffs would look eerily similar to last year for Milwaukee.

The Dodgers and Brewers will both try to get through the first rounds of the playoffs, and head to a showdown for National League entry to the World Series.

The Brewers own baseball's best record, but now comes the hard part: turning October into a World Series trip.

Elsewhere, the Phillies and Red Sox are on a heater and the Tigers' post-trade deadline magic appears to have run out

When the Brewers have lined up against other teams with a .500 or better record, they have gone 41-21. In comparison, the Cubs are 33-23 against teams with a .500 or better record. That just goes to show how elite this Brewers team is.

Even when the Milwaukee Brewers lose, things go their way. The model small-market organization moved one round closer to its first World Series championship on Tuesday night. Despite leaving Citizens Bank Park with a 6-4 defeat to the Philadelphia Phillies,