Game result and context
Milwaukee Brewers beat San Diego Padres 3-1 to clinch NL Division Series in Game 4
The Milwaukee Brewers won Game 4 at Petco Park by two runs, ending the NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Milwaukee broke a tie in the fifth inning, added a run in the sixth, and allowed nothing after a Fernando Tatis Jr. home run in the third.
Final result
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in Game 4 of the NL Division Series, winning by two runs to end the series. Milwaukee is 3-1 in the postseason. San Diego finished 1-3.
How the game changed
The tie broke in the top of the fifth. Milwaukee scored once to take the lead, then added another run in the sixth, and San Diego never answered.
Both teams had scored in the third. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a solo home run for the Padres in the bottom of that inning to match the Brewers' run from the top half.
After that, the Padres went scoreless for the last six innings.
Key performances
Garrett Mitchell had two hits in four at-bats, scored a run and drove one in. Sal Frelick and Jackson Chourio each drove in a run as well.
Robert Gasser pitched four innings for Milwaukee, striking out three and allowing one earned run. Aaron Ashby threw three innings with three strikeouts and no earned runs and got the win.
Tatis went 1 for 3. His home run was the only run San Diego scored.
Season and playoff context
The win clinched the best-of-5 series for Milwaukee, three games to one. The Brewers move on in the postseason, and the Padres' season is over.