The ups and downs of the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers this past week person been a existent thrill for each shot fans. The extremity of the Brewers' grounds winning streak caused the astir attention.
After 14 consecutive victories, 29-year-old catcher William Contreras deed a two-run location tally successful the ninth inning, but the Cincinnati Reds were capable to necktie the crippled and yet triumph successful the tenth, overtime. Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said,
"It's a reminder to our guys that each propulsion counts and it's not implicit until it's truly over. We cognize that due to the fact that we're the ones who did it this week, but we're showing that we're inactive human."
The Brewers' starting pitcher, Jose Quintana, was satisfied contempt the loss:
If we person to suffer a game, I'm gladsome we mislaid this one. Of people we don't privation to lose, but if we support playing similar this, we tin support winning. We're good. It was a bully fight."
Still, the squad enters the bid against the Chicago Cubs with 29 wins successful its past 34 games.
"The chemistry successful the locker country is amazing, we each enactment each other. We're playing time by time the aforesaid mode we've been. It's been a large streak. It's astonishing to beryllium portion of the past of this enactment and interruption the grounds for wins. Amazing. But we privation more. We're going to enactment hungry," Quintana concluded.
LA Angels connected a winning streak against the Dodgers and archetypal spot for the Dodgers
The LA Angels are a cleanable 6-0 against the cross-town rival Dodgers this season. Logan O'Hoppe was the leader with a two-out RBI azygous successful the eighth inning.
"It meant a batch to me. I've been wanting this for a while. I haven't felt close for the past fewer months. And erstwhile I deed the shot, I can't accidental it clicked, but I got a boost of assurance that I've been missing," O'Hoppe said.
Ray Montgomery reacts
Taylor Ward added 4 location runs successful the series. Interim manager Ray Montgomery was satisfied:
"We showed perseverance passim the year. When you play successful specified an atmosphere, against Shohei, determination are much emotions than usual, precisely due to the fact that of that."
The Dodgers dominated the San Diego Padres, securing archetypal spot successful the NL West. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman helped the squad successful the turnaround. Manager Dave Roberts was pleased: "Very satisfying, considering wherever we were 4 days ago. We're arrogant of the mode we stepped up our focus, strength and of people won 3 close, well-played games."
MLB has announced the docket for the 2025 playoffs, with the Divisional Round starting connected October 4th and the World Series starting connected October 24th.