The Milwaukee Brewers rewrote history with a record-breaking shutout fueled by 27 hits and a grand slam to secure a spot in the postseason.
The Milwaukee Brewers officially broke the record for the largest margin of victory on the day any team has clinched a postseason berth, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Milwaukee's 20-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds came on a night the team won't soon forget as they clinched their eighth postseason berth in the last nine seasons.
Fans at American Family Field knew there was a chance they could've clinched the playoffs with a win or two losses from other National League teams, but at the end of the day, manager Pat Murphy wasn't ever going to let anyone else decide his fate.
Thursday was the Brewers' first off day in 16 days, and they sure made the most of it as they put forward a decisive win that saw them score 20 runs on 27 hits.
Every Brewers player in the starting lineup recorded a hit
Now 92-56, it's not hard to see why so many are as high on this team as they are going into the postseason.
The Chicago Cubs won by 10 runs themselves on Friday night, so the magic number to clinch the NL Central is down to four games. It could still be won on Sunday if the Brewers sweep the Reds and the Cubs drop their next two.
Regardless, it was a four-hit night for Jackson Chourio and Joey Ortiz. Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchell both finished with three hits each, and it's worth noting the trio of Chourio, Turang, and Mitchell combined for 10 RBIs on the night.
William Contreras led the way with six RBIs on two hits. Contreras may have had the most RBIs on the team, but Mitchell officially hit their first grand slam of the year, something that only took 148 games to take place.
Turang, Contreras, Mitchell, and Jake Bauers all homered on a night that saw the Brewers improve to a franchise record 36 games over .500.
Dustin May got back on track
One of the biggest issues the Brewers currently have is the struggles that Dustin May and Kyle Harrison have been going through.
Thankfully, May helped contribute to the shutout as he threw six scoreless innings where he allowed just two hits.
May struck out six batters and only walked one in his 84-pitch outing.
Garrett Stallings, who just rejoined the team on Friday, picked up his first career save as he threw the final three innings. Stallings struck out two batters and didn't allow any hits. In total, 21 of his 30 pitches were strikes, and he retired the final eight batters after he walked the second he faced in the top of the seventh inning.
