Never before has a team in the National League gone 0-for-21 at the plate to end their year in the playoffs.

In Game 4 of the National League Division Series, that's exactly what happened to the San Diego Padres.

The Milwaukee Brewers only needed to use Robert Gasser, Aaron Ashby, Abner Uribe, and Trevor Megill to get the job done and punch their ticket to a second consecutive National League Championship Series.

Gasser did his thing in four rock-solid innings where he allowed only three hits, though one of those seemed to be a momentum-shifting solo shot to Fernando Tatis Jr.

Ultimately, that homer didn't matter in the slightest. Milwaukee got three massive innings out of Ashby, and then Uribe got his first hold of the postseason while Megill picked up his second save.

Also, it's incredible to think that Ashby got his first win of the playoffs, as that was a staple of his regular season, one that at one point saw him have the most wins in all of baseball despite making every appearance out of the bullpen.

According to OptaSTATS, the Padres' 0-for-21 stretch to end Game 4 was the longest hitless drought by an NL team to end a postseason all-time.

They're officially tied for the fourth-longest drought when combining both the NL and American League, with the 1990 Athletics holding the record due to a 0-for-25 effort.

This doesn't mean the Brewers were able to retire the side in order, but they still got five hitless innings out of the bullpen thanks to manager Pat Murphy's favorite late-game trio.

Ashby allowed a pair of walks, but struck out three batters in his incredible nine-out appearance.

Uribe walked one himself, and obviously all eyes were on Garrett Mitchell, who robbed Manny Machado of what would've been a game-tying blast.

Then, Megill got the job done with a pair of strikeouts as he threw nine strikes in his 15 total pitches.

San Diego only had three hits all game, and while the bullpen was impressive in Game 4, this has been a staple of the entire series.

In Game 1, five relievers combined for five scoreless innings, though they gave up five hits and three walks.

In Game 2, Uribe gave up an unearned run as four relievers allowed three hits and two walks in four innings.

JoJo Romero allowed an earned run in Game 3 which led to him taking the loss. Antonio Senzatela also allowed an unearned run.