After winning a franchise-best 97 games, the Milwaukee Brewers went the distance with the Chicago Cubs in the National League Division Series during a five-game duel, and Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick recently took the time to relive it.  

The Brewers won the first two games at home, outscoring the Cubs 16-6 over Games 1 and 2. However, on the brink of elimination, the Cubs defended Wrigley Field and won the next two games to tie the series. 

“Yeah, I mean, it was obviously great getting out to a 2-0 start against them at home,” Frelick told Dom Controneo of ESPN Milwaukee. “But one, I think it just tells you how hard it is to win on the road in the playoffs. Like, I know that was a lot of our first time playing on the road in the playoffs.  

“Like, we were at home in the Wild Card the last two years and lost," Frelick said. "So, this was our first time going on the road for a lot of the young core. And yeah, I mean, the Cubs were a great team, right? 

"Like, I didn't think it would just be easy," Frelick added. "It's never just easy going in and beating a team, especially on the road. So, I didn't really take too much away from losing two there.” 

The Brewers returned home for Game 5 after being shut out in Game 4, 6-0. Milwaukee could have panicked, but according to Frelick, there was a calmness about the team.  

“No one really looked twice about it,” Frelick said. “I think we kind of looked more at how calm everybody was going into Game 5 back at home. Like, waking up that morning, going to the clubhouse.

“Like, we were up 2-0. We're back at home now,” Frelick added. “And you walk in and you would have thought it was like a Sunday game in July. Everyone's just super chill. Like, we had the utmost confidence in ourselves.” 

The Brewers were able to close the series and send the Cubs back home with a 3-1 win in Game 5. 

“And I think it was also just so awesome to do it back at home in front of our fans,” Frelick said.  

Last season marked the third Major League Baseball season of the 25-year-old Frelick’s career, and he relished being able to beat a division rival in a playoff setting. 

“It was such a fun game,” he said. “One I'll remember for a long time. And again, it was just so awesome, again, beating a rival and doing it at home. Like, it doesn't get much better than that.” 

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