This Milwaukee Brewers team was different. It was a no-nonsense, hard-nosed ball club with an underdog mentality. It was a team playing exciting, fun-to-watch baseball that just so happens to have won the N.L. Central Division. It was a team brewed for big moments.
After a surprise exit from the playoffs, the Milwaukee Brewers season is over. But here are some things that'll have you saying, "Next year's our year!"
When do the Milwaukee Brewers Play Next?
Sadly, we'll have to wait until 2025 to catch Brewers baseball in Milwaukee. The Crew were eliminated from the playoffs in heartbreaking Game 3 loss to the Mets, 4-2.
Wild Card Round
Series Start Date: October 1
The Brew Crew began the chase for their first World Series berth since 1982 on October 1 in the Wild Card round against the New York Mets. Sitting third in the National League (N.L.), Milwaukee took on the Mets in a three-game series, with the Mets eventually advancing to the National League Divisional Series (NLDS). All three games of the series were played at American Family Field, with matchups on Tuesday, October 1; Wednesday, October 2; and Thursday, October 3.
Series Results:
Game 1
Brewers vs. Mets
Game Time: 4:32 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Result: Mets 8 - Brewers 4
Series: Mets 1 - Brewers 0
Game 2
Brewers vs. Mets
Game Time: 6:38 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Result: Mets 3 - Brewers 5
Series: Mets 1 - Brewers 1
Game 3
Brewers vs. Mets
Game Time: 6:08 p.m.
TV: ABC/ESPN
Result: Mets 4 - Brewers 2
Series: Mets 2 - Brewers 1
Who do the Milwaukee Brewers Play?
New York Mets (89-73)
The Brewers started the season by dispatching the Mets in three straight, giving New Yorkers the impression that it might be another long season. But what started as an inauspicious start has unfolded into a thrill ride for Mets fans, with highs and lows, peaks and valleys, and…Grimace (yep, that Grimace).
Looking at the matchup, the Mets lead with a stable of quality starting pitchers, including David Peterson (10-3, 2.90 ERA), Sean Manaea (12-6, 3.47 ERA) and Jose Quintana (Formerly of the Cubs, 10-10, 3.75 ERA). Offensively, the team boasts three big bats, headlined by phenom Francisco Lindo (32 HR, 29 SB), Pete Alonso (34 HR) and Brandon Nimmo (27 HR).
The Brewers and Mets faced off in only two series this year, bookending the 2024 MLB season, with the Brewers coming out ahead 5-1. The most important factor in this series appears to be rest. The Brewers had today off, while the Mets had to fight, scratch and claw their way to the finish line, coming back to defeat the Braves in a doubleheader.
Where Can I Watch Brewers Postseason Baseball?
American Family Field
Roll out the Barrell. Zing, boom AND tararrel. The gang’s all here at American Family Field. There really is nothing quite as electric as a playoff atmosphere in Milwaukee.
Whether it’s the 65,000 crowded around screens in Deer District during the Milwaukee Bucks NBA Finals victory or the 42,000 fans packing American Family Field for MLB Postseason drama, there’s just something magical about playoff season in the Cream City.
Every pitch. Every at bat. Every fly ball and every “get up. GET up. GET OUTTA HERE AND GONE!” All urged forward by a raucous legion of true-blue Brew Crew fans. There’s no other way to say it: Milwaukee does the playoffs right.
Experience Top-Tier Atmosphere
Sports Bars
While we’ve done our level best to petition Rob Manfred and the offices of Major League Baseball to host every Brewers game in Milwaukee, sadly, there are some games that must be played outside the friendly confines of American Family Field. That’s why the universe gave us the gift of sports bars.
We started making a list of all the places that’ll show the Brewers games, but it’s a pretty safe bet that if they’ve got a TV and the Crew are in action, the Crew will be on the tube. Cheer on the Brew Crew with your crew and dozens of your new best friends at a local sports bar!
Where Can I Gear Up for the Game?
Milwaukee Brewers Pro Shop
N.L. Central Division Champions merch is here! Show off your local pride…or maybe your ball club’s sporting supremacy over a certain Chicago rival at the Milwaukee Brewers Team Store inside American Family Field. Get your favorite player’s jersey, a sweatshirt for Opening Day in late March and officially licensed Brewers merchandise to have you repping the Crew all over town.
Milwaukee Merch
We know the Brewers’ ball and glove logo is hands-down the best in Major League Baseball, but maybe you’d prefer to rock a different type of Milwaukee merch on your sleeve. Something fresh. Something with flavor. Something just so forward that it makes your heart swell with local pride. Check out our Milwaukee merch line today!
Fresh. Flavor. Forward. Fashion.
More Local Flavor
Also, be sure to check out some of our other partners slinging Cream City classics like Brew City Brands, 414Milwaukee gear and other souvenir and gift shops in the area.
What Now?
Now, we wait. We watch Bucks basketball. We buy N.L. Central Champions merch. Then, we sit and count the hours until Opening Day in eager anticipation of another Milwaukee Brewers playoff run.
Go Brewers!