This didn’t always look like it would be a long series, not after the Brewers after taking the first two games at home, but Chicago rallied gamely, saving their season with a nail-biting Game 3 before thumping Milwaukee in Game 4. Though it didn’t prove to be the instant classic that Game 5 of the ALDS between the Mariners and Tigers was, we still got a tight matchup, bringing what was an exciting Division Series round to a satisfying conclusion.

National League Division Series Game 5

Brewers 3, Cubs 1 (MIL wins series 3-2)

If you watched the FOX broadcast of the Yankees-Blue Jays series, you probably caught some amount of John Smoltz waxing poetic about the importance of making contact and trying to string together rallies in the playoffs. The Brewers and Cubs didn’t get the memo, as t

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