The Milwaukee Brewers are a team that looks better in the standings than the stat sheet.

The Brew Crew won more games (97) than any team in MLB, but were 22nd in home runs and have just one player among the top 50 in OPS, and that’s Christian Yelich at No. 49. To be fair, second baseman Brice Turang is right behind at 51.

Study the Brewers for any amount of time and it’s easy to see what made them successful. Their hitters will lay off dozens of pitches 2 inches outside the strike zone. Everyone on the team runs well, so they’ll beat out infield hits and take extra bases. They play excellent defense.

Wearing down pitchers, manufacturing runs and clutch hitting are what allowed the Brewers to finish third in runs scored, despite the lower ranking in home runs.

The Cubs and Brewers will

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