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Milwaukee Brewers: Grades from NLDS sweep of Rockies

By Brian Sampson

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 07: Ryan Braun #8 and the Milwaukee Brewers celebrate winning Game Three of the National League Division Series by defeating the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on October 7, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. The Brewers won the game 6-0 and the series 3-0. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 07: Ryan Braun #8 and the Milwaukee Brewers celebrate winning Game Three of the National League Division Series by defeating the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on October 7, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. The Brewers won the game 6-0 and the series 3-0. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 01: Members of the Milwaukee brewers celebrate after beating the Chicago Cubs in the National League Tiebreaker Game at Wrigley Field on October 1, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Brewers defeated the Cubs 3-1 to win the Central Division. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 01: Members of the Milwaukee brewers celebrate after beating the Chicago Cubs in the National League Tiebreaker Game at Wrigley Field on October 1, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Brewers defeated the Cubs 3-1 to win the Central Division. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

The Milwaukee Brewers took advantage of some dominant pitching and swept the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS. Let’s grade their performances.

The Milwaukee Brewers have pulled off the unthinkable. They’ve rattled off 11 straight victories dating back to the regular season and have now advanced to the National League Championship Series. Their latest victory was a 6-0 romping of the Colorado Rockies to provide Milwaukee with a sweep.

The Brewers will be able to rest their team, as their next game isn’t slated until Friday. Who they play remains to be determined, as the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers are still battling it out.

Back to this improbable win streak. In order to get to where they are at, Milwaukee has needed every single one of their victories.

They swept the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis, all but knocking them out of Wild Card contention. Milwaukee then went home and took care of the lowly Detroit Tigers in order to tie the Chicago Cub in the standings for the National League Central.

The tie-breaker was then a one-game showdown in Chicago. The Brewers proved ready, as they handled the Cubs and sent their rival to the one-game Wild Card against the Rockies. As Chicago was busy losing that game as well, Milwaukee was back home getting some rest. That rest certainly showed, as the Brewers swept the Rockies and only allowed two runs in 27 innings.

As the Brewers prepare for the winner of the Braves-Dodgers series, we will take a look back and grade the Brewers’ individual performances in the NLDS.

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