Brewers Near Division Clinch Entering Pirates Series
7 sourcesUpdated Sep 15, 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers, MLB’s top team at 93-57, open a three-game road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday with a chance to clinch their fourth consecutive NL Central title. Milwaukee needs two wins, or a combination of Brewers victories and Chicago Cubs losses totaling two, while also trying to maintain its lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League’s best record and a potential first-round bye. The Brewers will start Cy Young Award frontrunner Jacob Misiorowski, who leads the league with a 1.95 ERA and 236 strikeouts, while Pittsburgh is expected to use a bullpen game led by Lake Bachar. The Pirates are 75-75 and 6½ games out of the final NL Wild Card spot, leaving them focused largely on finishing the season at or above .500. Pittsburgh leads the season series 6-4, but Milwaukee has the stronger overall offense and road record heading into the matchup.
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“Brewers Near Division Clinch Entering Pirates Series”Brewers pushing for the top seed makes this matchup bigger than a normal division game.
Pirates have nothing to lose here and could still play spoiler if their bullpen holds together.
Misiorowski looks unbeatable lately so the Brewers should clinch by the end of this series.
