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Brewers beat Reds 4-3, close within 2 games of Colorado

Milwaukee Brewers' Domingo Santana, right, begins his slide to beat the throw to Cincinnati Reds' Stuart Turner, left, during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)
Milwaukee Brewers' Domingo Santana, right, begins his slide to beat the throw to Cincinnati Reds' Stuart Turner, left, during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn) Milwaukee Brewers' Domingo Santana, right, begins his slide to beat the throw to Cincinnati Reds' Stuart Turner, left, during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)

By Associated Press 4 min read

MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Brewers headed to St. Louis still battling for the last available playoff spot.

Milwaukee closed within two games of Colorado for the National League’s second wild card with three games left, rallying to beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 Thursday as Brett Phillips hit a go-ahead double in the sixth inning.

“This team is relentless. We keep fighting,” Phillips said. “These are must-win games. Going to St. Louis for three, we owe it to each other to play hard and that’s what we’re going to do.”

Milwaukee (84-75) closes the regular season at St. Louis, and the Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Brewers are assured of their best record since finishing 96-66 in 2011, when they lost to the Cardinals in the NL Championship Series – Milwaukee’s last playoff appearance.

“To take it to the last weekend, it means a lot,” Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. “That we’re jumping on a plane with three games left and with some possibilities is exciting and well-deserved for those guys.”