Brewers sweep Rockies, head to NL Championship Series

Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday, front, walks off the field as the Milwaukee Brewers celebrate after completing a sweep of their NL Division Series on Sunday in Denver. The Brewers won Game 3 of the best-of-five series 6-0. Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday, front, walks off the field as the Milwaukee Brewers celebrate after completing a sweep of their NL Division Series on Sunday in Denver. The Brewers won Game 3 of the best-of-five series 6-0.

By Associated Press October 8, 2018 4 min read

DENVER – The 38-year-old journeyman catcher looked to his left and spotted his Milwaukee Brewers teammates spilling out of the dugout. Erik Kratz then looked straight ahead and saw his reliever standing alone.

So he took off for Josh Hader to give him, “the biggest hug. Because you celebrate all your celebrations. Because you never know if you’re going to get another one,” Kratz said.

Wade Miley pitched masterfully into the fifth inning before turning it over to a lights-out Milwaukee bullpen, Kratz kept up his torrid hitting and the Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 in Game 3 on a cool, misty Sunday to sweep their National League Division Series.

The Brewers have won 11 straight dating to the regular season and advance to their first NL Championship Series since 2011. That starts at Milwaukee’s Miller Park on Friday, by which time it will have been nearly three weeks since Milwaukee lost a game.

“One at a time, man. That’s what we’ve been saying, one at a time,” NL MVP candidate Christian Yelich said. “Focus on the now.”