Interesting for what it's worth. Numbers and data paint a picture but not a detailed picture. On the surface, it looks like the Brewers are behind. But it's impossible to factor in the injuries that all the previous teams were dealing with comparably. It's also impossible to quantify how impactful those injuries were (injuries to star players, injuries to average players having career years etc. No way to measure the pennant chase pressure each team was wrestling with. All that aside, the Brewers indisputably sputter the last month, primarily because the bats nearly flat lined. It was super important to get the win yesterday, to enter the playoffs feeling good about their on the field performance rather than all the mania of "best record in baseball, most franchise wins" etc.