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· collected 2026-10-07 · by Bernie Wilson The Associated Press
The Milwaukee Brewers lost Game 3 of their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night with a score of 4-3, extending their postseason road losing streak to 12 games dating back to 2018. This ties the major league record for consecutive postseason road losses. Despite leading the series 2-1, the Brewers have struggled to capitalize on scoring opportunities, leaving 11 runners on base during the game. Manager Pat Murphy acknowledged the difficulty of winning away from home in the playoffs but noted that they've faced strong teams like the Nationals and Dodgers during this streak.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers still can’t win on the road in October.
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Brewers → win → October
The Brewers ran their postseason losing streak away from home to 12 games dating to 2018 when they couldn’t close out the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, losing 4-3 in Game 3 of their National League Division Series.
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they → run → Series
After compiling the best record in the majors this season at 103-59, the NL Central champion Brewers still lead the best-of-five matchup 2-1 and get another chance to clinch it Wednesday night.
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Brewers → compile → it
But they had plenty of opportunities to end the series without having to play another game at hot, packed and loud Petco Park.
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they → have → Park
The 12 straight postseason road losses ties the big league record set by the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise from 1925-87.
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losses → tie → 1925
The Brewers dropped to 6-24 on the road overall in their postseason history, the worst such record in the majors.
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Brewers → drop → majors
Then again, the Brewers have lost to some pretty good teams during the streak.
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Brewers → lose → streak
“It’s tough to win on the road in playoff situations, obviously,” manager Pat Murphy said.
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Murphy → ’ → situations
“We’ve done a pretty good job at home, I’d say, but you’re right.
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you → do → home
It’s never fun.
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It → ’ → ?
We lost to the Nationals, right?
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We → lose → Nationals
You’re going back to the Nationals.
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You → go → Nationals
They won the World Series.”
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They → win → Series
“Dodgers did pretty good that year, too. They won the World Series, right?
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They → win → Series
” Murphy said.
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Murphy → say → ?
“They went to the World Series, right?
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They → go → Series
Who else did we lose to, the Braves?
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we → lose → Who
They won it.
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They → win → it
I wouldn’t beat up the old Brewers if you don’t mind.
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you → beat → Brewers
I know you’re looking to.
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you → know → ?
That’s fun.”
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That → ’ → ?
Milwaukee captain Christian Yelich doesn’t think it’s unfathomable the losing streak has reached a dozen.
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streak → think → dozen
I mean, this team has one person playing from 2018, so that’s really no effect on this group.”
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that → mean → group
Yelich did get his first playoff RBI since 2018 with a seventh-inning single.
“I’m just focused about trying to help the team win,” he said.
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he → get → single
With runners on first and second and one out in the ninth inning, Yelich hit a ball 107 mph off Michael King, the Padres’ Game 2 starter, but Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts turned it into a game-ending double play.
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Bogaerts → hit → play
King pitched the final two innings on one day of rest.
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King → pitch → rest
“I’m proud of our guys for battling.
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I → ’m → guys
King made some great pitches,” Yelich said.
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Yelich → make → pitches
“They got some outs in some big spots, and we put together great at-bats there in the eighth, ninth innings, and just gave ourselves a ton of chances.
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we → get → chances
And we just didn’t get that one big hit.
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we → get → hit
You’ve got to flush it and come back ready to go tomorrow.”
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You → get → it
The Brewers outhit the Padres 11-6 but stranded 11 runners.
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Brewers → outhit → runners
“It’s like 40 of us vs. 50,000, but it’s fun, man,” second baseman Brice Turang said.
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Turang → ’ → 50,000
“It’s fun to play like this and this is what we play for.
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we → ’ → what
We play for times like this.
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We → play → this
We’ve just got to go out there and trust each other and trust ourselves and keep playing winning baseball and things will work out.”
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things → get → baseball
Turang said the Brewers had some good at-bats.
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Brewers → say → bats
“If you watch the games, just the quality of at-bats,” he said.
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he → watch → bats
“I keep saying it, but it’s true.
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it → keep → it
I think these guys have had something to work off of and something to keep pushing forward.
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guys → think → something
…and 2 more, not listed.
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