Brewers reach 100 wins as Chourio’s 25th lifts them past Phillies, 5-1
Milwaukee notches its first 100-win season; Chourio’s late homer caps a day that stalled Philadelphia’s bid for another playoff trip.
Milwaukee secured its first 100-win season with a 5-1 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday night, keyed by Jackson Chourio’s 25th home run. The result extended the Brewers’ strong regular-season run and put a damper on the Phillies’ effort to lock up another postseason berth.
The scoring opened in the second when Sam Frelick produced an RBI double. Bryce Harper answered in the third with an RBI single to knot the game 1-1. The game’s decisive inning came in the eighth: Jake Bauers delivered the tiebreaking single off José Alvarado (5-4), and Cooper Pratt and Joey Ortiz followed with run-scoring singles to build a 4-1 advantage. Chourio added a solo shot in the ninth for the final margin.
JoJo Romero (3-3) took the win and Antonio Senzatela recorded his fourth save to finish the game for Milwaukee. Phillies starter Andrew Painter allowed Frelick’s second-inning RBI double but worked six innings with eight strikeouts and three walks in another strong outing after his midseason demotion; since his July 31 recall he has a 3.65 ERA in 11 starts with 62 strikeouts to 23 walks. Philadelphia will likely be without NL batting leader Luis Arraez after he came off with a sprained left ankle when he tried to avoid a tag at first base. Milwaukee celebrated the milestone alongside its National League Central title and a first-round postseason bye, becoming the first team this year to reach 100 wins as it vies with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers for the No. 1 seed; the club’s previous high was 97 wins last year, and fans held “100” signs as players left the field.