With the National League spotlight focused on the Dodgers and Phillies, the Brewers quietly ran away with the NL Central.

It was supposed to be a season to slow down and pass the baton to the next generation, but the 2024 Brewers had other ideas. They said no thanks to a transition year and instead became the first team

The Milwaukee Brewers are National League Central Division champs. That was the big baseball story in Milwaukee on Wednesday, news that was confirmed late in the afternoon when the Oakland Athletics closed out a win over the second-place Chicago Cubs.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (84-68) and the NL Central Division champion Milwaukee Brewers (88-64) meet Thursday as they open a 4-game series. First pitch at American Family Field is slated for 7:15 p.m.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks and Pavin Smith will take on Jackson Chourio and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Thursday, with the first pitch at 7:15 p.m. ET.The eight strikeouts per