The Milwaukee Brewers are in the 2025 National League Championship Series. Their opponent will be the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Saturday, they defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in the fifth game of the best-out-of-five National League Divisional Series. This is the fourth time the Brewers have been in the League Championship Series. They won the American League Championship Series in 1982 when they were still part of the junior circuit, and then lost the NLCS in 2011 and 2018. Here is the reaction on X.
OUR MANAGER#MagicBrew pic.twitter.com/RAha6UsOAd
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 12, 2025
The Brewers manager is Pat Murphy of Syracuse, New York. This is Murphy’s third season managing Major League Baseball. He was with the San Diego Padres in 2015, and with the Brewers the last two seasons. In 2024, the 66-year-old was the National League Manager of the Year after posting a record of 93 wins and 69 losses. This season, the Brewers were four wins better at 97 wins and 65 losses, and the Brewers had the best regular season record in the Major Leagues. In addition to managing in the Major Leagues, Murphy has had significant time managing Notre Dame and Arizona State at the National Collegiate Athletic Association level.
The Brewers broke out the L flag 🤣 pic.twitter.com/KnNsi3GxBd
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2025
The story behind the L flag is interesting. The Brewers wave an L flag to mock the Chicago Cubs, which wave a W flag. The Brewers-Cubs rivalry is also known as the I-94 Rivalry as the stadiums are only 84 miles apart off the Interstate 94 Highway. The rivalry intensified in 1998 when the Brewers moved from the American League to the National League and joined the National League Central Division with the Cubs. Then two years ago, Brewers Manager Craig Counsell left Milwaukee for Chicago and the Brewers hired Murphy. The 2025 National League Divisional Series was the first time the Brewers played the Cubs in the playoffs.
A series we’ll remember for a long time#MagicBrew pic.twitter.com/nxJid3UTqN
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 13, 2025
This is a look back at the five game series. In an amazing statistic, 22 of the 39 runs scored in the series were in the first inning.
I want to congratulate the Milwaukee Brewers and Pat Murphy for all they’ve done not just this series but all year. The consistency at such a young age. The energy they carry is unique. The maturity they show when they play the game… that’s the kind of baseball you want to watch
— Pedro Martinez (@45PedroMartinez) October 12, 2025
These were the comments made from Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez. The former Red Sox legend has been working for TBS/TNT as a studio analyst.
Brice Turang’s 7th inning HR sent the @Brewers faithful into a frenzy! 🔊
(Via @Mastercard #BallparkCam) pic.twitter.com/Endnl7wAOo
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) October 12, 2025
In the fifth game, three Brewers hit home runs. The other two came from William Contreras and Andrew Vaughn.
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