Brewers reach 100 wins, clinch top seed
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers reached 100 wins for the first time, and Jackson Chourio hit his 25th homer to lift them to a 5-1 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday night.
Milwaukee reached one more milestone to go with its National League Central title and a first-round postseason bye. The Brewers are the first team this year to 100 wins and have earned the No. 1 seed in the NL playoffs. Their previous high was 97 wins last year.
Brewers fans crowded the seats behind the dugout and held “100” signs as players left the field.
Bryce Harper tied the game 1-1 with an RBI single in the third.
Jake Bauers hit the tiebreaking single off José Alvarado (5-4) in the eighth inning, and Cooper Pratt and Joey Ortiz added run-scoring singles in the inning for a 4-1 lead. Chourio hit a solo shot in the ninth.
JoJo Romero (3-3) got the win and Antonio Senzatela earned his fourth save.
Milwaukee is now tuning up for the playoffs with a three-game homestand against St. Louis.
Philadelphia suffered a blow Thursday as NL batting leader Luis Arraez came off with a sprained left ankle after he tried to avoid a tag at first base.