It is the only one of the four MLB wild card series that has managed to make it this far. The other three all ended in 2-0 sweeps, with the Tigers beating the Astros, the Royals beating the Orioles and the Padres taking care of the Braves.

The winner will travel to Philadelphia on October 5 to face the Phillies.

The wildcard format adopted in 2022 was unkind to teams that lose the first game; the loser of Game 1 is now 0-11 pending the outcome of the Brewers-Mets series. Only one other series has even reached the third and final game. The 2020 format, modified by the COVID-19 pandemic, featured eight first-round series in which two teams recovered from a 1-0 deficit to advance.

Milwaukee forced a third and final game with a thrilling victory on Wednesday, with Jackson Chourio and Garrett Mitchell homering in the eighth inning for a 5-3 victory.