None of that stopped this one from turning into a grind. Both bullpens got dragged into extra work, and by the time the price settled at Petco, it was clear this series finale wasn't going to be decided early.
Gary Sánchez gave the Brewers an early lift with a solo homer, and Xander Bogaerts answered for San Diego before the Padres tied it in the 8th to push the game to extras. Milwaukee grabbed the lead back in the 11th on a Sánchez RBI double, but San Diego tied it right back on a sac fly and Luis Campusano delivered the walk-off single to finish the sweep, 4-3.
That the Brewers even had a shot to win this late says something about their bullpen depth despite the roster holes — it's one of the best pens in baseball by ERA. But three straight losses to a Padres team that just landed a front-line arm at the deadline is a real gut-check, especially with Pratt's absence still working its way through the lineup.
San Diego is now riding a 4-game winning streak with October implications — they're squarely in the NL Wild Card mix. Milwaukee still has the division locked up comfortably at 74-46, but getting swept by a team fighting for its playoff life is the kind of series that lingers.