Brewers have a...

home playoff game tonight.


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Bernie Brewer and the Chorizo never looked so good.

The Brewers went 49-32 at home during the regular season, the second-best record in the National League. But they're going to have to go undefeated this weekend. They either win Games 3 and 4 today and Sunday or they start cleaning out their lockers.

The Brewers trail the Phillies, 2-0, in the best-of-five series. There is no margin for error now, no more we'll-get-'em-tomorrows. If they don't win today, tomorrow never comes. Or never dies. Something like that.

The last Brewer post-season home game before tonight? October 17, 1982. Game Five of the World Series. Here is the box score of that game.

Milwaukee beat St. Louis 6-4. Robin Yount went 4-for-4 with a solo homer, a double, and two runs scored. Mike Caldwell pitched 8-1/3 innings and -- prepare to be freaked out -- gave up 14...no that needs to be bigger...GAVE UP 14 HITS, but only four runs (three earned)* for the win. Bob McClure got the final two outs for the save.

The Cardinals scored twice in the ninth off Caldwell. McClure came in with George Hendrick on first and gave up a single to Darrell Porter that put the tying runs on base. McClure struck out Willie McGee and got Gene Tenace to fly out to end the game.

That win put Milwaukee up 3-2 in the World Series.

*-Corrected text. Originally read three runs.