But it’s been a while since they played a winning hand.

Since losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series in seven games in 2018, the Brewers have lost four first postseason rounds in over five seasons.

They have missed the wild card round three times and are 1-8 in their last nine playoff games. That’s not a good batting average in October.

Will this week be different?

The Brewers face the New York Mets in the first best-of-three postseason series. at American Family Field. It’s a baseball stadium that Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is familiar with.

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Stearns served in the same role for the Brewers from 2015 to 2022. He helped build much of Milwaukee’s current roster and was the architect of four consecutive playoff appearances for the organization from 2018 to 2021.