Brewers ready for next challenge after making baseball history with losing record entering playoffs
(WorldNews Sport)

MILWAUKEE — In making franchise history with a third consecutive postseason appearance, the Milwaukee Brewers also made baseball history, becoming one of the first two teams to make the playoffs with a losing record. The Brewers and Houston Astros both advanced to the postseason with 29-31 records and a .483 winning percentage, the lowest for a postseason qualifier since the 2005 San Diego Padres went 82-80 (.506) to win the NL West. The 1981 Royals went 50-53 overall but made the playoffs by going 30-23 in the second half of a strike-shortened season. Critics of baseball`s expanded playoff format for 2020 point to the Brewers` and Astros` record to support their arguments but after...