John bracket: 2017 Brewers sweep the 2017 Mariners

Game 1: Brewers 10, Mariners 7
WP: Davies (1-0)
LP: Miranda (0-1)
Save: Suter (1)
HR: Villar (1), Shaw (1)

Game 2: Brewers 6, Mariners 3 (10 innings)
WP: Hader (1-0)
LP: Pazos (0-1)
HR: Shaw (2), Cruz (1), Broxton (1)

Game 3: Brewers 6, Mariners 0
WP: Anderson (1-0)
LP: Gallardo (0-1)
HR: Thames (1), Braun (1), Walker (1)

Game 4: Brewers 6, Mariners 2
WP: Garza (1-0)
LP: Hernandez (0-1)
HR: Thames (2), Gamel (1)

Milwaukee scored at least six runs in each game to overpower Seattle.

The Brewers opened Game One in Miller Park with a three-run first and essentially put the game away with four unearned runs in the third inning. Fernando Villar drove in three runs for the Brewers and Travis Shaw scored three times.

Game Two featured star closers blowing leads. It was scoreless after seven innings (James Paxon for the M's, Jimmy Nelson for the Brew Crew) until Nelson Cruz hit a solo homer in the eighth for Seattle. The Brewers responded with two in the bottom of the inning, getting hits off three different Seattle relievers, and brought in Corey Knebel for the save op. But Keon Broxton muffed a fly in center to set up two unearned runs that put the visitors in the lead. Edwin Diaz in turn surrendered a solo homer to Broxton n the bottom of the inning to even the score. After Josh Hader threw a perfect 10th, James Pazos failed to get an out in the bottom of the frame, with Travis Shaw hitting a three-run homer.

The series shifted to Seattle and Safeco Field, where Milwaukee's Chase Anderson allowed five hits in seven scoreless innings. Eric Thames and Ryan Braun hit back-to-back homers in the eighth for the visitors.

Milwaukee wrapped it up with a quick demolition of "King Felix" Hernandez in Game Four, peppering Hernandez for six runs on nine hits in 3.6 innings. Matt Garza allowed two runs in five innings, and the Brewer bullpen allowed just one hit and one walk over the final four innings. Pazos struck out seven men in a 2.1 inning relief stint for Seattle.

Player of the Series: Travis Shaw

Projected rotation: Davies-Nelson-Anderson-Garza-(Davies)-(Nelson)-(Anderson)