"MILWAUKEE -- Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking homer in the fourth inning and William Contreras and Brice Turang also went deep as the Milwaukee Brewers shook off their recent history of playoff frustration by beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in the decisive fifth game of their NL Division Series on Saturday. The Brewers, making their seventh playoff appearance in the last eight years, earned their first postseason series win since sweeping Colorado in the 2018 NLDS."
"Counsell grew up in the Milwaukee area, played for the Brewers and became the winningest manager in team history until he left for Chicago. In the two seasons since Counsell's departure, Brewers fans have booed every mention of his name whenever the Cubs have visited American Family Field. They did it again Saturday, though the sellout crowd appeared to include more Cubs backers than in Milwaukee's Game 1 and Game 2 home victories."
Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking fourth-inning homer and William Contreras and Brice Turang also homered as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in the decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series. Milwaukee earned its first postseason series win since sweeping Colorado in the 2018 NLDS and now advances to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series, with Game 1 in Milwaukee on Monday. Trevor Megill, Jacob Misiorowski, Aaron Ashby, Chad Patrick and Abner Uribe combined on a four-hitter. The win eliminated Cubs manager Craig Counsell, and Brewers fans booed his name during the sellout crowd.
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