That's because the Brewers officially qualified for the 2024 postseason with a Wednesday afternoon loss by Craig Counsell's Chicago Cubs. That's the same Craig Counsell from Whitefish Bay who left the Brewers last fall after managing the team for nine seasons for the rival Cubs.

It's been a tough year for Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell. After nine seasons of managing the Milwaukee Brewers, Counsell left the Brewers last offseason to a sign a five-year, $40 million contract with the Cubs,

The Milwaukee Brewers have used the doubts as fuel for their dreams all season. Now, after the Chicago Cubs fell to the Oakland A’s 5-3 on Wednesday, the Brewers have clinched the National League’s Central division.

Tyler Soderstrom homered and was 2 for 4 and Zack Gelof hit a double to take the lead in the eighth as the Athletics beat the Cubs.