Brewers aided in MLB's "best playoff race" by key tiebreaker

The Brewers hold a 3.5-game lead in the race for the top two National League seeds against the Dodgers and Braves, with the third seed forced into a best-of-three Wild Card round instead of receiving a first-round bye. Milwaukee already owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over Los Angeles after winning their season series 4-3, but the Braves currently lead in divisional record 28-23 after splitting their season series with the Brewers. The Brewers play 18 NL Central games in September while Atlanta has only 12 divisional contests remaining, meaning the tiebreaker between Milwaukee and Atlanta could potentially be decided on the final day of the regular season.

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