The Brewers started out 32-18, went 54-58 the rest of the way to finish a game behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the race for the NL’s final wild-card spot
Luis Arráez, the shining star of the Minnesota Twins led the league for most of the second half of the season and ended the year with the American League Batting Title with a .316 batting average.
Strider fanned his last two batters with two runners on base in the eighth -- with his fastball still hitting 98 mph -- to complete his masterful 106-pitch outing.
Nick Gordon hit his first career grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, Jake Cave and Gary Sánchez also homered, and the Twins beat the Red Sox 10-5.