Aaron Ashby on the verge of MLB history as Brewers reliever continues dominant postseason run

The lefty reliever has been the star of the best bullpen in history and now his team is two wins from its first World Series title MILWAUKEE — The final outs of Game 2 of the World Series belonged to Brewers lefty Aaron Ashby, not closer Trevor Megill. Not that labels matter much with this team. Manager Pat Murphy pieces things together the way it works best for his ballclub instead of managing to stats. Megill, for example, had 30 saves in the regular season, but Chad Patrick and Abner Uribe had six apiece. Ashby had four. Ashby gets so many important outs that, paired with the Brewers' relentless comebacks, he also recorded 13 regular-season wins.

How about that? A reliever with 13 wins! Here in the playoffs, he now has one win and three saves. He's also absorbing multiple innings when called upon and has become one of the biggest postseason bullpen weapons we've ever seen. That isn't hyperbole. After the five-out save in Game 2 of the World Series, a 5-4 Brewers win that gives them a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, Ashby's playoff stats are ridiculous. The line: 15 ⅔ IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 17 K. The most consecutive scoreless innings to start a postseason in MLB history? Sure, Ashby was coming off