MILWAUKEE (AP) _ It was a season 26 years in the making, but the wild ride for the wild-card Milwaukee Brewers ended with a whimper.

The Brewers got away from their previously patient approach at the plate and an offense that sputtered throughout September ground to a halt Sunday in a 6-2 loss to Philadelphia. It ended their playoff series in four games.

Milwaukee picked apart Jamie Moyer last night for the franchise's first postseason win since 1982. But the Brewers only managed to stay calm through the first inning against Phillies starter Joe Blanton.

By the second, these Brewers were swinging away wildly, as they did when they hit .227 in September despite winning six of their last seven to reach the postseason.