Brewers welcome short-rested Mets for wild-card opener

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MILWAUKEE -- It took an extra day to determine the opponent, but the National League Central champion Brewers will host the New York Mets on Tuesday in the opener of an NL wild-card series.

The Mets earned the No. 6 seed Monday by winning the first game of a make-up doubleheader at Atlanta. The Braves won the second game 3-0 to claim the No. 5 seed and a date against the host San D