But a home game at Miller Park is still possible, and the veterans have told the rookies what to expect.

“They say it’s unbelievable,” Grisham said. “They close all the windows and the roof, get it as loud as they can in there. I’ve seen it firsthand how good the fans are. To imagine that in a playoff atmosphere, it’s awesome.”

The Brewers went 4-2 at home last October, but they have never played in the World Series at Miller Park, their home since 2001. They fell one game short last season, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the N.L. Championship Series. They still have not won a pennant since 1982, but General Manager David Stearns said the near miss had invigorated him.

“For me, that’s the fun part of this whole thing — you get to build it back,” he said. “Good or bad, you get to run it again. So when you suffer a tough loss and you don’t quite reach that pinnacle, you can immediately look forward to what you can do to work toward, ultimately, getting to that stage.”

While the Brewers had a club-record payroll on opening day — more than $120 million — they made just one major addition: catcher Yasmani Grandal, who signed for one year and $18.25 million. Grandal has responded with 27 home runs and, somewhat incredibly, became the first Brewer ever to collect 100 non-intentional walks.

He has also helped Stearns’s biggest July acquisition, starter Jordan Lyles, thrive after a trade from Pittsburgh. Lyles came cheaply, after a 15.00 earned run average in his last four starts for the Pirates.

“I didn’t make it out of the first inning one time,” Lyles said. “It was as bad as it gets. We kind of got off that roller coaster and settled down, and a lot has to do with Yasmani, just trusting in him, letting him control the game.”