 Melvin and Attanasio named the Brewers' third base coach Dale Sveum the interim manager for the regular season's final 12 games, and the Brewers clinched the National League Wild Card on the last day of the season, giving the team its first playoff berth since 1982.After the 2010 season, Melvin made three separate transactions that helped the Brewers get to the playoffs in 2011.On December 6, 2010, he acquired starting pitcher, Shaun Marcum.