The Brewers keep stacking wins, and now they’re sitting on the doorstep of franchise history.
Milwaukee beat the Phillies 4-1 on Tuesday night to reach 99 victories, moving within one win of the first 100-win season in team history. They also trimmed their magic number for the top seed in the National League and best record in baseball to three, pending tonight’s Padres-Dodgers game.
They did most of their damage early and then let the pitching take over.
Brice Turang opened the scoring with two outs in the first inning, launching his 20th home run of the season 108.4 mph and 406 feet to right-center. It was the first 20-homer season of his career, and he’s now one stolen base away from a 20-20 season.
Christian Yelich followed with another blast in the second. After Jake Bauers and Joey Ortiz struck out, Yelich turned on an inside cutter and drove it out to right field at 106.1 mph and 378 feet for his 12th homer of the year.
The Phillies answered in the bottom of the second. Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, and Brandon Marsh reached to load the bases with no outs, and J.T.
Realmuto’s hard grounder brought home Bohm when Turang could only get the out at first. But Logan Henderson limited the damage from there, getting Justin Crawford to fly out and then coaxing Kyle Schwarber into a groundout to preserve a 2-1 lead.
Milwaukee pushed the cushion right back to three in the third. David Hamilton walked to start the inning, Turang doubled after Jackson Chourio struck out, and William Contreras followed with a two-run single through the gap between second and third. That made it 4-1, and that was enough.
Henderson wasn’t spotless, but he kept the Phillies from ever fully cashing in. He worked five innings, allowed four hits and three walks, and struck out three. It was his 23rd start allowing three or fewer runs, tying an MLB record held by Zac Gallen.
Aaron Nola had a much cleaner strikeout line - eight in six innings - but Milwaukee got to him early. He gave up four runs on four hits and one walk, and the Brewers’ only at-bat with runners in scoring position was Contreras’ two-run single. Nola retired the last 10 Brewers he faced, but the early damage held up.
The Brewers’ bullpen did the rest. DL Hall handled the sixth and seventh, working around a walk, a hit batter, and a single while getting help from strong defense, including a leaping catch by Hamilton and a diving stop and throw by Ortiz.
Abner Uribe pitched the eighth, stranding a ground-rule double by Bryan De La Cruz with a strikeout of Realmuto. Trevor Megill finished it off in the ninth with a 1-2-3 inning, including a strikeout of Trea Turner, for his 30th save.
The Phillies had chances, but they couldn’t convert. They finished 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base. They managed six hits, three of them doubles, plus four walks and a hit batter.
Milwaukee wasn’t much busier at the plate, but it made its opportunities count. The Brewers finished with six hits and one walk, and Turang was the only player to reach base twice, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Now the Brewers are one win away from 100. They’ll try to get it Wednesday night in the series finale against Andrew Painter, with the Brewers yet to announce a starter.
Bryse Wilson is reportedly a possibility. First pitch is set for 5:05 p.m.
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