The Brewers turned a six-game homestand into a loud, unmistakable statement, rolling through the Cubs and Reds before finishing the week with a one-run loss. Milwaukee went 5-1 over the stretch, blasted 52 runs across the final three games alone, and locked up its eighth playoff berth in nine years along the way.
It started with Chicago and ended with Cincinnati, but the middle of the week was where the Brewers really flexed. On Friday, they hung 20 on the Reds in a game that was over in spirit long before the final out. One day later, they added 13 more and set a franchise record for runs over any two-game span, with the offense staying relentless even as the pitching staff had a rougher afternoon.
That was the shape of the week: a lineup that kept coming and a club that found enough pitching to survive the dips. Robert Gasser opened the stretch on September 7 and again closed it on September 13, bookending the homestand with solid work.
In the opener against the Cubs, he went 4.2 innings with three hits, two walks, an earned run and five strikeouts. On Sunday against the Reds, he lasted five innings, allowed three hits, walked two, gave up one run and struck out five.
The Cubs had a chance to control the first game when Matthew Boyd was dealing early. He carried a one-run lead deep before Craig Counsell sent him back out for the eighth, and that move backfired immediately when Boyd left without recording an out in the inning. Milwaukee pounced on the Chicago bullpen from there and held on behind strong outfield defense, including Luis Lara’s leaping grab that was credited at +2.5 WP%.
The next night belonged to Jackson Chourio. Jacob Misiorowski gave Milwaukee 6.1 innings of one-run ball, striking out nine, but the Brewers still trailed 3-1 in the ninth.
Christian Yelich started the rally with a pinch-hit single, then Chourio tied it with a home run before Luis Lara ended it in the 10th with a walk-off single. Chourio finished with four hits, a double, a homer and two RBIs, while Brice Turang added three hits, a double, a walk and an RBI.
Wednesday’s 8-6 win over Chicago completed the sweep and featured another big night from the top of the order. Logan Henderson gave Milwaukee five innings, allowing just an unearned run, and the Brewers jumped on Kevin Gausman early.
Jackson Chourio had three hits, including a homer, William Contreras drove in three with a homer of his own, and Yelich added a three-run blast. The lead nearly slipped away late after a Brandon Sporat implosion opened the door for the Cubs, but Abner Uribe cleaned it up and finished the job.
After the off day, the Reds came in and got hit from every angle. Dustin May was sharp in Friday’s 20-0 rout, throwing six scoreless innings and allowing just two hits and a walk, but the real damage came from the lineup.
Chourio collected four hits and two doubles, Turang homered and drove in four, and Contreras piled up six RBIs. Luis Lara also came through with a home run robbery, and Milwaukee’s win clinched its eighth playoff berth in nine years.
Saturday kept the bats roaring. Milwaukee put up 13 more runs in a 13-9 win, pushing the two-game total to 33 and setting the franchise record for runs over that span.
Shane Drohan struggled through 3.2 innings, allowing five runs, and Kyle Harrison also had a rough outing, but the offense carried the day. Garett Mitchell went 4-for-4 with a double, a homer and four RBIs, Cooper Pratt added three hits, a double and three RBIs, and Contreras stayed hot with a homer and three more runs driven in.
The week ended with Cincinnati getting the last word. Chase Burns helped keep a Brewers sweep from happening on Sunday, and Milwaukee’s late swings from Jake Bauers and Joey Ortiz weren’t enough. Joey Ortiz homered for two RBIs, Bauers added a solo shot, and JoJo Romero turned in 1.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, but the Reds escaped with a 4-3 win.
The week also brought some roster movement. On September 7, the Brewers placed Grant Anderson on the 15-day injured list with right bicep inflammation and recalled Brandon Sproat from AAA Nashville.
On September 9, Rob Zastryzny was sent on a rehab assignment to AAA Nashville. On September 10, Brandon Sproat was optioned to AAA Nashville and Garrett Stallings was recalled from AAA Nashville.
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