The Milwaukee Brewers wrapped up a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles last night with a 3-0 shutout victory, marking the first time since 2023 they’ve pitched back-to-back shutouts, and in doing so, they smashed a franchise record with 98 wins. This team is absolutely rolling right now, and you gotta respect the run they’re on, even if it wasn’t our M’s out there.
Brewers’ Pitching Was Lights Out, Offense Chipped Away
Orioles starter Brandon Young tried to set the tone early, striking out Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, and William Contreras in the first inning. But Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski was having none of it, responding with a clean 1-2-3 inning himself, including a strikeout. Misiorowski was locked in, tossing another 1-2-3 frame in the second with another K. He kept it tight for his shortened outing, racking up two more strikeouts and only giving up one hit, a two-out single to Carlos Narváez. The Brewers got on the board in the second when Jake Bauers walked to lead off, then got to second on a Christian Yelich groundout. Cooper Pratt then smacked a liner to left field, bringing Bauers home and putting the Crew up 1-0. Then, in the fourth, William Contreras absolutely crushed his 18th homer of the year, a towering moonshot to lead off the inning and double the lead to 2-0. That’s how you make an impact.
Chourio’s History-Making Steal, And The Julio Connection
After Misiorowski’s stellar start, Antonio Senzatela took over in the fourth, allowing an infield single before JoJo Romero came in to finish the inning. Romero held it down through the fifth, too. But the real fireworks came in the sixth with Jackson Chourio. He led off with a walk, then swiped his 20th base of the season. It was initially called an out, but the review overturned it, confirming the steal. And get this: that stolen base made Chourio the first player in MLB history to rack up three 20-homer-20-steal seasons BEFORE he even turns 23. That’s absolutely bonkers! The dude is doing things we rarely see. In fact, he’s only the third player ever, ever, to start his career with three straight 20-20 seasons. And guess who he joins in that super exclusive club? Our very own Julio Rodríguez, along with Bobby Witt Jr. Seeing Julio’s name come up in these historic, “first time ever” type stats just makes you appreciate what we have in the Emerald City even more. But Chourio’s moment of glory was short-lived, as on the very next pitch, he took off on a chopper to third, and Coby Mayo turned an easy 5-3 double play with the tag. You gotta think smarter than that, kid!
Romero finished his work in the sixth before Chad Patrick came in. Patrick got Pete Alonso to ground out, but then things got a little messy. He plunked Gunnar Henderson, then walked Mayo on four pitches, with a couple of wild pitches moving Henderson into scoring position. This Brewers team is on a tear, hitting a franchise record 98 wins, and while we’re always pulling for our Mariners, it’s cool to see these historic milestones happen across the league, especially when our guys like Julio are part of the conversation.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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