3 franchise records the Brewers tied during Game 1 of the NLDS

During Game 1 of the 2025 NLDS between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, almost everything went right for Pat Murphy's Brewers. Aside from Freddy Peralta allowing a leadoff home run to begin the series and Jackson Chourio having an injury scare to his hamstring that he hurt earlier in the year, Milwaukee cruised to a 9-3 victory, finishing just one run shy of tying the franchise's record for most runs scored in a playoff game.

After starting the game down a run, the Brewers answered with six runs in the bottom of the first and then three more in the second inning. During this scoring barrage, Chourio became the first player since Corey Seager in 2020 to have two hits in the first inning of a postseason game, and the first ever with three hits through two innings, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com. Additionally, Peralta locked in afterwards, ultimately covering 5.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs, both of which were solo homers.

The Brewers' explosive start and dominant all-around performance in Game 1 not only set the tone for the series, but three franchise postseason records were tied during the NLDS opener.

3 franchise records the Milwaukee Brewers tied during Game 1 of the NLDS

1) The Brewers have scored six runs in an inning on three other occasions during the postseason

As also pointed out by Langs, MLB.com's renowned statistician, Milwaukee’s six-run first inning marked the third time in franchise history that the Brewers have scored six runs in a single postseason frame, which also happens to be the highest run total they've ever scored in one playoff inning. In other words, the Brewers were one more first-inning run away from breaking their franchise record for most runs scored in a single postseason inning.

The previous instances, as Langs points out, both came against the St. Louis Cardinals: once in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the 1982 World Series, and again in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the 2011 NLCS. On Saturday, the Brewers piled up five hits (including three doubles to start the game), drew two walks, and capitalized on a rare error from Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner to put up six runs right out of the gate.

2) Freddy Peralta is the fourth pitcher in franchise history with a nine strikeout performance

To date, there has not been a Brewers pitcher with a double-digit strikeout performance in postseason history, but Peralta now has joined Brandon Woodruff, Yovani Gallardo, and Don Sutton as Milwaukee hurlers to record nine, as initially reported by Hunter Baumgardt of 97.3 The Game among others on the social media platform X.

Had Peralta not run out of gas in the sixth inning, he was well on track to reach double-digit strikeouts. However, with a seven-run lead and a pitch-count approaching 100 pitches, there was no reason for Murphy to leave his ace, who will be an important part of the Brewers' postseason run, in the game to finish the sixth inning.

3) Blake Perkins' 11 pitch at-bat in the first inning tied a Jesus Aguilar record

With two outs in the first inning, Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd was on the verge of escaping with only three runs allowed, until Blake Perkins stepped up with a relentless at-bat. Down 1-2 in the count, Perkins battled back to a full count and fouled off four more pitches before delivering a clutch two-run single that extended the inning and chased Boyd from the game. According to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy, the 11-pitch plate appearance "matched Jesus Aguilar’s 11-pitch double in Game 6 of the 2018 NLCS for the Brewers’ longest postseason at-bat on record" though notably pitch-by-pitch data only goes back to 2000.

Tying three franchise postseason records in a single game: the most runs in an inning, most strikeouts in a game by a pitcher, and longest at-bat, sends a clear message that the Brewers came into this series locked in and ready to make history. Their explosive offense, dominant pitching, and gritty plate approach set the tone for what could be a statement-making run through October.