Brewers erase historic deficit as bats come to life in Colorado

Even though the series finale in Colorado got away from them, the Milwaukee Brewers did improve to a 7-6 record, while still holding a -6 run differential after their series with the Colorado Rockies. While they are the only second-place team in a division with a negative run differential, the deficit was much, much worse just several days ago (the Texas Rangers, who lead the AL West, shockingly have a -8 run differential).

A 4-2 loss on Opening Day was no big deal for the Brewers' run differential, but the team was outscored 43-13 in their next three games, putting their run differential at a staggering -32. A pair of shutouts over the Royals and Reds helped start to turn things around. After winning two of their next three games against the Reds, the Crew improved to 3-1 in the division and 5-5 overall.

Two dominant wins in Colorado nearly get Brewers back to a positive run differential

Freddy Peralta was once again fantastic in game one of the Rockies' series, giving up just one earned run in five innings as he picked up his first win of the season. The Brewers bullpen didn't allow a run, as the offense racked up seven runs, giving the Crew a dominant 7-1 win.

The second game in the series was even more of a nightmare for Colorado as Milwaukee took home a decisive 17-2 win. The Brewers scored all 17 of their runs in just three innings: the third, fifth, and ninth. Tyler Alexander went just 3.2 innings, giving up both of the earned runs. But once again, the Brewers bullpen locked in with more run support than they have had all season.

Game three wasn't as nice to the Brewers, as a crooked number by the Rockies in the eighth was enough for them to avoid the sweep. The Brewers fell to Colorado, 7-2, a loss that kept their net run differential in the negatives. Milwaukee's bullpen was solid all series, but Joel Payamps took his first loss of the season as he gave up five earned runs while getting just two outs. It marked the second time he has given up five earned runs in a game this season.

Despite missing out on the series sweep, the Brewers' offense looked much more impressive in Colorado than it had in their first three series. They homered a total of six times in the three games, with three coming in the first game, followed by three more in the second. Christian Yelich and William Contreras went deep in back-to-back games after struggling to start the year.

The other home runs in the series came from Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio, two players that have somehow outperformed their high expectations to start this season. Chourio turned in a five-RBI effort in the 17-2 victory, and now has 16 RBIs on the season, matching the total of Turang and Yelich combined.

The two-city road trip continues in Arizona against the 7-6 Diamondbacks. Arizona has won two straight, including an impressive 9-0 shoutout over the Baltimore Orioles. Even with the win, they've still lost three of their last five and Milwaukee will look to head back home with a winning record, and positive run differential to go along with it.