Brewers' recent scoring binge has them on the doorstep of another franchise record

It's safe to say the Milwaukee Brewers' offense has been firing on all cylinders in the first two games of their weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds. In two games, the Brewers' offense has posted 33 runs, 37 hits, and seven home runs. Those 33 runs are a franchise record for the most in a two-game span, as reported by Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel among others.

Unsurprisingly, those 33 runs in two games have the Brewers in striking distance of another franchise record: the most runs in a single three-game series. Twice in the 57-year history of the Milwaukee Brewers, the team has scored 40 runs over the course of a three-game series. It first happened back in 1978 when, in an early-April series against the Baltimore Orioles, the Brewers scored 11, 13, and 16 runs in their three-game set. Then, in 1999, during a late-June/early-July series against the Chicago Cubs, the Brewers posted 17, 4, and 19 runs, reaching the 40-run mark in a single three-game set once again.

The Brewers need to score eight runs in Sunday's series finale to set a new franchise record for the most runs scored in a three-game series

After scratching across an incredible 33 runs in the first two games of their series against the Reds, the Brewers need to score eight runs in their series finale on Sunday afternoon to set a new franchise record for the most runs scored in a single three-game series. That task will be made more difficult by the fact that the Brewers are facing Cincinnati's ace Chase Burns in Sunday's matinee. Burns holds a dazzling 2.73 ERA this season, but has allowed five earned runs on six separate occasions in his 35 career starts.

What's more important than achieving the franchise record is the fact that the Brewers' offense is starting to click as the regular season comes to a close. Not only have they continued to manufacture runs the way they have all year, by taking their walks, putting the ball in play, and wreaking havoc on the basepaths, but they are starting to hit for more power lately as well.

Despite ranking 28th (out of 30) in team home runs throughout the 2026 season, the Brewers are 12th in MLB in home runs since August 1. During that same stretch, Milwaukee, as a team, ranks fourth in the majors in slugging percentage. The narrative that the Brewers don't hit for enough power to have success in October is starting to lose its strength at just the right moment.

Success in MLB's postseason often relies on peaking at the right moment. During this ongoing Golden Age of Brewers baseball, the team that went farthest in the postseason was the 2018 squad, who entered the playoffs on an eight-game winning streak. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the 2026 squad is playing some of its best baseball, at least on the offensive side of the ball. If Milwaukee can carry that momentum into October, it could be a postseason to remember for the Brew Crew.

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