Brewers' series victory over Rangers continues dominant stretch at American Family Field

The Milwaukee Brewers like playing at home, that much is clear. With a victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday evening, the first-place Brew Crew improved their record at American Family Field this year to 47-24. Though the Brewers have done plenty of winning on the road as well in 2026, their home winning percentage (.662) is considerably better than their winning percentage on the road (.584).

However, their series-sealing victory over the Rangers on Saturday night didn't just improve the Brewers' impressive home winning percentage, which ranks second in MLB behind only the Atlanta Braves (.671), it also continued what has been a dominant stretch for the Brew Crew at their home ballpark dating back to late June. With a series win over the Rangers, the Brewers have now won each of their last nine series at American Family Field.

Since the Brewers dropped two out of three to their arch-rivals, the Chicago Cubs, in a series that spanned from June 26-28, Milwaukee has not lost a series at their home ballpark. In fairness, that stretch has included series victories over the Reds, Marlins, Mets, Rockies, Pirates, Twins, Mariners, Braves, and now Rangers, of which only the Braves are in the playoff picture as play begins on August 30. Even still, an ability to take care of business while playing the teams that they should beat is a large reason why the Brewers have found so much success this year.

The Brewers' success at home makes it even more important that they continue to rack up wins and secure the top seed in the postseason just as they did last year. Milwaukee has proved that they hold a clear advantage while playing in front of their home crowd at American Family Field, and ensuring they do so as often as possible when October rolls around is a reason for the Brewers to not let off the gas pedal during the month of September.

Brewers' incredible success at American Family Field this year makes home field advantage in the postseason even more important

The Brewers have not won a road playoff game since 2018. Let that sink in. In six trips to the postseason since the 2018 campaign, the Brewers have not won a single postseason game away from Miller Park/American Family Field. Their last road playoff win was Game 3 of the 2018 NLCS. Since then, the Brewers lost the 2019 NL Wild Card game to the Nationals in Washington, D.C., were swept by the Dodgers in the 2020 Wild Card round in Los Angeles, lost each of the two away games they played against the Braves in the 2021 NLDS, and then, after two trips to the playoffs in 2023 and 2024 where they didn't play a road game, lost all four of the away games they played in the 2025 postseason.

Since 2018, the Brewers are 0-9 on the road in the postseason. It's a trend that hopefully won't continue during the 2026 playoffs, but one that puts a greater emphasis on the Brewers earning the top seed in the playoffs. Entering play on August 30, the Brewers hold a 4.0-game advantage over the Dodgers and Braves, who have identical 81-55 records, for the No. 1 seed in the National League, and all of MLB for that matter. Holding off those two other NL powerhouses and securing home field advantage for the entire postseason should absolutely be the Brewers' goal over the final month of the 2026 season.

Pat Murphy's squad, however, can't get ahead of themselves. Yes, their 8.0-game cushion over the Cubs feels rather comfortable with a month left to play, but with seven games against their division rivals over the next two weeks, the Brewers must focus on the now, rather than start thinking about playoff seeding. Should they continue to stack up series wins, the playoff seeding will take care of itself.

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