Brewers alumni home run derby is a hit
The Milwaukee Brewers held an alumni home run derby as part of their 25th anniversary celebration of American Family Field on July 25, 2025.
The Milwaukee Brewers offense probably deserves a steak dinner or two after the three-day hitting display they put on at Nationals Park against the Washington Nationals, Aug. 1-3.
Then again, the pocket pancake breakfast at any time in the Brewers dugout seems to be working.
The @Brewers had 56 hits in their sweep of the Nationals this weekend, the most in franchise history over a 3-game stretch.
The previous record of 52 hits was done twice…
6/29-7/1, 1999 at Chicago-NL
8/6-8/8, 2024 at Atlanta#ThisIsMyCrew
— Mike Vassallo (@MikeVassallo13) August 3, 2025
The Brewers’ bats certainly feasted on anything Washington pitchers served up this weekend. In addition to the new team-record 56 hits produced over the three games, 72 runners wearing a Milwaukee uniform reached base and 38 runs scored.
And that’s after the Brewers scored 22 runs in three games last month against the Nationals at American Family Field. The Brewers now have the best run differential in baseball thanks to the 60 runs in six games against the Nationals at +119.
In the final game of the season series, the Brewers scored 14 runs without Jackson Chourio and Sal Frelick. These “average Joes” as Murphy calls them are anything but that since an 11-game winning streak from July 6-21. The Brewers finished 17-7 in July. Eight of those wins were against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.
The latest 27 innings of dominance in D.C. came after much of the national baseball media was underwhelmed by the Brewers’ trade deadline activity.
Here’s a bit of social media reaction to the Brewers’ offensive fireworks this weekend:
The Brewers go 6-0 against the Nationals in 2025.
That is just the 6th time in franchise history that the Brewers have swept a season series against an opponent.
2 of 6 have come this season. Dodgers and Nats. pic.twitter.com/Vdj3eFQAM9
— Hunter Baumgardt (@hunterbonair) August 3, 2025