What happened the other times the Milwaukee Brewers started 3-0?

The Milwaukee Brewers are 3-0 to start the year, and any baseball fan will tell you that it doesn’t mean anything about what’s to come.

After all, Milwaukee started the year 0-4 last year before winning a franchise-record 97 games. And in the other nine instances when Milwaukee has started with at least three straight wins, those teams finished above .500 just four times and exactly at .500 once.

But a hot start is better than the alternative, even if Milwaukee’s 3-0 start came at home against a Chicago White Sox team without high outside expectations.

These were the other times Milwaukee started the season with at least three straight wins:

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich (22) reacts after hitting a pinch hit three-run home run in the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field. The homer capped a five-run eighth inning that sent the Brewers to a 9-7 come-from-behind victory to complete a season-opening sweep.

Scroll through this gallery to see highlights of the home run.

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

Scroll through this gallery to see highlights of the home run.

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

Mar 29, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) hits a three-run home run against the Chicago White Sox in the eighth inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MARCH 29: Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers hits a three-run homer to take the lead in the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field on March 29, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

Mar 29, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) reacts after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

Mar 29, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) is greeted by teammates after hitting a three-run home run against the Chicago White Sox in the eighth inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

Mar 29, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) gets dunked by center fielder Garrett Mitchell (5) after beating the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MARCH 29: Garrett Mitchell #5 dumps water on Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers after the 9-7 win over the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field on March 29, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)

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See Christian Yelich’s home run from all angles in Brewers comeback win

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MARCH 29: Christian Yelich #22 of the Milwaukee Brewers walks off the field after hitting the game-winning three-run homer on the first pinch hit home run of his career, in a game against the Chicago White Sox at American Family Field on March 29, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-7. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)

2024: 4-0 at New York Mets, vs. Minnesota Twins

The funny thing about starting the 2025 season at 0-4 is that the Brewers began the 2024 season in reverse, at 4-0. Milwaukee went to New York and swept the Mets. New free-agent signing Rhys Hoskins re-engaged in old tensions with his former NL East rival Mets, famously making a “crying” gesture in the direction of Mets infielder Jeff McNeil during the opener, and benches cleared. Hoskins hit a key homer in Game 2. Jackson Chourio got a hit in his Major League debut in Game 1. The Brewers added a win in the home opener against Minnesota but blew a lead in Game 5 of the season and lost, 7-3. The Brewers and Mets would meet again, first in the final series of the year at American Family Field and then in an infamous best-of-three playoff tilt that ended on Pete Alonso’s gut-punch homer in the ninth against Devin Williams. Milwaukee finished the year 93-69.

2018: 3-0 at San Diego Padres Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun (left) and Christian Yelich chat before the Milwaukee Brewers National League Divisional Series game against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, October 4, 2018.

Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun (left) and Christian Yelich chat before the Milwaukee Brewers National League Divisional Series game against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, October 4, 2018.

The run to the National League Central began with a thrilling three-game set out west against San Diego. The opener was exciting enough, a 2-1 win in 12 innings after San Diego scored with two outs in the ninth on a Freddy Galvis single against Corey Knebel. Orlando Arcia later drove in Ji-Man Choi with the winner in the 12th, and Jacob Barnes struck out all three guys in the ninth for the save. But the second game was the real thrill, when Ryan Braun’s three-run homer with two outs in the ninth against Brad Hand gave the Brewers an 8-6 lead and capped a five-run rally after Milwaukee went into the final frame down, 6-3. Milwaukee won 7-3 in the finale before returning home and losing to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-4, though the game after that would end with back-to-back homers by Christian Yelich and Braun with two outs in the ninth. The Brewers finished 96-67.

2006: 5-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks

The Brewers started the year with some late magic, getting a two-run single by Jeff Cirillo in the seventh and a two-run homer by Carlos Lee in the eighth to prevail over Pittsburgh, 5-2. Derrick Turnbow held on for a 7-5 win in Game 2 despite two baserunners in the ninth with nobody out, then stranded the bases loaded in the ninth for a 3-2 win in the finale. It was much smoother work for Turnbow in a 3-1 win over Arizona in Game 4, and the Brewers won on Carlos Lee’s walk-off single in Game 5, 5-4. Then came a 7-0 loss to Arizona to end the streak, and the Brewers would be hovering around .500 for the first half of the season before falling to 75-87 for the year.

2005: 3-0 at Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Junior Spivey delivers a two-run single for the winning hit in the 12th inning against the Chicago Cubs Friday, April 8, 2005.

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Junior Spivey delivers a two-run single for the winning hit in the 12th inning against the Chicago Cubs Friday, April 8, 2005.

Milwaukee scored runs in five straight innings as part of a 9-2 bludgeoning of Pittsburgh on Opening Day, followed by a day off in a strange scheduling quirk that had the Brewers playing every other day over a stretch of five. That didn’t cool down the bats; Junior Spivey had three extra base hits and Lee had a pair in Game 2, a 10-2 blowout. Then, it was off to Wrigley Field, where the Brewers tied the game at 3-3 in the ninth on a Lyle Overbay double with two outs, then won the game in 12 innings, 6-3. The Brewers had only one hit the next day against Carlos Zambrano and lost, 4-0, but the early building blocks were in place for an 81-81 season, the first non-losing season since 1992.

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