56 hits! Red-hot Brewers set franchise record in series vs. Nats

WASHINGTON -- The Brewers leave the nation’s capital with some history of their own, setting a team record for most hits over a three-game span with 56 after their 14-3 win over the Nationals on Sunday.

The Crew toppled their previous record of 52, which was done twice (Aug. 6-8, 2024, at the Braves and June 29-July 1, 1999, at the Cubs.) They also tied for the third-most runs scored in a three-game span in franchise history with 38 (previously from April 8-11, 1978, vs. the Orioles and Yankees).

“There's ways to find that energy and that adrenaline and realize what you have,” manager Pat Murphy said. “So we're loose. We're having fun. But in the back of our mind, we know that this is not going to be without its adversity. …

“It’s just everybody doing their thing right now. I think [the Nats are] not in their best self right now, but they’re very capable.”

It started on Friday, with a masterful 16-9 win in which the Brewers set a season-high in hits (25), while relentlessly attacking the Nats. The series opener also contained a stellar showing from Blake Perkins, who entered the game without a home run this season and walked away with two -- his first multihomer game in the Majors.

On Saturday, behind a strong fifth start of the year from Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee tacked on eight more runs on 15 hits, with runs in the first, second, third, eighth and ninth innings. Following along? That’s 24 runs and 40 hits in two games.

But it all culminated on Saturday, when the Crew plated 14 runs on 16 hits and eight walks, including Brice Turang’s first career multihomer game to back spot starter Logan Henderson.

“Any time you’re pitching with a lead, it’s amazing,” Henderson said. “And that seems to be the case the majority of times I’ve been here. This is a really hungry team right now, and the offense is firing on all cylinders. And I mean, you saw it today. It was Brewers baseball.”

In the middle of it all has also been rookie Brandon Lockridge, who was acquired from the Padres at the Deadline and made his Brewers debut on Friday night. He went 4-for-11 in the series and plated a career-high three runs on Sunday.

“I just feel like there's so many ways that this team scores runs,” Lockridge said. “It's just good baseball to be a part of. You know, you watch across the league, there's some sloppy baseball. And you know, obviously small sample size, but the three games I've been here, it's been lights-out across the board: pitching, offense, defensively. And that's super easy to come into and feel comfortable.”

The Brewers face two more National League East clubs next, flying down to Atlanta for a three-game set starting Monday before heading home to face the Mets over the weekend.