The Milwaukee Brewers' relentless lineup overwhelmed the San Francisco Giants with 13 hits, reclaiming a share of baseball's best record.
Once again, the Milwaukee Brewers are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in all of baseball.
Milwaukee didn't look great in their first game on the West Coast as they fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-0.
Things looked much, much different on Tuesday, July 28, as they improved to 67-40 with a dominant 8-2 win over the struggling National League West side.
A crucial four-game slate against the Dodgers awaits in mid-August, but for now, the Brewers have one more game in San Francisco before enjoying a day off and then heading to Angel Stadium.
Every Brewers batter got in on fun
The Giants likely knew they weren't going to be able to hold the Brewers to three hits in every game, and it didn't take long for this team to pounce on their opportunities. Milwaukee grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning, and then added three in the fourth, one in the fifth, two in the seventh, and another in the eighth.
In total, the Brewers recorded 13 hits. Manager Pat Murphy left his starting nine in-tact all game, and that resulted in the leadoff trio of Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, and William Contreras to combine for seven of the team's hits with four RBIs.
Rookie Luis Lara led the team with three RBIs as he now has double-digits on the year. His fellow rookie, Cooper Pratt, also delivered an RBI of his own and was the only Brewers player to touch home twice in the win.
Top of order got hits, bottom of order drew walks
While Turang had three hits and then Chourio and Contreras had two each, that doesn't mean the bottom of this order wasn't getting on base twice. In fact, Andrew Vaughn was the only Brewers player to not reach base twice in this game.
Christian Yelich was moved to the four spot, and even he went 1-for-4 with a run and a walk.
Arguably the most impressive thing about this Brewers lineup is the fact that Lara, Garrett Mitchell, Pratt, and David Hamilton all had a walk and a hit each. For a team who recorded 13 hits, it was also incredible to see them draw so many walks, especially at the bottom of the lineup.
This could be one of Murphy's most polished squads yet, and that's exactly why there's so much pressure on this team to make a big splash at the trade deadline.
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