It shouldn't have been this easy, but the Milwaukee Brewers outscored the Chicago Cubs 19-5 in a three game sweep at Wrigley Field.

It marks the first time that Milwaukee has gone to Chicago and swept the Cubs since 2021, something that has been a long time coming knowing how many times these two teams play each other.

Overall, Milwaukee went 5-1 on a road trip that was highlighted by them reclaiming first place in the National League Central Division.

Between dominant pitching performances and power bats starting to come alive on this offense, it's safe to say the Brewers are in good shape with a National League Championship Series rematch awaiting after their off day.

For as much attention as this team's starting rotation gets, Aaron Ashby was surprisingly the only reliever to give up any runs in the series.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy was looking to carefully manage his bullpen as this team had to go through a stretch of nine games in a row, but he did so brilliantly and now the team has plenty to celebrate.

Shane Drohan worked his way through 4 1/3 in the first game. He threw just 42 pitches while that game's starter, Brandon Sproat, needed to throw 78 to get through his 4 2/3 innings.

A dominant game two start from Jacob Misiorowski allowed Trevor Megill and Chad Patrick to pick up holds while Abner Uribe earned his fifth save of the season. 

Finally, DL Hall delivered a solid two innings of work to piggyback off a tremendous seven-inning performance from Kyle Harrison. Not only were the Brewers' starters lights out, but the bullpen was just as good, if not better.

Three home runs in a three-game series isn't anything too out of the ordinary, but Christian Yelich, Jake Bauers, and Brice Turang all left their mark on this sweep.

Yelich managed to homer in back-to-back games, and Bauers followed it up a few innings later with another deep ball that hit the scoreboard in Wrigley Field. 

One night later, Turang gave the Brewers some insurance with his eighth-inning, two-out homer off Trent Thornton. Remarkably, those were the first two runs the 32-year-old had given up all season.

As it stands, Bauers and Turang lead the team with seven home runs each. Keep in mind, Bauers has 17 fewer at-bats than the best second baseman in the league, so that's something worth monitoring.

Elsewhere, Yelich has three home runs in just 74 at-bats. He went 0-for-5 in the series finale but has given Brewers fans plenty to be excited about since his return to the lineup.

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