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Surging Milwaukee Brewers Offense Continues Historic Tear in Win on Saturday

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, 11-5, to move to 10-3 on the season. The surprising Brewers have now scored seven or more runs in six consecutive games for just the third time in franchise history.
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Milwaukee Brewers first base Jake Bauers (9) rounds third base before scoring in the second inning
Milwaukee Brewers first base Jake Bauers (9) rounds third base before scoring in the second inning | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY

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The Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards for the second consecutive game on Saturday, winning by a score of 11-5.

In the win, Milwaukee had 15 hits, including home runs by Rhys Hoskins and Jake Bauers.

Furthermore, Saturday's tear continues a recent stretch of dominant offense by Milwaukee, as noted by Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

The Brewers have tied a franchise record with their sixth straight game of 7+ runs, also done in:

1989
1982

Considering how much better pitching is and how much harder offense is since the 1980s, that's an incredible accomplishment for a Brewers team that was expeced to really regress in 2024.

After winning the National League Central a season ago, Milwaukee traded away Corbin Burnes and then lost Brandon Woodruff to a season-ending injury. Furthermore, Eric Lauer and Adrian Houser are gone, and All-Star closer Devin Williams is out until at least June with a back issue.

Yet, the Brewers are 10-3 right now and in first place in the division.

As for Baltimore, they have been approaching 100 consecutive series without being swept, and they need to win on Sunday to keep that streak going.

The two teams will meet on Sunday with the first pitch coming at 1:35 p.m. ET. Right-hander Collin Rea will pitch for the Brewers. He's 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA.

Burnes, who previously won a Cy Young Award with the Brewers, will pitch for Baltimore. He's been dominant since arriving in the Charm City, going 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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