On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Brewers won for the ninth time in their last 10 games, beating the Cincinnati Reds 9–1. The offense tagged Reds breakout pitcher Andrew Abbott for five runs after the lefthander allowed just two in the entire month of May, totaling 13 hits on the day.

While the outburst was the story of the day, it’s the other side of the ball that has powered Milwaukee back into the playoff picture—and completely reversed the course of how the Brewers began the 2025 season.

Travel back in time to the team’s 0–4 start, when Milwaukee was swept by the New York Yankees before dropping its home opener to the Kansas City Royals. Over the course of those four games, the Brewers gave up 47 runs and were outscored by 32 runs—both the worst marks in MLB history to start a season.

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