(BREWERS) – The Milwaukee Brewers had quite the regular season with the playoffs for them yet to begin.
How many notable things did the Brewers accomplish?
Here are 20.
- Posted the best record in baseball for the second consecutive season.
- Qualified for the postseason for the eighth time in the last nine seasons and fourth consecutive season.
- Were NL Central champions for the fifth time in the last six seasons and fourth consecutive season.
- Became the first team ever to capture the NL Central title in four consecutive seasons.
- Won the division by 14.0 games, the most of any 2026 division winner.
- The Brewers are one of just three teams to qualify for the postseason in at least the last four seasons along with the Dodgers (14) and Phillies (5).
- Won a franchise-record 103 games, breaking the previous mark of 97 set last season.
- Finished the season a franchise-record 44 games over .500. The previous high was 35 twice last season.
- Became the first team in MLB history to win 100 games without a winning streak longer than 5 games.
- Tied the 2016 Cubs for the second-most wins in NL Central history, trailing the 2004 Cardinals (105).
- The team was just two games away from qualifying for the postseason for 10 straight seasons (2017-26), missing out in both 2017 and 2022 by just a single game.
- The Brewers rank fourth in the Major Leagues in wins since 2017 (866), trailing only the Dodgers (953), Astros (886) and Yankees (881).
- The Brewers and Dodgers are the only Major League teams with 86+ wins in each of the last nine full seasons (2017-26). This does not include 2020.
- The Brewers posted the largest run differential in baseball (+214), breaking the franchise record. The previous record was +174 in the 1982 American League champion Brewers. This was done while ranking tied for 28th in baseball in home runs (last in NL).
- The Brewers were the only team in baseball with a winning record (35-30) in games they did not homer. The franchise had previously never had a season in which they produced a winning record in such games.
- Scored the second-most runs in baseball despite being near the bottom in home runs. Also ranked in the top two in the Major Leagues in hits (1st), AVG (1st), OBP (1st) and walks (2nd).
- Belted 28 3-run homers, which ranked fourth in the Major Leagues and second in the National League.
- Tied the Rays (55-26) for the best home record in baseball, including going 21-4-1 in series play with wins in each of their last 12 series. After a 7-7 start at home, the team went 48-19.
- Went 48-33 on the road, trailing only the Dodgers (49-32) for the best road record in the majors. The 48 road wins trailed only the 2021 team (50-31) in franchise history.
- Almost half of the team’s games this season (80) were started by rookie pitchers, most in the majors.



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