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Milwaukee Brewers Achieve Feat for First Time Since 2015 in 5-2 Victory Over Phillies

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Jun 1, 2025 5:09 PM ET

Heading into this weekend, the Milwaukee Brewers had a great deal to feel good about. After an inconsistent start to the season (to put it mildly), they had won four games in a row and were coming off of a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox. However, they were about to take on the Philadelphia Phillies, winners of 11 of their past 13 games and one of the best teams in the National League.

Now, three days later, the Brewers are winners of seven consecutive games after sweeping the Phillies in convincing fashion. DL Hall and Quinn Priester provided a much needed stellar pitching performance on Friday, giving the bullpen arms an extra day of rest. Milwaukee’s offense exploded for 17 runs on Saturday, blowing out the Phillies and giving those arms an even longer reprieve after they had been worked so much in recent games.

And it was a good thing, too, because those arms played an integral role in the win on Sunday.

The Milwaukee Brewers Defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Sunday

Early in the game on Sunday, it looked like the Brewers’ winning streak was going to come to an end. Jose Quintana struggled in his return to the mound following an injury, but was still able to limit the Phillies to just two runs over five innings of work. His four walks in the first two innings inflated his pitch count, which forced manager Pat Murphy to turn to his now-well-rested bullpen.

Offensively, Milwaukee also struggled to put runs on the board early. They scored one on an RBI groundout by Jackson Chourio in the fifth inning, but the bullpen took over while the team trailed 2-1.

After Nick Mears pitched a scoreless sixth, Milwaukee was able to take advantage of multiple blunders by the Philadelphia defense to take the lead.

Caleb Durbin’s fly ball to left was ruled a double even though it was a ball that should have been caught. He later scored on a Trea Turner throwing error that tied the game at two runs apiece.

With Christian Yelich out of the game due to a right hand contusion after he was hit by a pitch, Murphy decided to take out Eric Haase, who had been substituted for the three-time All-Star, in favor of Jake Bauers.

Bauers proceeded to rip a two-out two-RBI double down the right field line, giving the Brewers a 4-2 advantage.

Jared Koenig pitched a scoreless seventh inning to preserve the lead, getting through the frame in just 10 pitches. Abner Uribe only needed seven to get through his scoreless eighth inning.

Milwaukee added a run in the ninth inning when Brice Turang singled home Joey Ortiz, who had singled and stolen second base earlier. Turang was later thrown out trying to steal second himself.

Trevor Megill allowed a leadoff single in the ninth, but proceeded to retire the next three Phillies hitters and earn the save.

It was the first time the Brewers swept the Phillies in Philadelphia since 2015, a decade ago.