SAN DIEGO − They don’t have the same selection of beers like they do in Milwaukee.
The bratwurst and cheese curds don’t have the same taste.
The out-of-town tailgate parties are boring.
And no other stadium has a statue in the back row featuring their late iconic broadcaster.
Still, despite the inconveniences, playing baseball games outside the Milwaukee city limits should not feel like ice fishing in Arizona.
It’s actually possible to win games on the road.
Teams do it all of the time.
The Brewers, in fact, won 48 times on the road during a 2026 season in which they won an MLB-leading 103 games.
Yet, when it comes to playing postseason games away from home in October, there’s just something that turns the Brewers into the Colorado Rockies.
The Brewers
nearly doubled the San Diego Padres’ hit total Tuesday, nearly tripled their runners on base, and forced the Padres to use their ace out of the bullpen. But at the end of the night, when they walked across the street to their team hotel, they carried the burden of a dubious streak that just won’t end.
The Brewers, for the 12th consecutive time, lost a postseason road game.
The 4-3 loss to the Padres matches the longest road losing streak in baseball playoff history, accomplished by the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins from 1925-1987.
They’ve lost postseason road games everywhere from Los Angeles to Atlanta to Chicago to San Diego.
The streak started in 2018 in Game 3 of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and is still alive eight years later.
The Brewers have now lost 24 of 30 postseason road games in their history.
The Brewers say it’s hardly an albatross for the team, considering it began before most of them ever arrived in Milwaukee, with Christian Yelich the only player around for the entire stretch.
They believe it’s simply a fluke, having leads in four of those 12 losses.
Yet they haven’t been able to stand on the field and shake hands after a victory.
“It's tough to win on the road in playoff situations, obviously,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “I wouldn't beat up the old Brewers if you don't mind.”
The Brewers also ran into a streak of bad luck on Tuesday. They had runners on base all night, watched Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill rob them of at least two doubles, and Yelich’s game-ending double play was smoked at 107.1 mph, with an expected batting average of .630.
"We hit the ball hard," Brewers second baseman Brice Turang said. "We had really good at-bats. We were drawing walks. Sometimes, guys are just right there when you hit them, and sometimes they make really nice plays."
Said Yelich: “We just didn't get a ball to find a hole there with guys on. They made some great plays and we gave ourselves a lot of opportunities, just couldn't cash in.’’
Yelich was the one guy who finally did capitalize, snapping his postseason RBI drought in the seventh inning. The Brewers' newly named captain had gone five series, 19 games, 85 plate appearances and 74 at-bats between RBIs.
"I thought we played well tonight, honestly," Yelich said. "We made a few mistakes, but for the most part we hit the ball hard, they made some great plays. A couple balls at some guys. If those get down, it's a completely different game.
"But credit to them. They made some awesome plays and did enough to push some runs across. Great series. We're going to have to keep playing well.’’
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brewers' futility away from home continues with record-tying loss
