Despite falling short of a World Series berth, the Brewers had one of their most successful seasons in years. Milwaukee won 97 games (including two 11-plus game win streaks) for the first time in franchise
history and beat their division rivals, the Chicago Cubs, in the NLDS.
Since there were also a lot of exciting moments this season, it was really hard to narrow down those 100 wins to just five. My initial list included 13 different games, which would have made this article roughly the length of The Hobbit. Unfortunately, Harrison didn’t like that idea. So, without further ado, welcome to my list of the five seven best Brewers games of the 2025 season.
Honorable Mentions:
June 25 — Brewers 4, Pirates 2
This was, at least in my opinion, the best Pirates-Brewers game in the last few years. It was also the most hyped-up Pirates-Brewers regular season game I’ve ever seen. Why? Jacob Misiorowski and Paul Skenes. This game was Misiorowski’s third start as a pro (after two incredibly impressive starts) and he outdueled one of the best pitchers in the game.
Skenes finished the year with a 1.97 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 2.36 FIP and 217 ERA+ — all tops in the NL. He will win the NL Cy Young Award. On this day, though, Misiorowski was better — providing a glimpse at his sky-high ceiling.
October 4 — Brewers 9, Cubs 3 (NLDS Game 1)
This is only an honorable mention because Jackson Chourio hurt his hamstring. Given the considerable hype and the bitter rivalry between two very talented teams, one could be forgiven for assuming that Game 1 would be a dogfight in the vein of Game 1 of the NLCS. Instead, Milwaukee came out and dominated — chasing Cubs starter Matthew Boyd after just 30 pitches. The Brewers scored nine runs in the first two innings on the way to a decisive victory — one that set the tone for the rest of the series.
#5: August 1 — Brewers 16, Nationals 9
Despite this matchup being one of relatively little consequence, this game was extremely fun. William Contreras had five of the Brewers’ 25 hits. Blake Perkins hit two (!!) home runs. Andruw Monasterio went 4-for-6 with three RBIs. Every Brewer to record a plate appearance in this game had multiple hits except for Danny Jansen, who still had a hit, an RBI, and reached base twice. Ortiz, Monasterio, and Brandon Lockridge combined for nine hits. Easton McGee threw 47 pitches over two innings. Fun game. This game also kicked off the even more fun month of August, a month in which Milwaukee broke their franchise record for the most consecutive wins in any given season.
#4: August 10 — Brewers 7, Mets 6
This game extended the Brewers’ eventual 14-game win streak to nine games, and featured pretty much everything there is to love about baseball — clutch home runs, impressive defensive plays, a comeback, and Joey Ortiz. Milwaukee went down 5-0 early after Quinn Priester, who had been pretty much untouchable for the better part of the last two months, had maybe his worst outing of the season. A couple of rallies (and a couple of William Contreras’ homers) later, the score was 6-5 heading into the bottom of the eighth, but Ortiz tied the game with a single off the glove of a diving Pete Alonso. Nick Mears held the Mets hitless in the top of the ninth, setting the table for the Brewers’ first batter — Isaac Collins — to hit a walk-off home run off of Mets closer Edwin Diaz.
#3: September 14 — Brewers 9, Cardinals 8
This game was another exciting comeback victory capped off by a walk-off hit, this time in the 10th inning. Jacob Misiorowski had a rough outing, putting the Brewers in a 6-1 hole that they then climbed out of with the power of friendship small ball. Milwaukee scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a couple of hit-by-pitches, infield hits, and a well-timed double from Sal Frelick. Abner Uribe also had an uncharacteristically bad outing in the 10th, giving up a run on a double-play ball off the bat of Ivan Herrera. Caleb Durbin doubled into the gap in the bottom of the frame to tie the game at 8. The next batter up was Andruw Monasterio, who ended the game on the 10th pitch of the at-bat. Oh, and the Brewers clinched their playoff spot this day, too.
#2: August 17 — Brewers 6, Reds 5
I can’t rank this game any lower than #2. Not only was it the game where the Brewers won a franchise record (for a season) 14th game in a row, but it was an absolute thriller. Milwaukee couldn’t get anything going on offense for most of the game, as they trailed 2-1 going into the top of the ninth. Luckily, Elly De La Cruz threw away a Sal Frelick grounder which allowed Brice Turang to score from second — tying the game up at 2-2.
William Contreras, the first batter up in the 10th inning, lined a single into left field that scored ghost runner Anthony Seigler from second. Trevor Megill allowed the Reds to tie the game in the bottom of the 10th, but Andrew Monasterio — again — took matters into his own hands. Nick Mears gave up two runs in the bottom of the 11th, but managed to escape with the win and his first career save.
#1: October 12 — Brewers 3, Cubs 1 (NLDS Game 5)
While the game itself was exciting, with Jacob Misiorowski putting together a stellar outing and three different Brewers hitting solo home runs, this game takes first place because of the larger implications. I’m just not talking about the fact that they sent their bitter division rivals, the Chicago Cubs, home for the winter. Milwaukee was facing elimination, and instead of folding, they managed to pull out their first playoff series win since 2018. Hopefully the Crew can keep building on that next year.
