What goes up must come down. Since I just wrote an article ranking the five best Brewers games of the season, here are the five worst. No, I didn’t include every NLCS game.
#5: August 24 — Giants 4, Brewers
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This game, as some of you may remember, was the celebration of life in honor of legendary Brewers announcer Bob Uecker. To be fair, Uecker probably would have thought it was kind of funny that Milwaukee lost this game in dramatic fashion. The ceremony itself was also wonderful, so I almost didn’t put this game on the list in the first place. Still, in a season full of exciting wins, the fact that the Crew lost a game that was often frustrating to watch — on Bob Uecker Day — merits its inclusion. Milwaukee was in position to win this one in the ninth inning, but Trevor Megill blew his second save in as many appearances — allowing a two-run single to Heliot Ramos that put the Giants ahead 4-3. Sal Frelick kept the Brewers alive with a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth, but manager Pat Murphy pinch-hit Anthony Seigler for Caleb Durbin. Seigler struck out looking to end the game. From that day’s game recap:
Walker is a little worse against left-handed hitters (.239 opponent batting average) than right-handed hitters (.219), but not bad enough that Brewers fans can’t question why Durbin (who had two hits on the day) wasn’t allowed to face Walker with the game on the line.
Just a frustrating way to end a game that very well could have ended with a Brewers win on Uecker Day.
#4: May 2 — Cubs 10, Brewers 0
This was the Brewers’ first game against the Cubs during the 2025 regular season. Frankly, it couldn’t have gone much worse. Tyler Alexander and Quinn Priester combined to give up nine runs in the first two innings, with Priester allowing seven of them by himself. Milwaukee managed just four hits off of Ben Brown (5.92 ERA in 2025), kicking off the month of May with a demoralizing loss to their division rivals. Luckily, the Brewers got the last laugh in the NLDS — if this loss had foreshadowed an eventual playoff loss to Chicago, it would have probably been ranked a couple spots higher.
#3: June 29 — Rockies 4, Brewers 3
The Brewers got hot in June, finishing the month 10 games above .500. This was the last game in June, but instead of heading into July on a high note (by completing a sweep of the lowly Rockies), Milwaukee lost in dramatic fashion. The offense had been firing on all cylinders, but German Marquez (3-16, 6.70 ERA, -1.1 WAR in 2025) held the Crew to three hits over 5 2/3 innings. Marquez eventually hit a wall in the sixth, giving up a couple of runs on Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick solo shots, so the Brewers took a 2-0 lead into the eighth inning. Despite having both Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill ready to go, Milwaukee was unable to maintain their lead. Uribe gave up a run on an RBI double, and Megill, in for the save in the ninth, gave up a solo home run to former Brewer Orlando Arcia to tie the game at 2-2.
Brewer manager Pat Murphy let Megill come back out for a second inning. Bad choice. Megill gave up an RBI single to give the Rockies a 3-2 lead. Milwaukee actually managed to tie the game in the bottom of the 10th, scraping together a run courtesy of a wild pitch from the Rockies’ Victor Vodnik. However, Grant Anderson — in for the 11th — gave up an RBI single to give the Rockies a 4-3 lead. The Crew went three up, three down against Tyler Kinley (6.94 ERA) in the 11th. Not a super important game, all things considered, but the Brewers really should have won and had a few different chances to do so.
#2: October 18 — Dodgers 5, Brewers 1 (NLCS Game 4)
Otherwise known as the Shohei Ohtani Game, this was the loss that officially eliminated the Brewers from World Series contention. Ohtani went six shutout innings, allowing two hits while striking out 10. He also went 3-for-3 with three home runs and a walk. As Paul put it in the recap, there’s a sort of “depraved poetry” in the Brewers losing in this way. Not only were they thoroughly outclassed by the Dodgers (and their massive payroll), but they went out on the wrong end of perhaps the greatest individual performance in playoff history. Enough said.
#1: October 17 — Dodgers 3, Brewers 1 (NLCS Game 3)
Despite an incredibly impressive performance from Jacob Misiorowski, this game has to be considered the worst loss of the season. The Brewers almost won the first game of the NLCS, and although they lost the second in more convincing fashion, there was still some reasonable hope that the Brewers could make it a series. Milwaukee just couldn’t muster up any offense against Tyler Glasnow and the Dodgers’ bullpen. Jackson Chourio also left the game with an injury (later revealed to be simply cramps), and Dodgers fans booed him while he was helped off. All in all, the worst vibes of any Brewers game this season.
