Brewers Reach Historic Mark in a Week Full of Grand Slams
July 1, 2024 by Taylor Bretl
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The Milwaukee Brewers offense has been on a whole other level this past week. In addition to going 6-2 in eight games, the Brewers tied the 2020 San Diego Padres for the most grand slams in an eight-game span by one team with five.
Four different Brewers collected grand slams in the span - Brice Turang (2), Rhys Hoskins, Jake Bauers, and Jackson Chourio. In those five games, Milwaukee went 4-1, with three of the five grand slams giving them the lead.
June 22nd vs San Diego Padres
Bottom of the 9th down 6-0 - Brice Turang 345 feet to left field.
Final score: Brewers 4, Padres 6
June 24th vs Texas Rangers
Bottom of the 6th down 3-1 - Rhys Hoskins 399 feet to left field.
Final score: Brewers 6, Rangers 3
June 26th vs Texas Rangers
Bottom of the 3rd down 1-0 - Jake Bauers 444 feet to center field.
Final score: Brewers 6, Rangers 5
June 28th vs Chicago Cubs
Bottom of the 4th down 2-0 - Jackson Chourio 377 feet to left field.
Final score: Brewers 4, Cubs 2
June 30th vs Chicago Cubs
Bottom of the 4th up 3-1 - Brice Turang 381 feet to right-center field.
Final score: Brewers 7, Cubs 1
A lot can be taken away from the Crews impressive feat, but the man with two slams has been the crucial element. Before the season, when asked about what was expected from Brice Turang heading into 2024, first year Brewer manager Pat Murphy said, "I'm expecting this kid to take a quantum leap." Turang's leap hasn't just been a "quantum" one, but it has been astronomical.
Turang's numbers this season surpass nearly every number in his rookie year despite having 126 less plate appearances.
2023 (448 Plate Appearances)
6 HR
18 XBH
34 RBI
26 SB
.218 BA
.285 OBP
.300 SLG
2024 (322 Plate Appearances)
6 HR
20 XBH
37 RBI
28 SB
.292 BA
.354 OBP
.417 SLG
Photo via AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Another young gun contributing to the grand slam party is rookie Jackson Chourio. Starting off the year slower than many people expected offensively, Chourio has turned things around, spiking his numbers over the past 30 days - slashing .316/.361/.526 with 4 home runs and 18 runs-batted-in.
Chourio's recent success at the plate has given him the nod to become an everyday starter, something the rookie has been striving for since his debut.
Following their 8-7 loss to the Colorado Rockies tonight, the Milwaukee Brewers look to bounce back in Colorado's hitter friendly ballpark tomorrow, July 2nd, at 6:40PM MDT.
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