With the Brewers clinching the NL Central yesterday, they have just 10 games to go to finish out the regular season. While they're still in the hunt for a first-round bye, it's looking more likely that they are heading to the wild card round. There are still some other milestones to look at in the regular season. The Brewers have already set a few impressive marks this season, but they are also still chasing a few others. Let's take a look at some of the marks that this team has set this season.
The Brewers likely won't set a new franchise record for wins this season, since they would have to go 9-1 to get there. They're likely looking at the 93-94 win range, which would put them around sixth in franchise history for win total. No one would complain with a 9-1 finish to the regular season, though. That would hopefully be enough to earn one of those first-round byes. However, it's not something that the Brewers are going to play very hard to try to reach.
It's been a good season for the offense, though it likely won't be a top-10 season in runs scored. With 10 games to go, the Brewers would need to score 50 runs in the remaining games just to get into the top 10. It wouldn't be that far off their current run-scoring pace, which averages just under five runs a game. They will need to average a little more than that the rest of the way.
* This excludes the shortened seasons of 1981, 1994, and 2020.
This is going to be another strong season for runs allowed, though the Brewers will fall in this list a little bit. While they are currently second on the list, they will fall a bit in their last 10 games. If they stick around their average runs allowed (four per game), it would put them around 640 runs allowed this season. Considering the gap between sixth and seventh, they'll likely finish right in that area. A rough final week could drop them to eighth, but it should still be a top-10 season overall.
With 10 games to go, this Brewers team is already second in franchise history for stolen bases in a season. They need just three more steals to reach the 200-steal mark for the second time. However, the top spot is out of reach. The team would need to steal 59 store bases to reach the franchise record mark.
Though errors are not the best indicator of team defense, this team has been very clean with their defensive play. Their 80 errors committed are currently the fourth-fewest for a single season. It's even better when you consider that three of the seasons in that list were all shortened seasons (1981, 1994, and 2020). Only the 2023 season is better for errors committed in a full season. Oddly, though, the number of double plays turned this season is lower. Their 109 double plays this season would be the second-fewest in a full season. However, all of this may not be just about the defense. It could be more about the pitching staff creating more strikeouts, which lessens the number of chances to turn double plays and commit errors.
It's been one of the better seasons for the pitching staff. The 3.64 team ERA is currently seventh in franchise history. However, this one could still go either way. A good last 10 games could boost them a spot. A rough finish could push them out of the top 10.
A team record for saves in a season is still a possibility. They would need five more saves to set the franchise record for team saves in a season. With 10 chances to do it, they could set this record as well.
The Brewers haven't been averse to rotating through players, and that happened again this season. Barring a few roster moves in the last week, the Brewers will finish the season third in number of players used and second in number of pitchers used. Unsurprisingly, most of the seasons where these counts have been high have occurred in the last decade, with one exception. The first season in franchise history (the 1969 Seattle Pilots) used 53 players. However, only 25 of those were pitchers.
Turang has received plenty of praise for his defense in 2024, and it's all well-deserved. By WAR on Baseball Reference (bWAR), this is the fourth-best defensive season in Brewers history. Not only that, but Turang's 2.7 bWAR leads all of the National League. Only Daulton Varsho of the Blue Jays has a higher bWAR this season than Turang. He should be a near lock to get a Gold Glove this year, and a very strong candidate for a Platinum Glove (though that one is a fan vote).
Let's add a little more love for Turang here. His 45 steals already have him in fifth place for single-season steals. Getting to 54 for fourth place is highly unlikely, but just one more steal will give him sole possession of fifth place on that list. On a similar note, Turang's 88.24% stolen base success rate currently has him in eighth place for a single season in Brewers history. (Christian Yelich leads that list with a 95.46% success rate this season.)
While it won't match his 2023 season, Freddy Peralta will maintain a strikeout rate over 10 with his performance this season. The Brewers have had only nine seasons where a starting pitcher reached that mark, and all of them are listed above. On a related note, Peralta is currently 17th on the list of strikeouts for a single season at 193. He'll need seven more to record the 15th 200-strikeout season in franchise history, and 12 more to have a top-10 single season. However, those marks could get tricky as Peralta may make only one more start in the regular season. His current schedule lines him up well for a potential game-one start in the NL Wild Card Series.
That is a look at some of the marks that the Brewers have set this season. There are a few interesting ones to watch over the last 10 games, but what they have accomplished so far is very impressive. There's still time to add to it, and some of those marks could finish in an even better spot.