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Milwaukee Brewers Keep Making History as Grand Slams Keep Piling Up

The Milwaukee Brewers, who are one of the biggest surprises in all of baseball this year, just can't stop hitting grand slams at a historic rate.

Brady Farkas

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins (12) hits a grand slam during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 5.
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins (12) hits a grand slam during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 5. / Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports
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The Milwaukee Brewers were beaten by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night but that didn't stop them from joining some awesome baseball history in the process.

Rhys Hoskins hit a grand slam in the 8-5 defeat, which cued the history for Pat Murphy's team.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

the Brewers are the third team since 1900 with 6 grand slams in a 13-game span, joining the 2020 Padres (2 overlapping spans) & 1996 Expos

h/t @EliasSports

That is already the seventh grand slam of the season for Milwaukee, who is in first place in the National League Central. It was the 12th homer of the season for Hoskins, who signed with the Brewers in the offseason.

The Brewers are 52-37 on the year which makes them one of the most surprising teams in all of baseball. After losing manager Craig Counsell in free agency, trading away Corbin Burnes and losing Brandon Woodruff to injury for the season, the Brewers weren't expected to contend. Furthermore, they've lost pitchers Wade Miley and Robert Gasser to season-ending injuries too.

The seven grand slams for Milwaukee are already the fourth most in a season in team history, and they have nearly a half a season to go to try to break the record (10 in 1995). After the win, the Dodgers are now 54-35 and they continue to lead the National League West.

The two teams will play again on Saturday night with first pitch set for 7:15 p.m. E.T. Freddy Peralta (MIL) pitches against James Paxton (LAD).

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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