On Friday afternoon, the Milwaukee Brewers had to go outside the box when facing the Chicago Cubs. In order to complete the comeback, the Brew Crew stole four bases in the eighth inning. They scored all three of their runs that inning and won 3-1.
Milwaukee Brewers steal four bases in one inning against the Chicago Cubs.
With one out in the eighth inning acting manager Rickie Weeks summoned Jackson Chourio to pinch hit against a left-handed pitcher for Sal Frelick. He did this knowing that Craig Counsell would counter with a righty. Counsell did just that and he brought in Adbert Alzolay from the bullpen to face Chourio.
Chourio ended up working a full count, fouled off a pair of pitches, and reached via an infield single. He then stole second and scored the game tying run off a William Contreras base hit. From there the Brewers ran wild.
Contreras stole second and later scored on a Willy Adames single. With two outs in the inning Adames then swiped second base and scored on a Jake Bauers hit. Lastly Bauers stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, but was left stranded there as the inning ended.
The last time the Milwaukee Brewers stole four bases in an inning was during the 2016 season.
Per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the last time the Brewers stole four bases in an inning was August 14, 2016. That was a game against the Cincinnati Reds where Keon Broxton stole second and third base, Orlando Arcia swiped second base, and Chris Carter got into the action with a steal as well. All four stolen bases were off the same pitcher/catcher combination of Cody Reed and Ramón Cabrera,
Being a base stealing team is an identity of the 2024 Milwaukee Brewers.
Aside from this five-stolen-base game, which included four in a single inning, the Brewers have been on fire all season. They presently have 45 stolen bases for the year. This is good for third most in the league, after only the Washington Nationals (53) and Cincinnati Reds (55).
