Brice Turang hits Brewers’ fourth grand slam in six games

The nickname needs a lot of workshopping. But the Brewers have the important part down pat.

Brice Turang’s grand slam punctuated a seven-run fourth inning rally in the Brewers’ series finale against the Cubs at American Family Field on Sunday, giving Milwaukee five slams in the past eight games, including in four of the six games on this homestand against the Rangers and Cubs.

That kind of clutch power doesn’t come around very often. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the only other team in Major League history to produce five grand slams over any eight-game span was the 2020 “Slam Diego” Padres, who had three overlapping stretches to that effect.

On Sunday, a misplay by Cubs left fielder Ian Happ extended the fourth inning for Turang to add another. His two-out line drive off Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks found the first row of the bleachers in right field and gave the Brewers a 7-1 lead.

Talk about making the most of baserunners. At that moment, the Brewers had five hits in their past seven plate appearances with the bases loaded — and all five hits were grand slams.

When Turang hit a grand slam in the Brewers’ 2023 home opener, it was a sign of things to come for the former first-round Draft pick. A year and a half into his Major League career, three of his 12 home runs have come with the bases loaded.