Brewers' Braun among MLB's top run producers in August
The Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun has been the team's best hitter this season, batting .318 with 22 home runs and 70 RBI.
The left fielder has been an especially prolific run producer in August, driving in 24 runs in 17 games. Only the Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado ranks ahead of him for RBI on the month.
MLB Players -- Most RBI in August 2016
| Nolan Arenado, Col | 25 |
| Ryan Braun, Mil | 24 |
| Brad Miller, TB | 21 |
| Jose Altuve, Hou | 20 |
| Mookie Betts, Bos | 20 |
| Brian Dozier, Min | 20 |
Braun has been strong at Miller Park this season, where the Brewers play a three-game series vs. the Rockies beginning Monday, batting .324 with 11 home runs and 36 RBI there. He's been nearly as good on the road, however, batting .313 with 11 home runs and 34 RBI.
The 32-year-old Braun started the season especially strong, batting .333 in April and .364 in May. He cooled off in June and July, batting .296 with just three home runs, but has responded by hitting .302 with eight home runs in August.
Over his 10-year career, Braun has driven in at least 20 runs in a month 18 times. His most prolific run-producing month was September of his rookie season, 2007, when he drove in 29.
Ryan Braun -- Most RBI in a single month
| September 2007 | 29 |
| May 2015 | 28 |
| June 2009 | 25 |
| August 2009 | 25 |
| July 2007 | 25 |
| August 2016 | 24 |
| September 2010 | 23 |
| July 2008 | 23 |
| August 2012 | 22 |
| April 2011 | 22 |
| September 2011 | 22 |
| May 2008 | 22 |
| April 2013 | 21 |
| June 2011 | 21 |
| June 2007 | 21 |
| June 2014 | 20 |
| September 2012 | 20 |
| April 2010 | 20 |
Braun isn't the only Brewers play to surge in the second half of the 2016 season. Third baseman Hernan Perez has thrived in more regular playing time since the All-Star break, hitting .311 with seven home runs and 22 RBI over the stretch.
Hernan Perez, before and after All-Star break, 2016
| Pre-ASG | Post-ASG | |
| PA | 146 | 142 |
| Average | 0.255 | 0.311 |
| Home Runs | 4 | 7 |
| Runs | 12 | 23 |
| OPS | 0.667 | 0.861 |
The Brewers as a team are hitting .251 post All-Star break, compared to .245 before the break. The team homered in 17 straight games from July 28 to Aug. 14, and ranks fifth in the majors with 49 home runs since the All-Star break. It also ranks among the top half in baseball in runs (11th), RBI (11th) and on-base percentage (fifth) and leads the majors in walks (150) and stolen bases (60) since the break.
Information courtesy STATS LLC and mlb.com