They remained unable to do so Sunday, when Jett Bandy's groundout and Zach Davies' flyout with two runners aboard in the second inning represented the Brewers' only chances to snap a drought with runners in scoring position that grew to 0-for-18 in the series and 0-for-31 dating back to Domingo Santana's run-scoring single on Tuesday at Nationals Park.
That's a franchise record for clutch futility, surpassing 0-for-30 stretches for 1987's "Team Streak" and the 106-loss Brewers of 2002.
The Brewers have seen a 5 1/2-game lead over the Cubs turn into a 2 1/2-game deficit in the span of 15 days, largely because their run-production has dried up.