The biggest story in Major League Baseball this season has been about the success of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers are red hot. They have won 12 straight games, and all of a sudden, they have the best record in all of baseball at 76 wins and 44 losses. With a winning percentage of .633, they are the only team in the Majors with a winning percentage above .600.
The fact that the Brewers are in the position they are in is stunning. No one was talking about the Brewers as a World Series contender at the beginning of the season. The focus was on the Los Angeles Dodgers repeating as World Series champions, and the hungry New York Yankees, with their star player Aaron Judge. The contenders were the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Detroit Tigers.
Somehow, and someway, the Brewers have been able to soar their way to the top. Their current lead over the Chicago Cubs are a dominant seven and a half games. Their current 12 game winning streak is the second time this season that they have had a winning streak of more than 10 games. In their latest 12 game-winning streak, Milwaukee have delivered three game sweeps over the Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, and Pittsburgh Pirates. In the three games against the Pirates, the Brewers outscored Pittsburgh 33-6.
Over the last 15 days, left fielder Christian Yelich is batting .370, rookie outfielder Isaac Collins is batting .364, and catcher William Contreras is batting .340. Meanwhile on the mound, starting pitchers Brandon Woodruff and Freddy Peralta have combined to give up only five earned runs in 28 innings.
Milwaukee’s longest winning streak is 13 games. They accomplished that feat in April of 1987. Next up for the Brewers is a weekend series in Cincinnati.
