After a 6-0 victory in Seattle on Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers have won 11 straight. They now sit 60-40, the best record in baseball, and have overtaken the Cubs for the division lead in the NL Central. To get them win no. 60, Brandon Woodruff tossed another dazzler in his third start back from a nearly two-year injury absence, before leaving due to leg cramps. Coming from a member of the team since 2017, his postgame comments suggest there is something special about this season’s Brew Crew.
Woodruff Wows Again
Against the Mariners, Woodruff needed just 62 pitches to complete six scoreless innings. Clearing up any concern, he termed the cramping a “non-issue,” saying that coming out after the sixth was “the right spot.” Seattle batters managed just two hits against him. Woodruff walked none and struck out five.

Through his three starts, the opposition is hitting just .155 against him. He has 23 strike outs in 16.1 innings and has yet to issue a free pass. His outing in Seattle lowered his ERA to 1.65.
Funny enough, his first start back earlier this month kicked off the team’s 11-game win streak.
Of course, things have been going very well for a while now. Dating back to late May, the Brewers have won just about 75% of their games, propelling them from a distant third in the division to the top.
Woodruff wasn’t aware of Milwaukee’s MLB-leading record, but the update didn’t catch him off guard. “Doesn’t surprise me. We got a lot of great guys in this clubhouse. It’s a fun team. I feel like we say that every year, but this year’s a little bit different.”
The Brewers’ unlikely success comes without a powerful lineup or a surplus of big names. Their offense is built around stringing together hits and walks, stealing bases, going first to third on a single. All three of their All-Stars were pitchers, two of them replacement selections. The starting five refused to succumb to injuries earlier this season. With Woodruff back and Nestor Cortes on his way, they have more arms than rotation spots.

MIlwaukee Brewers Make Up for Lack of Flash by Embracing the Basics
“Every team’s different,” Woodruff continued, in reference to his prior comments, “but we’re just playing good baseball. We’re getting guys on. We’re doing the little things to win baseball games. And that’s what it takes. I think what we’re doing now is going to be important later in the year, when we’re playing really important baseball, not that now isn’t important, but coming down the stretch.”
It’s a long way off, with over two months to go, but the Brewers are in good position to contend for their third division crown in three years. In the playoffs, if they can get there, they will look to win their first series since 2018. The way they’re going now, they just might end up with home field advantage.

Near the end of his interview, Woodruff had to make sure he’d heard right before.
“You said we had the best record?” Woodruff raised his eyebrows and grinned. “Watch out.”
Seeking a 12th consecutive win, the Brewers will send Jacob Misiorowski to the mound Tuesday night against Seattle’s Logan Gilbert.
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