The Milwaukee Brewers just made franchise history, hitting 100 wins in a single season for the very first time. Thursday’s 5-1 smackdown against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park pushed them past that triple-digit mark, a huge milestone for any club. This isn’t just a good year, it’s *the* year for the Brewers.
Rewriting the Record Books
Their previous best was last season’s 97-65 record. Before that, they topped out at 96 wins in both 2018 and 2011. Think about it, they’ve now bagged 90 or more wins in five of the last six seasons. That’s a serious run of consistent success, putting them in elite company. They were one of only seven MLB teams that had never hit 100 wins, and now they’ve officially broken away from that group, leaving the Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Miami Marlins, and Colorado Rockies behind. They’re setting a whole new standard for the franchise.
The Streak That Wasn’t
Here’s where it gets wild though: despite hitting a century of victories, the Brewers haven’t had a single winning streak longer than five games all season. Seriously! MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy even pointed this out. They’ve had three different five-game tears this year, but they just couldn’t push past that sixth consecutive win. And get this, even if they sweep their final three regular season games against the St. Louis Cardinals, that streak of no long streaks will continue. They even dropped a game to the Phillies on Tuesday, 6-4, showing that consistency in win streaks just isn’t their thing, even as they piled up the Ws.
So the Brewers are riding high with 100 wins, a huge moment in their history. They’ve got three games left against the Cardinals, and while those won’t build a new winning streak record for them, they’re playing to finish strong after a historic season.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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