Article: Week in Review: Staying Hot

[Kyle Ginsbach]

If there was any week you didn't want to miss in Brewers baseball, it was this one. The Brewers won all five of their games, and carry an eight-game winning streak into next week's action. Here's a quick recap to Milwaukees red-hot run.

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Weekly Snapshot

Record Last Week: 5-0 (73-57 overall)

Runs Scored: 37

Runs Surrendered: 23

Standing: 1st in NL Central (4.0 GA)

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Game 126 | MIL 7, MIN 3

Game 127 | MIL 8, MIN 7

Game 128 | MIL 7, SD 3

Game 129 | MIL 5, SD 4

Game 130 | MIL 10, SD 6

NEWS AND NOTES

The Brewers continued their streak of hot play this past week, sweeping series against both the Twins and the Padres. They’ve pushed their win streak to a season-high eight games, and have widened the gap in the division. This past week saw contributions from the whole roster, and the whole team managed to stay healthy.

They're so healthy, in fact, that the Brewers only made two separate transactions last week--one sending Jesse Winker on a rehab assignment, and another signing free-agent pitcher Fernando Abad to a minor-league contract.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Brewers' winning formula this past week was the big inning. They scored five or more runs in four separate innings, across four different games. 

William Contreras has been the Crew's hottest hitter over the past two weeks, during which time he’s generated a wRC+ of 155. Oh, and he also clobbered a baseball Sunday that landed as the Brewers farthest home run of the year.

Perhaps the biggest highlight of the week happened before the games, when both CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets, who have gone down as two of the most legendary pitchers in club history, were feted on the field before the games against the Padres.

If you need something else to chew on, here's two defensive gems from Brice Turang and Christian Yelich.

 

TRENDING STORYLINE

The Brewers offense is finally clicking, and whether it's the result of a changed approach or some better luck, they’ll hope to continue their hitting ways against the Cubs next week. With a good series in Chicago, the Brewers can widen their gap in the Central to a comfortable margin. 

LOOKING AHEAD

MONDAY 8/28: BREWERS @ CUBS: LHP Wade Miley vs. RHP Jameson Taillon 

TUESDAY 8/29: BREWERS @ CUBS: RHP Corbin Burnes vs. LHP Justin Steele

WEDNESDAY 8/30: BREWERS @ CUBS: RHP Brandon Woodruff vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks

FRIDAY 9/01: PHILLIES @ BREWERS: TBD vs. TBD

SATURDAY 8/02: PHILLIES @ BREWERS: TBD vs. TBD

SUNDAY 9/03: PHILLIES @ BREWERS: TBD vs. TBD

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