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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/brewers as Brewers Injury Revealed: When Standout Can Return To Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Brewers recently lost 26-year-old reliever DL Hall to an oblique injury.
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Milwaukee’s recent streak calls to mind the Brewers’ 1987 season, which was quite a roller coaster
Milwaukee was 20-3 in 1987 before crashing back to earth with alarming quickness. May barely had begun when the team lost 12 in a row. The Brewers snuck in another losing streak of six games before the month was over — only to follow with an immediate six-game winning streak.
Right-hander Cade Horton left Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning.
Craig Counsell has become more than chilly about the Cubs looking up at his former team in the standings ... and apparently, George Webb burgers.
The Milwaukee Brewers reached new heights in the month of August, winning 14 consecutive games and setting a new record for the longest winning streak in franchise history. Along the way, Milwaukee swept the Pittsburgh Pirates from August 11–13, including a dominant 14–0 win that marked their second victory of the season over Paul Skenes.
The Brewers began a five-game series against the Cubs on Monday, taking a 7-0 shutout victory in the first matchup. If they win the series, or even sweep Chicago, they might not be able to hide under their underdog guise anymore.
With his full arsenal of pitches available, Tobias tore through opposing lineups in June, striking out 20 and walking only one in 24 1/3 innings while posting a 2.96 ERA. He was named the Brewers’ Complex League pitcher of the month for June just before he was promoted.
When the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a 5-game series, it bunched the top 4 NL wild-card contenders within 5 1/2 games.