The Milwaukee Brewers keep stacking wins, and ESPN has them back where they were a year ago: No. 1.
Milwaukee moved to 79-49 after a 7-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon, giving the club its seventh straight home series victory and its second consecutive series win overall. The Brewers also still own the best record in Major League Baseball, just like they did at the end of last season.
That edge is real. Milwaukee is two games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers after taking three of four from them last weekend, and it sits four games clear of the Atlanta Braves, who are on deck for a three-game series this weekend.
ESPN’s latest MLB Power Rankings, released before first pitch on Thursday, put the Brewers at the top of the board. In its writeup, ESPN pointed to Milwaukee’s response after being swept in San Diego and the timing of its series win over Los Angeles:
“Milwaukee recovered nicely after being swept in San Diego, taking three of four from the Dodgers - and it came just when the Brewers needed to create more space in the NL Central. They extended their lead to five games with wins on Saturday and Sunday, while the second-place Cubs were losing to the Cardinals at home.
“It was a huge turn for the MLB-leading Brewers as Chicago had been closing the gap since the trade deadline. Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski bounced back after giving up a season-high two home runs in his previous start, going six innings against L.A. on Saturday while surrendering only a run.”
The wording around Misiorowski’s recent outings stood out, since ESPN described his bounce-back after “giving up a season-high two home runs in his previous start.” In the source material, that earlier start is described differently: he went six innings, allowed three runs and struck out nine.
Either way, the Brewers have the results to match the ranking. They beat the Dodgers in a series that mattered, kept building separation in the division, and now sit alone at the top of ESPN’s weekly list once again.
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