The Brewers dropped their three-game set against the Cubs, but Milwaukee walked away with something much bigger than a series win: a starting rotation that just stamped its name into baseball history.
Brandon Woodruff’s return from the Injured List has been a major boost, and he looked sharp again on Sunday in a 4-3 loss. He gave up only one hit over 5 2/3 shutout innings and struck out six. In his two starts since coming back, Woodruff has allowed just two hits across 11 2/3 innings and hasn’t surrendered a run.
The rest of the group has been rolling, too. Kyle Harrison allowed two runs in five innings in Game 2, even though Milwaukee lost that one 8-2.
On Friday, Jacob Misiorowski turned in another strong outing, going six innings, giving up two hits and one run. He also set a new mark for the fastest pitch thrown by a starter at 105.5 miles per hour.
That trio was part of a stretch that has been almost absurd. Over Milwaukee’s last six games, the Brewers’ starters have posted a 0.82 ERA with 48 strikeouts and only 13 hits allowed. OptaSTATS noted that no other MLB team has ever had a rotation with a sub-1.00 ERA, that many strikeouts, and that few hits allowed over a six-game span in a single season since ERA became an official stat in 1913.
“The Brewers' starters over their last 6 games: 0.82 ERA, 48 strikeouts, 13 hits allowed. No other MLB team's starters have had a sub-1.00 ERA with as many strikeouts and as few hits allowed over a 6-game span in a single season (since ERA became official in both leagues in 1913).”
The streak started with Woodruff’s return on June 22, and since then Milwaukee has rarely let anything get off the ground against its starters. The most hits any Brewers starter has allowed in a game during that span is five, by Shane Drohan on Wednesday. The most runs any starter has given up in one of those six games is two, by Harrison on Saturday.
Losing to the Cubs always hurts a little more, but the bigger picture is hard to miss. Milwaukee sits at 50-31, owns the best rotation ERA in baseball at 3.16, and still has a chance to add more firepower before the trade deadline in August. If this pitching keeps up, the Brewers are going to be in good shape for a long time.
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