Not solely did the Milwaukee Brewers tough up a Cy Younger contender on Tuesday evening, however they made MLB historical past within the course of. Milwaukee beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0, chasing Paul Skenes from the sport after solely 4 innings.
Skenes’ gave up 4 runs off six hits in considered one of his worst outings of the season after which the Brewers tacked on 10 extra runs all through the remainder of the sport. The Brew Crew hit 5 residence runs on the evening.
The win was Milwaukee’s seventy fifth of the season, extending its present win streak to 11 video games. And by reaching 11 video games, the Brewers, who personal the most effective report in all of baseball at 75-44, completed their second win steak of no less than 11 video games this 12 months.
Milwaukee’s newest run of dominance made the Brewers the primary MLB crew for the reason that 2015 Toronto Blue Jays to report a number of win steaks of 11+ video games in a season.
