Before Tuesday’s 7-2 win at the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy suggested “most people couldn’t tell you five players on our team.”
A look at the standings would indicate more Brewers players soon will be recognized by more fans.
After all, it is difficult to overlook a team that not only continues to extend their lead in the National League Central, but also boasts the best record in the majors.
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“What we’re doing in here right now is special,” right-handed pitcher Freddy Peralta said after allowing only four hits and one run in five innings, while setting a career high with his 13th win.
“We’re just enjoying the game and coming to compete every day,” he said. “We have to keep it that way.”
Peralta was surprised to learn he had established a career high for wins in a season.
“It always feels good to get the win as a team, but also personally for me, it’s a big deal,” Peralta said.
Murphy said Peralta, who was named in this year’s National League All-Star team, is “just getting started... This is the best Freddy has ever been. I thought he was really, really good.”
The Brewers lead second-placed Chicago by four games in the National League Central following the Cubs’ 5-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.
The Brewers have a five-game winning streak. They have won six straight road games and are 44-16 in their past 60 games overall. It is the best 60-game stretch in team history.
Murphy said it would be important for players to keep their focus in the final stretch of the regular season.
“We really have to be disciplined right now, more than ever before,” Murphy said after the Brewers (69-44) moved 25 games over .500, their best record of the season.
Milwaukee’s road success has been an important part of the surge to first place. The team’s 33-24 road record gives the Brewers the best winning percentage (.579) away from home in baseball. The record includes winning the first two games of the three-game series in Atlanta.
“You can’t assume everything is going to go our way going forward,” Murphy said, adding that he recognized the Brewers were fortunate to avoid giving up more runs on Tuesday when the Braves left 14 runners on base, tied for their highest total in the past two seasons.
Elsewhere, the Athletics routed the Nationals 16-7, the Rangers blanked the Yankees 2-0, the Twins tamed the Tigers 6-3, the Astros overcame the Marlins 7-3, the Giants sank the Pirates 8-1, the Phillies thrashed the Orioles 5-0 and the Guardians edged the Mets 3-2.
The Red Sox routed the Royals 6-2, the Blue Jays beat the Rockies 10-4, the Dodgers crushed the Cardinals 12-6, the Mariners mastered the White Sox 8-3, the Rays stung the Angels 7-3 and the Padres downed the Diamondbacks 10-5 in 11 innings.
Additional reporting by staff writer
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