Overview

• After sweeping the Braves, the Brewers improved to 70–44, becoming the first MLB team to reach 70 wins this season and setting a franchise record for speed to that mark.
• Milwaukee’s 44–16 record over its last 60 games is the franchise’s best ever and has generated a four-game NL Central lead over the Cubs.
• Jacob Misiorowski, Robert Gasser and Jackson Chourio are on track to return before the end of August, reinforcing Milwaukee’s pitching depth for the stretch run.
• Kyle Tucker’s OPS dipped below .700 in July, raising doubts about Chicago’s offense and the impact on his upcoming free-agent market.
• With no impact pitchers added at the trade deadline, executives warn that the Cubs’ rotation and bullpen may struggle in a long October series.