A spring cleaning theme has developed this month with the Milwaukee Brewers.
For the third time in May, the Brewers have brought out the brooms and swept a series. After taking three games against the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs earlier, the Brewers accomplished the feat in a most improbable way Wednesday, May 27 against the NL Central rival St. Louis Cardinals.
No-hit for seven innings by Cardinals starter Dustin May, the Brewers got all three of their hits in the eighth inning and scored the go-ahead run on an error by gold-glove shortstop Masyn Winn, completing a 2-1 comeback triumph. The Brewers have dropped only one series this month.
The three victories over the Cardinals also give the Brewers a very impressive 15-5 record over teams over .500 in May (3-0 vs. Yankees, Cubs; 4-1 vs Cardinals; 2-1 vs. Nationals, Padres; 1-2 vs. Dodgers), After a day off May 28, the Brewers finish the month with a three-game series at Houston (24-32).
In those 15 victories, Brewers pitchers have allowed only 23 runs (1.53 runs a game). In 11 of those 15 wins, the pitching staff allowed a miniscule two runs or fewer.
Here’s a bit of social media reaction to the Brewers’ latest series sweep:
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Sweeping praise on social media after Brewers’ comeback win over Cardinals
Reporting by Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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