Craig Counsell has become more than chilly about the Cubs looking up at his former team in the standings ... and apparently, George Webb burgers.

Major League Baseball released its schedule for the upcoming MLB postseason, which should highly interest Milwaukee Brewers fans watching their 74-44 team possessing the best record in baseball midway through August.

Chicago Cubs starter Cade Horton left Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning with a blister.

The 13-0 start in 1987— which included Juan Nieves throwing the first no-hitter in team history in win No. 9 — stood as the franchise's longest winning streak in a season until this year's Brewers surpassed it Saturday.

They have been playing like one of the greatest teams in MLB history since. The Brewers are 48-16 since that date, an outrageous 12 games better than the second-best National League team. That 48-16 mark for the Brewers? Yeah, that's a 162-game pace of 122 wins. They aren't slowing down. They're 24-4 since July 5. They're 9-0 in August.

After a second straight year watching major stars walk out the door, the Milwaukee Brewers have the best record in baseball After the Milwaukee won the National League Central in 2023, the winningest manager in franchise history,

The Marlins spend only $69 million on its roster in 2025, the lowest in MLB. Yet since June, they are outplaying big spenders like the Yankees and Mets.

It might not be reflected in the standings, but the comparison between the Angels and the best team in baseball is obvious to at least one former All-Star.

By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results.

The Brewers, no doubt, are gritty. They don’t quit. They have an almost-indescribable knack of deliver moments that render the observer speechless. They know this is woven into the fabric of their identity. Their temperament and understanding of what they do well is as good as anyone’s.