Brewers' Small Ball Secrets to Winning Streak

0:00It's April 17th. You're listening to MLB News Today, AI-powered baseball coverage. I'm Cory with the story. The Milwaukee Brewers are scratching out wins without their big bats thanks to injuries sidelineing stars like Christian Yellidge, Jackson Chorio, and Andrew Vaughn. They scored three runs or fewer in six of their last eight games, but just snapped a six game losing streak with back-to-back 2-1 victories all, powered by old school small ball. In Wednesday's rally, they hid just one ball out of the infield for two runs, and a leaky stadium roof might have helped by deadening a chopper into an end. Error. Thursday, with the score tied at one, they pulled off three straight bunts in the seventh no-fly balls needed to grab the go-ahead run. Players are owning this scrappy style, saying their manufacturing runs anyway possible, since the lineup's not clicking. It's kept them winning three straight national league central titles, including a franchise record 97 wins last year, where they ranked.

1:02Third, and runs despite middling home run power. Manager Pat Murphy's hyped on the resiliency, spotlighting utility guys like David Hamilton, who bounced back from strikeouts to deliver clutch bunts. And Debbie Todd, Greg Jones, who advanced runners perfectly in his tenth big league game, as they wrap a homestand and hit the row for six straight. This grit proves the Brewers thrive when the Thunder's quiet. They just keep finding ways. To grind out those W's.