The Milwaukee Brewers set a single-season franchise record with their 14th straight victory Saturday. And, in keeping with recent form, it wasn’t easy.

Back-to-back walks against Cincinnati closer Emilio Pagán to begin the ninth inning set the scene for the Brewers to tie the game on a throwing error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. The Brewers subsequently plated a run in the top of the 10th inning,

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To twist the knife, the Brewers found themselves in an almost identical situation in the eighth inning, albeit against a less established pitcher. They squeezed a four-run rally out of Cubs reliever Gavin Hollowell’s three consecutive one-out walks.

The Chicago Cubs will have a chance to cut into an eight-game deficit in the NL Central when they welcome in the Milwaukee Brewers for a five-game series.

One of their most impressive wins during that franchise-record 14-game win streak came on Friday night. The Brewers faced an 8-1 deficit after two innings against the Reds and clawed their way back on the strength of two homers and five RBI from Christian Yelich — doing so while using his customized Bob Uecker bat for player’s weekend.

Generally speaking, I start eyeing a topic for the Power Rankings intro around Friday. Last Sunday, though, I told myself one thing was off-limits: I'm not writing on the Brewers again. I had done so two straight weeks and three of the last four.