{"id":82956,"date":"2025-07-22T10:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/82956\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:37:09","slug":"brewers-rise-in-nl-central-standings-with-la-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/82956\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers rise in NL Central standings with LA sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/85190152007-gty-2224177212.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jacob Misiorowski on becoming a MLB All-Star after just five starts<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Misiorowski has burst onto the MLB scene so much so that he was named an all-start after just five starts.<\/p>\n<p>The amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/milwaukee-brewers\/232\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> are the worst thing to happen to major league owners crying poor.<\/p>\n<p>With commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/gabe-lacques\/2025\/07\/15\/rob-manfred-mlb-all-star-game-immigration\/85212598007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rob Manfred<\/a> and a chorus of aggrieved billionaires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/bob-nightengale\/2025\/07\/15\/mlb-all-star-game-cba-lockout-manfred\/85213416007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insisting the game needs a salary cap<\/a> and shutting down the industry to get one is inevitable, the Brewers simply went out and beat the L<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/los-angeles-dodgers\/243\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">os Angeles Dodgers<\/a> six consecutive times in a two-week span. That run was capped by a weekend sweep at Dodger Stadium, which lifted Milwaukee into a first-place tie with Chicago in the NL Central and vaulted them over the Dodgers in overall record.<\/p>\n<p>And it boosted them to a season-best No. 3 position in USA TODAY Sports&#8217; power rankings.<\/p>\n<p>They supplanted the Dodgers in that spot, a battle that would seem an unfair fight on paper. After all, the Brewers tote a payroll of around $120 million; that&#8217;s far less than the mere tax penalty &#8211; right now, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/mlb\/tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimated <\/a>$157 million &#8211; the Dodgers will pay on top of a payroll exceeding $400 million.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a scenario that&#8217;s not supposed to happen, at least among the ownership side of the looming 2026 labor fight that believes payroll most correlates with success. But rich teams have their problems, too &#8211; look at the Dodgers&#8217; pitcher IL list &#8211; and competence and desire have proven about as important as investment.<\/p>\n<p>And now the Brewers &#8211; winners of 10 in a row &#8211; are looking like locks for their seventh playoff berth in the past eight seasons.<\/p>\n<p>A look at our updated rankings:<\/p>\n<p>1. Detroit Tigers (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tarik Skubal single-handedly keeping their precarious hold on the top spot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Chicago Cubs (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All they do is hit bombs \u2013 and that&#8217;s been more than enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A fella named Isaac Collins went 5-for-12 in Dodgers sweep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vlad Jr.&#8217;s first homer since June 29 powers sweep of Giants, 10th straight home win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Freddie Freeman dodges bullet, apparently, after getting struck on wrist by pitch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Isaac Paredes to IL with hamstring injury as five opening-day starters are shelved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Signing David Robertson off the street preferable to burning trade chip on a bullpen arm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sure, everyone needs bullpen help, but these guys really do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>9. New York Yankees (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manage to win two of three at Atlanta without using Carlos Rod\u00f3n or Max Fried.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jose Iglesias on a 10-for-21 streak. Yep, it&#8217;s getting to be his time of year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>And just like that: Garrett Crochet equals Tarik Skubal in ERA (2.19) and has one more strikeout (165).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>13. Tampa Bay Rays (+1)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New owner looks like a far surer bet than new stadium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They finally hit \u2013 27 knocks in three games \u2013 yet are still swept at Toronto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Noelvi Marte moved to outfield in effort to keep Santiago Espinal&#8217;s bat in lineup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>16. St. Louis Cardinals (-1)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Getting swept at Arizona just might put crimp in contention dreams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If they&#8217;re near .500, would be stunning to see them sell at deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>18. Arizona Diamondbacks (-)19. Los Angeles Angels (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don&#8217;t look now, but they just won a series at Philly, are a game below .500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>20. <strong>Cleveland Guardians (+2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You wonder how much they could restock farm system by trading off best bullpen pieces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>21. Minnesota Twins (-1)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-0355cf43-c0dd-4c5b-b2fa-ddd2e1953904\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Joe Ryan saves them from ignominious sweep at Coors Field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"block-cbca2a61-8db1-46e0-9173-4422064ac063\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rich Hill, 45, just might emerge as rotation option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"block-661712c5-52b0-4caf-bdca-65dcd950b2c1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have won six of their last eight series, split another.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"block-46f548fc-1e00-46a7-a674-f4993d5d776d\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Might be last week as an O for Cedric Mullins, who debuted in August 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"block-6da7af0e-5701-464f-b04a-8c4c596f4a14\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;If he&#8217;s going to be here, he&#8217;s not going to rot,&#8221; says Brian Snitker of Marcell Ozuna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>26. Athletics (+1)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-ca980762-9047-4e52-91a4-549f31c5729d\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Their &#8220;ballpark construction cam&#8221; just shows a few piles of dirt, not unlike the mound back home in Yolo County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>27. Washington Nationals (+1)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-0fa6e2c6-49b1-43aa-8721-20382f097831\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interim GM says they won&#8217;t trade pieces acquired from the most recent rebuild.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"block-3c23aedc-4fec-4b54-9386-e8e5b94cc754\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don&#8217;t look now, but they&#8217;re just four games better than the White Sox after getting swept.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>29. Chicago White Sox (-)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-51f68e99-40e0-44bf-9516-1ee7ff85d5b6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re final team to complete a sweep this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>30. <strong>Colorado Rockies (-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-2d53b8d4-d0e5-4aaf-affc-274b5ee56d17\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ryan McMahon heating up a bit as trade deadline lurks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news \u2014 fast<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/1el9h6z4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacob Misiorowski on becoming a MLB All-Star after just five starts Jacob Misiorowski has burst onto the MLB&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[4231,7951,5356,1280,18570,1276,591,1540,2731,1281,22900,20417,1582,276,56480,9145,10595,5048,2451,45488,7652,56487,10621,2442,2870,36482,31962,20401,22967,49753,4345,2382,56484,33783,20391,8591,19785,1284,2961,4230,224,2502,5337,20415,46711,16103,20420,27065,3685,380,1286,6375,4247,1266,644,663,56481,1571,5382,942,635,1305,50,56482,56486,26092,450,950,8037,1311,2083,20414,18766,12099,1886,12097,5855,10596,56485,5741,3704,1624,1306,1275,2086,1288,25225,62,1458,645,358,1278,8790,1290,56483,16753,636],"class_list":{"0":"post-82956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-angeles","9":"tag-astros","10":"tag-atlanta","11":"tag-atlanta-braves","12":"tag-baltimore","13":"tag-baltimore-orioles","14":"tag-baseball","15":"tag-blue","16":"tag-boston","17":"tag-boston-red-sox","18":"tag-braves","19":"tag-brewers","20":"tag-ca","21":"tag-california","22":"tag-cedric","23":"tag-cedric-mullins","24":"tag-cincinnati","25":"tag-cincinnati-reds","26":"tag-city","27":"tag-crochet","28":"tag-david","29":"tag-david-robertson","30":"tag-diego","31":"tag-dodgers","32":"tag-francisco","33":"tag-fried","34":"tag-garrett","35":"tag-garrett-crochet","36":"tag-giants","37":"tag-guerrero","38":"tag-houston","39":"tag-houston-astros","40":"tag-jays","41":"tag-joe","42":"tag-joe-ryan","43":"tag-jr","44":"tag-kansas","45":"tag-kansas-city-royals","46":"tag-la","47":"tag-los","48":"tag-los-angeles","49":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","50":"tag-losangeles","51":"tag-mariners","52":"tag-marlins","53":"tag-marte","54":"tag-max","55":"tag-max-fried","56":"tag-mets","57":"tag-miami","58":"tag-miami-marlins","59":"tag-milwaukee","60":"tag-milwaukee-brewers","61":"tag-mlb","62":"tag-modular","63":"tag-modular-story","64":"tag-mullins","65":"tag-national","66":"tag-national-sports","67":"tag-neutral","68":"tag-new","69":"tag-new-york-mets","70":"tag-news","71":"tag-noelvi","72":"tag-noelvi-marte","73":"tag-orioles","74":"tag-overall","75":"tag-overall-neutral","76":"tag-padres","77":"tag-philadelphia","78":"tag-philadelphia-phillies","79":"tag-phillies","80":"tag-pirates","81":"tag-pittsburgh","82":"tag-pittsburgh-pirates","83":"tag-rangers","84":"tag-red","85":"tag-reds","86":"tag-robertson","87":"tag-royals","88":"tag-ryan","89":"tag-san","90":"tag-san-diego-padres","91":"tag-san-francisco-giants","92":"tag-seattle","93":"tag-seattle-mariners","94":"tag-sox","95":"tag-sports","96":"tag-sports-news","97":"tag-story","98":"tag-texas","99":"tag-texas-rangers","100":"tag-toronto","101":"tag-toronto-blue-jays","102":"tag-vladimir","103":"tag-vladimir-guerrero-jr","104":"tag-york"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}