The Brewers capped off their run to perhaps the most famous promotion in the state of Wisconsin in delicious fashion Aug. 13 at American Family Field, scoring 12 runs in their 12th consecutive win to earn free burgers for all from George Webb.

The Cubs scored a series victory over the Pirates and gained a game on the division-leading Brewers, whose franchise-record winning streak ended on the eve of a five-game series between the teams at Wrigley Field.

As the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs have squared off at Wrigley Field this week, star outfielder Kyle Tucker's benching has become the dominant storyline.

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 longest winning streak for the Brewers in franchise history is 13, which happened to start the 1987 season. This current 11-game winning streak ties, obviously, the 11-game streak that just happened and then another 11-gamer in 2021 for the second-longest.

In another lost season, the Pirates have decided to call up their No. 2 overall prospect and top pitching prospect, Bubba Chandler.

Christian Yelich, Andrew Vaughn and Caleb Durbin also went deep as major league-leading Milwaukee improved to 27-5 in its last 32 games. Freddy Peralta (14-5) pitched six innings of three-hit ball in his second straight win.

No, not even the favorite for the National League Cy Young Award can hold the Milwaukee Brewers in check right now. The Brewers took on the Pittsburgh Pirates'

If the Milwaukee Brewers win on Wednesday, their 12-game win streak will give fans free hamburgers from a local diner chain.