Why This Overlooked Factor Could Blow the Total Even with Weak Starters

The Brewers haven’t had a great season to this point, but they did put together a very nice second-half of May. At the beginning of the month, the team was 16-15. They only increased their record by two games over the month, but as of today, they are 32-28. Currently, they might be the hottest team in baseball, having won seven straight games. It wasn’t like they’ve beaten only the Rockies in the past few games; they played tough competition. They swept the Red Sox and the Phillies – the Red Sox are a good .500 team, and the Phillies are one of the best NL teams. Tonight, Aaron Civale takes the hill, looking to extend this to an eight-game winning streak. Civale is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP for the season. He has only made three starts for the season, going 12 total innings and allowing eight earned runs. He has improved in each of his starts, and while he won’t ever be the Ace of a staff, he can have spurts of greatness. He has held Reds hitters to a .208 batting average in 24 at-bats. 

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