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Brewers rally again to win franchise-record 14th straight - ESPN

CINCINNATI — 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.

The major league-leading Brewers rallied for the second straight game and beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 in 11 innings. This Milwaukee club set a new benchmark — so far — for consecutive victories, surpassing the 1987 team that opened that season by winning its first 13 games.

The Brewers will look to add to their streak in the series finale against division rival Cincinnati on Sunday. The Reds have lost 13 straight against the Brewers.

Milwaukee's overall record for consecutive wins is 16 games, from 1986-87, when they won their last three games in 1986 and their first 13 in 1987.

On Friday night, the Brewers' run appeared to be in jeopardy before they rallied from seven runs down through two innings by scoring nine unanswered runs in beating the Reds 10-8.

Milwaukee looked to be in trouble again Saturday, but showed the resilience that's become the defining trait of these Brewers. They've had eight comeback wins during this current winning streak; among the 24 teams in the last 80 seasons to win 14 games in a row, the Brewers are just the third to have at least eight comeback victories in that span.

The key swing this time came from Andrew Monasterio, who mashed a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 11th.

«It's an amazing feeling,» said Monasterio, who wears the No. 14. «I wasn't ready for like 14 to 14.… That's amazing.»

Monasterio was seemingly prepped for his showstopping and streak-extending moment.

"[Manager] Pat Murphy asked me to be ready three or four times," the 28-year-old infielder said. «That was the fifth time he asked me to be ready during the

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