The Brewers-Cubs rivalry has kept things spicy in the NL Central, and the Brewers division title hopes hinge on what happens next.

With a five-game division lead, the Brewers are almost easing toward their third straight division title and their fourth in five years.

The Milwaukee Brewers just keep winning and winning and winning. They have won 11 games in a row -- again, and we'll get to that -- after taking down the Pirates, 14-0, on Tuesday. For their latest trick,

Milwaukee is the first team with multiple winning streaks of at least 11 games in a season since the 2015 Toronto Blue Jays and the first National League team to accomplish the feat since the 1935 Chicago Cubs.

The Milwaukee Brewers are the hottest team in baseball, fresh off a 12-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. That pushed their win streak to 12 games, just one shy of the Brewers’ franchise record.

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya’s long-awaited return from the injured list lasted just one at-bat after an awkward play at first base left him hurt again.

Just one day after returning from a nearly 3-month absence, Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya is expected to head right back to the injured list after spraining his left ankle stepping on first base Wednesday night against Toronto.

In his first game back after a nearly 12-week absence, Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya was carted off the field in the eighth inning of Chicago’s 4-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night with what the team announced was a left ankle sprain.