Craig Counsell has become more than chilly about the Cubs looking up at his former team in the standings ... and apparently, George Webb burgers.

All true. But even though the Brewers’ 14-game winning streak ended Sunday with a 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in 10 innings, their record is best in the majors by six games. The team that opened the season with the sport’s eighth lowest payroll is putting the competition to shame.

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.

And yet, oddsmakers still aren’t quite sold on the Brew Crew being the best team in the league. Despite this unbelievable run, Milwaukee still has the third-best odds (+400, FanDuel Sportsbook) of winning the National League pennant behind the Dodgers (+210) and Phillies (+380).

The Brewers' 7-0 win over the Cubs on Monday was made a little sweeter by a gesture from pitcher Quinn Priester's grandma, Judy Foley. As Milwaukee won the first of a five-game series against their division rival Chicago, they were greeted with homemade cookies from Foley.

Major League Baseball released its schedule for the upcoming MLB postseason, which should highly interest Milwaukee Brewers fans watching their 74-44 team possessing the best record in baseball midway through August.

Improbably, the Brewers are back in first place, confounding skeptics and offering a blueprint for success on a shoestring budget.

Baseball America, the gold standard of baseball evaluation across all levels of the sport, released its rankings of Major League Baseball farm systems and gave the Brewers the No. 1 standing.

With a doubleheader between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, the top two teams in the NL Central, Monday’s Major League Baseball slate has a whopping 13 games. Some of the luster of the Brewers-Cubs series has been taken away with the lead in the division growing after Milwaukee’s hot streak.