The Milwaukee Brewers are finishing the 2026 MLB regular season on a strong note, as they completed a three-game sweep against the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend with a 3-0 victory. This latest victory improved their record to 98-58 on the season, and even though they've already locked up the NL Central title, they need to win one more game to secure their bye into the 2026 NLDS.

Moreover, every game still matters for the Brewers at the moment since the Los Angeles Dodgers are only two games behind them in the standings. This means that they have not locked up homecourt advantage through the NLCS and even through the World Series quite yet.

Nonetheless, earning their 98th win this year means that the Brewers have now recorded their most wins in a single season in franchise history, as pointed out by the official MLB account on X.

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The Brewers just set their former single-season record in wins last year, when they won 97 games and secured the best record in MLB. This also marks their fifth 90-win season in six non-COVID shortened seasons since 2020, which is quite an incredible feat for a team constantly having to shuffle around a few moving pieces so that they can keep their player payroll within budget.

It was ace Jacob Misiorowski, the likely winner of the 2026 NL Cy Young Award, who started on the mound for Milwaukee on Sunday. The Brewers did limit his workload to just three innings, with Misiorowski not allowing a run during his start to lower his ERA on the year to 1.86. Nonetheless, the Brewers' bullpen held strong, pitching six shutout innings to secure the sweep.

The Brewers will now get the day off on Monday before taking on the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals in two separate three-game series to end the 2026 MLB regular season. Their magic number to clinch the best record in MLB is four games, as they won the season series against the Dodgers.