1. The Brewers beat the Pirates on Wednesday, 12–5. It was Milwaukee’s 12th win a row. And it carried major significance.

A local diner, George Webb Restaurant, has had a standing offer since the 1940s: If the Brewers put together a 12-game winning streak, everyone gets a free burger. And Brewers fans were well aware of this on Wednesday.

According to the George Webb website, this has only happened twice. In 1987, the Brewers won 13 games in a row, leading to the restaurant shelling out 168,000 free hamburgers. In 2018, Milwaukee ran off 12 straight wins. This time, George Webb had to hand out 90,000 free burgers.

Given how quickly word spreads on social media these days, it’s hard to imagine just how many burgers George Webb will have to give away, but it appears the restaurant is pre

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