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Milwaukee Brewers set franchise record thanks to unlikely hero Andruw Monasterio
To win a lot of baseball games in a row, you need a lot of heroes.
For the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night, that meant it was time to enter Andruw Monasterio.
He pinch-hit with two runners on in the top of the 11th, a 3-3 tie game in Cincinnati. And on the first pitch he saw, Monasterio unloaded on a three-run home run way gone to left field.
It was his second homer of the season, a magnificent moment for the super-utility guy. And the Brewers would hold on to win, 6-5.
It marked the 14th consecutive win for Milwaukee, a new franchise record.
It nearly wasn't meant to be. The Brewers were down to their final out in the top of the ninth, trailing 2-1. But when Sal Frelick ran h