CINCINNATI – During their franchise-record win streak, one crucial aspect of the Milwaukee Brewers may have been overlooked amidst the magical comebacks and the frequent questions of “How are they doing this?”

“They’re good,” Brewers associate manager Rickie Weeks said. “Just plain and simple.”

It would be tunnel-visioned to say the Brewers weren’t the benefactor of some good fortune during their streak, which was snapped Aug. 17 with a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, whether it was the Reds’ porous defense in the first two games of the series or William Contreras homering Aug. 9 one pitch after a pitch clock violation overrode his inning-ending pop up.

Rabbit’s feet, though, don’t win 14 straight games a couple of weeks removed from wi

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