Another weekend of MLB action gave us a better idea of which teams are starting to build momentum and which ones are beginning to show cracks. The Brewers and Twins looked sharp on both sides of the ball, while the Cubs and Dodgers struggled to find consistency at key moments. Here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers from this past weekend:
Winner: Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers put together one of the most impressive weekends in baseball, sweeping the Yankees while allowing just six total runs across three games. Milwaukee opened the series with a dominant 6-0 shutout win, then followed it with back-to-back 4-3 victories, including an extra-inning walk-off. Over the full series, Brewers pitching completely controlled New York’s lineup, holding the Yankees to a batting average of .168 while striking them out 39 times.
Offensively, Milwaukee didn’t need huge numbers to win, but they consistently delivered in big moments. The Brewers scored 14 total runs across the series on just 19 hits. More than anything, this looked like a team that knew exactly how it wanted to play; strong pitching, clean defense, and enough offense to capitalize when opportunities appeared.
Loser: Chicago Cubs
The Cubs struggled to generate consistent offense all weekend, getting shutout in back-to-back games against the Rangers. Chicago was unable to do anything in those two losses, recording just 7 hits and striking out 20 times. Even when they did get runners on base, they couldn’t capitalize, and innings seemed to end almost as quickly as they started.
What made the weekend frustrating was that the pitching staff kept most of the games competitive by limiting damage early, but the offense never fully backed it up. This team have gone on 10-game win streaks TWICE already this season, so we can expect them to bounce back quickly.
Winner: Minnesota Twins
The Twins responded well after dropping the opener to Cleveland 6-4, bouncing back with two wins to take the series. While Minnesota only managed to score 11 runs, they were consistent at the plate with a .259 batting average.
What stood out most was the pitching. After allowing six runs in Game 1, Minnesota tightened things up significantly, giving up just five combined runs over the final two games. The offense wasn’t explosive, but it was efficient, producing enough timely hits to support the pitching staff and close out tight games late. It wasn’t a dominant series statistically, but it was controlled, disciplined baseball, which is exactly what the Twins needed after some inconsistent stretches earlier in the season.
Loser: Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers had one of their rougher weekends of the season, dropping two of three to Atlanta while allowing 18 total runs across the series. The Braves consistently pressured Los Angeles pitching, scoring 14 of those runs in both losses. The Dodgers’ pitchers struggled to limit hard contact and gave up multiple damaging extra-base hits throughout the weekend.
Offensively, Los Angeles never fully found rhythm either. The Dodgers scored just 7 runs on 13 hits, struggling at the plate with a .144 batting average. One series won’t change expectations for a team this talented, but this weekend showed how vulnerable the Dodgers can look when both the pitching and offense fall out of sync at the same time.
