And yet, here in reality at Nationals Park, the Brewers placed Misiorowski on the 15-day injured list with a left tibia contusion and replaced him with Logan Henderson. The right-hander, recalled from Class AAA Nashville earlier in the day,

The Brewers promoted two young prospects in Jesus Made and Luis Pena, sending them to High-A Wisconsin after sweeping the Nationals.

Given the number of trades at this year's deadline, it took a few days to fully digest everything that happened. We're here to catch you up.

The Brewers have now won 46 of their last 65 games, a full-season pace of 115 wins. They've been playing like one of the best teams in baseball history since May 17. They are now on pace to win 98 games. That would be a franchise record, breaking the mark set in 2011 and 2018 at 96 wins.

Well, they're likely not going to finish 122-40, but after a 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners July 21, the Brewers have won 11 straight games and suddenly have Major League Baseball's best record. That also means they've hurdled the rival Chicago Cubs in the National League Central Division standings.