MLB Streak Watch
Streak Watch: Philadelphia Phillies Have Won 6 Straight (MLB)
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Every result in MLB feeds a streak somewhere, and a few of them have now grown big enough to deserve names. Everything below comes straight off the results; nothing fancier than counting.
As of this morning, ten different teams are riding runs of three or more in one direction or the other, a busy board by any standard.
The win-column crowd
Philadelphia Phillies just keep stacking, six wins in a row, the best active streak going. At some point a run stops being a coincidence and starts being a statement, and they are somewhere past that point.
Behind them, Kansas City Royals have quietly won 4 in a row.
New York Yankees join the party at 3 straight.
Stuck in the barrel
The skid to watch belongs to Atlanta Braves, losers of three in a row. Runs like this always end eventually; the only question is how much damage gets done before they do.
Miami Marlins have dropped 3 in a row themselves.
Baltimore Orioles round out the skid list at 3 in a row.
By the numbers
For the record, here is everything currently running at three-plus:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | won 6 straight |
| Kansas City Royals | won 4 straight |
| New York Yankees | won 3 straight |
| Atlanta Braves | lost 3 straight |
| Miami Marlins | lost 3 straight |
The fine print
A 6-game run is long enough that it stops being a footnote and starts being the lead, expect it to come up in every broadcast until it ends.
None of these runs are forever. Enjoy them as stories, count them honestly, and remember the results table starts blank again tomorrow.
The schedule cooperates, too, Philadelphia Phillies face St. Louis Cardinals next, so this story gets its next chapter almost immediately.