MLB Streak Watch
Streak Watch: Philadelphia Phillies Have Won 7 Straight (MLB)
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Somebody is always rolling and somebody is always spiraling, that is what makes a league a league. Here is the current MLB streak board, longest runs first.
As of this morning, seven 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, seven 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.
Kansas City Royals are building a case of their own at 6 straight.
And New York Yankees make it a crowd with 5 consecutive wins.
Going the wrong way
On the other side of the ledger, Athletics have dropped five straight. Losing streaks carry their own gravity, the pressing starts, the bounces stop cooperating, and close games keep finding the same ending.
It is not much prettier for Colorado Rockies, losers of 4 straight.
Detroit Tigers 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 7 straight |
| Kansas City Royals | won 6 straight |
| New York Yankees | won 5 straight |
| Athletics | lost 5 straight |
| Colorado Rockies | lost 4 straight |
Worth remembering
At 7 games, the board's longest streak is officially a main character; nothing else in the league gets talked about the same way while it lives.
A streak is history with good posture: impressive to look at, honest about the past, silent about tonight. Markets know this, which is why streaking teams get funny prices.
One to circle: Philadelphia Phillies meet St. Louis Cardinals in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.