The Milwaukee Brewers’ victory over Seattle on Monday secured their 11th consecutive win, placing them atop the NL Central Division. They are now just one game away from claiming their 12th straight win and unlocking George Webb restaurants’ famous free burger giveaway. “Milwaukee has a chance at 12 straight wins when they play Seattle tonight,” said Ryan Stamm, vice president of George Webb Restaurants. “We’re prepping our all-star team to serve up free burgers as Milwaukee edges closer to 12 straight victories.”The Brewers defeated the Mariners 6-0 Monday, improving their record to 60-40, the best in Major League Baseball. Rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is scheduled to start in Tuesday’s game at 8:40 p.m. Milwaukee now leads the Chicago Cubs by one game in the division race.The free burger tradition at George Webb dates back to the 1940s and was formalized in 1965 with the promise of serving free burgers if the hometown team won 12 consecutive games. The promotion has been fulfilled twice, in 1987 and again in October 2018, with tens of thousands of burgers served during each giveaway.WATCH George Webb honors 1987 Brewers streak with free burgersIf the Brewers secure their 12th consecutive win Tuesday night, George Webb will announce details for the free burger event through its website and social media platforms.Top Headlines’It just doesn’t make sense’: Man found in Milwaukee river identifiedSearch crews looking for graduate student who disappeared in La CrosseMan shot inside Wauwatosa gas station, police say
MILWAUKEE —
The Milwaukee Brewers’ victory over Seattle on Monday secured their 11th consecutive win, placing them atop the NL Central Division.
They are now just one game away from claiming their 12th straight win and unlocking George Webb restaurants’ famous free burger giveaway. “Milwaukee has a chance at 12 straight wins when they play Seattle tonight,” said Ryan Stamm, vice president of George Webb Restaurants. “We’re prepping our all-star team to serve up free burgers as Milwaukee edges closer to 12 straight victories.”
The Brewers defeated the Mariners 6-0 Monday, improving their record to 60-40, the best in Major League Baseball.
Rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is scheduled to start in Tuesday’s game at 8:40 p.m. Milwaukee now leads the Chicago Cubs by one game in the division race.
The free burger tradition at George Webb dates back to the 1940s and was formalized in 1965 with the promise of serving free burgers if the hometown team won 12 consecutive games.
The promotion has been fulfilled twice, in 1987 and again in October 2018, with tens of thousands of burgers served during each giveaway.
WATCH George Webb honors 1987 Brewers streak with free burgers
If the Brewers secure their 12th consecutive win Tuesday night, George Webb will announce details for the free burger event through its website and social media platforms.
Top Headlines
‘It just doesn’t make sense’: Man found in Milwaukee river identified
Search crews looking for graduate student who disappeared in La Crosse
Man shot inside Wauwatosa gas station, police say