The next day, Miller entered in the top of the ninth inning with a one-run lead, looking to end the Phillies' winning streak at eight games. Then Max Kepler stepped to the plate and crushed a fastball thrown 101.4 miles per hour:

Willie MacIver had a tiebreaking single for his first big league hit in a two-run, eighth-inning rally, then capped his debut by throwing out a runner attempting to steal for the final out as the Athletics beat Philadelphia 5-4 to stop an 11-game slide and the Phillies' nine-game winning streak.

The Milwaukee Brewers will seek their first five-game winning streak of the season Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Philadelphia Phillies won a wild game in extra innings late on Saturday night to keep their winning streak alive. It's been a fairly straightforward road trip for the Philadelphia Phillies.

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will try to prolong a nine-game win streak with a victory over the Athletics. The Athletics are 22-31 overall and 8-19 in home games. The Athletics are 11-5 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Here are the longest winning streaks in MLB history. New York Giants, 26 (1916) Cleveland Guardians, 22 (2017) Chicago Cubs, 21 (1935) Chicago White Stockings, 21 (1880) Oakland Athletics ...

The Phillies didn't exactly dominate in their series win against the Braves this week, but they continued playing extraordinary winning baseball — improving to 19-7 in the month of May. Bookended by a shutout and 9-3 drubbing, the Phils won in a dogfight in a middle game that saw the clubs combine for 23 hits to take the series 2-1.