Jose Quintana and three relievers shut out the Milwaukee Brewers on three singles Tuesday night, 3-0. Travis Shaw said that the ace pitcher simply had their number.
And went on to talk about the final few weeks before the playoffs.
The defeat pushes Milwaukee two games back of the division-leading Chicago Cubs. Jhoulys Chacin absorbed the defeat despite giving up only one hit and a walk in five innings. An error on a pickoff play cost the Brewers a run in the second. The loss means Milwaukee won’t get the three-game sweep it needed to retake first place. Christian Yelich walked in the fourth inning to reach base for a 27th straight game. Chase Anderson starts the last game of the three-game series tonight at Wrigley Field, a game Chacin said the Crew need to win.
Anderson will be opposed by Kyle Hendricks.
–NL Central Division
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
NL Central NL Wildcard
Chicago Cubs – Milwaukee Brewers +1.5
Milwaukee Brewers -2.0 St. Louis Cardinals –
St. Louis Cardinals -3.5 LA Dodgers -3.0
Pittsburgh Pirates -13.0 Arizona Diamondbacks -4.0
Cincinnati Reds -22.0 Philadelphia Phillies -6.5
