Eric Thames launched a couple of home runs and Milwaukee pitchers were perfect until the seventh inning of a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh. That gave the Brewers a sweep of the weekend series and moved them into a tie with Washington for the top wild-card position. Milwaukee owns the tie-breaker. The Brewers have won 10-of-12 since losing Christian Yelich and they are a major-league-leading 17-and-four in September. Trailing the Cardinals by three games, Milwaukee takes tonight (Monday) off then plays at Cincinnati starting Tuesday.
Other Games of Note
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Miami Marlins 5, Washington Nationals 3
NL Central Standings
St. Louis Cardinals –
Milwaukee Brewers -3.0
Chicago Cubs -7.0
Wild Card Race
Washington Nationals —
Milwaukee Brewers —
Chicago Cubs -4.0
NY Mets -4.5
