It wasn’t clean, but the Milwaukee Brewers (85-63) did enough to top the Pittsburgh Pirates (72-74) 7-4 tonight at Miller Park. The Crew hit three homers and overcame a shaky start by Gio Gonzalez, gave up an early 3-0 lead, and pulled away late for the victory.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Reds tonight, so Milwaukee continues to trail them by 1.5 games in the NL Central. Los Angeles shut out the Cardinals, and those two are now tied for the second Wild Card spot, four games behind the Brewers.