Milwaukee Brewers August MVP: Ryan Braun

With the Milwaukee Brewers enjoying a scheduled off day today, we can officially close the book on the month of August. The Brewers went 11-15 on the month, though the offense did their part by averaging a shade under 4.5 runs per game over the month. Milwaukee’s beleaguered pitching staff threw to a collective 4.89 ERA, at one point going through a nine game stretch where a starter failed to complete six innings. The Brewers now sit at 55-75 on the season, fourth place in the NL Central division (thanks to a truly awful 7-21 mark by the Cincinnati Reds this month).