The Brewers and Cardinals played a fascinating game Monday in St. Louis, complete with plot twists, a 31-minute rain delay in the seventh inning, some ugly mistakes and a surprise ending.
The Brewers won 6-4 and combined with the Pirates' win over the Cubs, the Brewers are once again 1 ½ games back in the NL Central. Meanwhile, the Cardinals' lead over the Rockies for the second wild card shrunk to a half-game. The NL playoff picture just got a lot more cozy.
Anyway, notes from this game:
-- The Brewers started reliever Dan Jennings, but Craig Counsell didn't even deploy him in the way these "openers" typically have been used.