MILWAUKEE — The Cardinals reached the finale of a four-game visit and last swing through Milwaukee until late September with a chance to do what they had not previously — put a little smidge of distance between them and their division rival.
Through 36 innings at American Family Field, 29 runs and two pitchers getting their first major-league wins, the series left the teams where they started, caught in a staring contest atop the National League Central waiting for the first bullpen that blinks.
The standings remained the same.
The Cardinals, however, are undergoing change.
Dakota Hudson could not dodge trouble forever and allowed two home runs that misplaced leads and tilted the game toward the Brewers.