By mid-June standards, this week's series between the Brewers and Cardinals is pretty important. The Brewers came into Thursday in first place in the NL Central, though the Cardinals are only 3 1/2 games back. (The Cubs are only two back.)
The Cardinals won the first game of the series Monday, then the Brewers bounced back with wins Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday's game (GameTracker) is a chance for Milwaukee to push the Cardinals even further back in the standings. St. Louis wants to keep the Brewers close, of course.
In the second inning of Thursday's game, Keon Broxton clobbered a monster two-run home run that traveled 489 feet.