The Milwaukee Brewers entered this weekend one game back of the Cincinnati Reds for first place in the National League Central. Milwaukee swept the series from Cincinnati and won on Sunday 4-3. With this series sweep, the Brewers are now two games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds for first place in the National League Central.
Milwaukee Brewers Sweep Cincinnati Reds To Start Second Half
This was a very good start for the second half of the season for the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee shut out Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday. The most important thing is that they are now ahead of them in the MLB standings.
The Milwaukee Brewers are 52-42 so far this season, and the Cincinnati Reds dropped to 50-44. There are still many games to be played this season. However, Cincinnati had a chance to bury Milwaukee in the standings before and after the All-Star Break, and they couldn’t.
Their inexperience showed against a more veteran team that has been to the playoffs more recently. The Milwaukee Brewers will need to keep their foot on the gas pedal after this series. They have a much-needed off day on Monday before playing three games against the Philadelphia Phillies on the road. They then begin a six-game homestand this weekend against the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds.
These next three series will really measure if the Milwaukee Brewers will be contenders in the National League or if they will be a team that wins the National League Central and doesn’t go really anywhere in the postseason.
The starting pitching stepped up big time this weekend after having many question marks. The hitting was also better, and they need to stay consistent throughout the rest of the MLB regular season. Christian Yelich was one of the big reasons why the Milwaukee Brewers were successful this past weekend. He had four hits, two home runs, and three RBIs.
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