The Brewers had a chance to sweep the Cubs and move into a commanding position in the NL Central with a win today. However, the Cubs would not go quietly. They hit the Brewers’ pitchers hard right from the start,

Milwaukee leads Chicago by one game in the NL Central. The teams meet once more this season, a five-game series at Chicago from Aug. 18-21.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs enter the series tied for first place in the NL Central and for the best record in the National League.

Despite Wednesday’s loss to the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers still have the best record in baseball. The Crew took two out of three from the Cubs and are now a game up in the NL Central as they head into a three-game set against the Washington Nationals Jose Quintana has been a solid contributor at the back of Milwaukee’s rotation this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers are 64-44 despite their 10-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. By winning the home series two games to three, the Brewers ensured that they are now one game ahead of the Cubs in the National League Central Division.

The Chicago Cubs’ win Wednesday evened the season series against the Milwaukee Brewers. It sets up a huge five-game series at Wrigley Field in August.

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer makes a couple of moves to accommodate the team's trade deadline additions

With the trade deadline wrapping up, the Chicago Cubs should be pretty much set for the second half of the season, barring any surprises. The team have been able to establish themselves as one of the best teams in the league,