Milwaukee Brewers do not have much room for error. Sure, the Chicago Cubs are struggling mightily right now, and the St. Louis Cardinals could not win on the road if it hit them in the ass. But if the National League Central division race stays tight throughout the summer, games are going to get more intense and more meaningful. Brewers had a chance to have a two-game lead on Chicago and keep their three-game winning streak alive. They led 4-2 for most of the game then the bullpen leaked in the last few innings then some terrible baseball in the 11th led to a 5-4 Brewers loss.

Player of the Game: Yasiel Puig – He might piss you off, but this guy deserves a lot of credit for why Cincinnati won on Tuesday night. He had a big home run in the 7th inning to pull the Reds within one off Freddy Peralta. Then in the eleventh inning, he got on-base and as the Brewers acted like the baseball was a greased pig, he flew around the bases to score the winning run. Puig played a major factor in Cincinnati winning this baseball game.

Honorable Mention: Chase Anderson – On last week’s Tapping The Keg podcast, I said to my co-host Mitch Ross that Chase Anderson is my least favorite Brewers player this season. I explained that every time he pitches, I assume things will go wrong for the Brewers. I’m not ready to say he’s back to form, but it appears the Brewers feel confident about him per what Craig Counsell told the media yesterday plus his confidence to have Chase go into the sixth inning.

The Thing I Didn’t Like: Let’s talk bunting – Okay, Christian Yelich made a bad decision. It happens. The dude is a phenom and sometimes, even the best make mistakes in their respective field. Yelich did not get told to bunt the baseball. He made that decision on his own to try and beat the shift. Look I get what he’s thinking about facing one of the toughest relievers in baseball, Rasiel Iglesias. Still, Yelich should have confidence in his swing that he can find some space in the ballpark and start the offense that way.

Another Thing I Didn’t Like: Eric Thames has to be better defensively – Look, I love what Thames is doing at the plate this year. This is a great version of Thames. He actually has a higher OPS than Mike Moustakas this year which is crazy to think about. But he is a trash defender. With him and Keston Hiura on the same side of the infield, that leads to potential problems. Thames needs to get better there, but I don’t know if that’s an overnight fixable thing.

Next up: Brewers get ready for round 3 against Cincinnati and try to guarantee a split in the series. Brewers will send Jhoulys Chacin on the mound. That is a troublesome situation for the Crew in Great American Ballpark. We’ll see how that goes. Reds will go with Sonny Gray who has been up and down versus Milwaukee.

Charlie.