Milwaukee Brewers took on the St. Louis Cardinals in a pivotal five-game series this week. Milwaukee finished that series with a 3-2 record. That seems to be the standard for Milwaukee this season. Play around .500 baseball and not make any significant upward mobility. Brewers are one game back with eleven games to play. It is crazy that the baseball season is already ending. If this team was in mid-May right now, we would just be biding our time hoping they would get hot in June or July. Brewers are going to need one final push to get into the postseason.

Player of the (2) Games: Ryan Braun – Don’t look now, but Ryan Braun is hot. Christian Yelich hot streaks are fun, but Braun’s heaters are almost better. Braun hit a massive three-run homer in the first inning of the second game of the doubleheader setting the table for the rest of the game. Braun also added a double. He has an OPS of 1.222 through the last seven days. There aren’t many players that are better in the month of September.

Honorable Mention: Brandon Woodruff – He didn’t pitch the best in Game 1 but Woodruff deserves some love for pitching all seven innings. He did not tax the bullpen in Game 1, and that helped in Game 2. Knowing that Brent Suter took the ball in the second game, and it would be more Johnny Wholestaff then just Suter, that’s important to have a guy that can eat all seven innings.

One thing to know: Brewers are not dead yet – Even though most of us have been frustrated with this team, they’re right there when it comes to being a playoff team. They are one game back, but the Cincinnati Reds have emerged in the last few days. Reds finally figuring things out is no good for the Brew Crew. They meet next week in Cincinnati for a pivotal three-game series. Cincinnati has a very big matchup this weekend with the American League’s best team the Chicago White Sox.

Next up: Brewers stay home for their final homestand of the year. They take on the Kansas City Royals. While the Royals are a sub .500 squad, they are not be taken lightly. They have some pieces that make what should be a promising future. Adrian Houser will try to follow up on his good outing on Friday while Kansas City sends lefty Kris Bubic. Brewers are back to eating lefties for breakfast so this might not be an enjoyable team for Bubic.

Charlie.