The Brewers went 1 and 3 this week, and it wasn't a fun stretch. They opened with a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, July 9, taking that game 8-4. Then they headed to PNC Park and got swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates across three games, losing 6-7 and 2-3 on Saturday, July 11, then getting beat badly 5-14 on Sunday, July 12. That's a three game losing streak to close out the stretch.
The good news is the division didn't move much. Milwaukee is still sitting first in the National League Central, same as before this stretch, at 0 games back. The Cubs went 2 and 2 this week and sit 5 games back. The Cardinals also went 2 and 2 and are 8.5 back. The Pirates, fresh off sweeping the Brewers, went 3 and 1 and are 9.5 back. So even with the rough week, nobody closed real ground.
Brice Turang (2B) was the one bright spot at the plate. He homered and drove in 2 runs in that win over the Cardinals on July 9, and over the whole stretch he hit .250 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI across 4 games. Jake Bauers also had a couple of good days, homering as the DH on July 9 with 3 RBI, then homering again at first base on July 11 with 2 RBI.
There's been a break since Sunday. The last game was July 12, and the league paused for the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 14. No games happened these last few days for that reason. Milwaukee is back at it Friday, July 17 at 4:40 PM PDT, at home at American Family Field against the Miami Marlins for a three game series.