Orioles-Brewers series preview: Hello Wisconsin!

Times are tough for major league teams in the middle of the country. While the AL Central gets routinely dragged for its sad state of affairs, their counterpart on the senior circuit isn’t much better.

The Orioles’ opponent for a midweek trio of games are the 32-28 Milwaukee Brewers. That record is good enough for second place in the NL Central, just half a game behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Brewers are rather fortunate to be so close to a playoff spot despite being outscored by 21 runs on the season, the second-worst run differential among teams with a winning record.

Runs have been hard to come by for the Milwaukee offense. The 241 runs they have scored are the fifth-fewest in MLB. It…