Brewers slide to series win over Marlins, 4-2

The Brewers had a chance to extend their NL Central lead with the Cubs taking the day off. They took full advantage behind Tyrone Taylor, whose back-to-back doubles and excellent slide put the Brewers ahead in a 4-2 win.

Adrian Houser returned from the injured list to make the start today. He started out behind as the Marlins manufactured a run in the first. Luis Arraez doubled, Jake Burger singled, and Jesus Sanchez hit a sacrifice fly to give the Marlins an early 1-0 lead.

From there, both starters kept the offenses in check until the fourth inning. The Brewers got on the board there with their own manufactured run. Willy Adames doubled, moved to third on a fly out, and then came home on a…