MILWAUKEE -- While everyone else was debating whether this is a rivalry series, the Brewers were ticking off another series win.
An 11-1 victory over the Cubs at Miller Park didn't earn style points, but it did lift the Brewers within three games of first-place Chicago in the National League Central and kept Milwaukee atop the NL Wild Card standings.
Winning series is a good way to get to October. With Tuesday's triumph, the Brewers have won 11 of their last 15 games and have claimed five straight series, with a chance to sweep the Cubs in the three-game set on Wednesday night.