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Powered by an unlikely hero, Brewers beat Cubs 8-5 to take three of four in series

Sometimes, the hero of the day is predictable. Yesterday it was Christian Yelich, the National League’s reigning Most Valuable Player, someone who is easily among the top-5 best playing the game. But when a team is chasing a postseason berth and playing from behind the Milwaukee Brewers are, contributions from unlikely sources can often be the extra push that is needed when the season is on the line. Sometimes, you need the hero to be the guy you signed to a minor league contract less than a month ago, the journeyman September call-up who is already playing for his third MLB franchise of 2019.