Regardless of everything that happened in the past month, the Brewers start the post-All-Star break portion of their schedule just a half-game out of first place.
They have a chance to get their final 71 games off to a good start this weekend against a San Francisco Giants team that has the third-worst record in the NL and is 17.5 games behind the Dodgers in the West, but is just 5.5 games out of a wildcard spot.
That could mean it’s still a couple of weeks before the Giants decide to give up on the season and start trading away parts like Madison Bumgarner, who’s scheduled to make the start in Saturday’s nationally-broadcast game on FOX.