After a late-night flight back home, your Milwaukee Brewers would probably have a good excuse to come out sleepy-eyed and sluggish to start their next homestand. Unfortunately, there won’t be much time to waste with the St. Louis Cardinals coming back into town.
While the Redbirds have been sluggish themselves lately -- losing their past three series, including a home series against the San Diego Padres -- they’re still just 4.5 games behind the Brewers and Cubs in the NL Central race, and as we know from experience, it’s best to try to bury the Cardinals as soon as possible before they make their inevitable late-season run.