Improbably, the Brewers are back in first place, confounding skeptics and offering a blueprint for success on a shoestring budget.

It’s not an Atlanta Braves series without at least one one-run loss, so Atlanta got it out of the way early on in this series. Erick Fedde delivered a decent performance of his own, which was actually a bit impressive considering his history against certain hitters in Milwaukee’s lineup and his recent run of poor results.

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