Bill Batterman is the It figures to be hot and humid this week in South Florida as the Brewers travel to Opa Locka to take on the Marlins. Jack McKeon’s club is riding a two-game winning streak and has tallied seven wins in their last ten games to climb into third place in the competitive National League East. At 42-37, the Fish sit a game and a half behind the Braves and seven behind the Pythagorus-defying Nationals.
The Brewers, meanwhile, wasted a golden opportunity to sweep the Pirates on Sunday when their bullpen suffered through a late-inning implosion. The surging Astros have scratched and clawed their way up from the cellar and into third place, a half game ahead of the Crew and just two back of the suddenly ice cold Cubs.