The Milwaukee Brewers entered Friday's contest against the Washington Nationals in first place in the National League Central. Alas, the Brewers will have to continue to hold off the Chicago Cubs without one of their most talented players,

Vibes around the Milwaukee Brewers are high right now. They have the most wins in baseball with 64 and after defeating the Chicago Cubs 9-3 they now have a two game lead in the National League Central.

Freddy Peralta was the Brewers starter in that May 4 game and shut out the Cubs for six innings on four hits, with seven strikeouts. They did better against him June 19 at Wrigley Field, scoring three runs in five innings, including homers by Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson.

The Chicago Cubs face the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a 3-game set at American Family Field in Milwaukee Monday.

Despite Wednesday’s loss to the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers still have the best record in baseball. The Crew took two out of three from the Cubs and are now a game up in the NL Central as they head into a three-game set against the Washington Nationals Jose Quintana has been a solid contributor at the back of Milwaukee’s rotation this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers are 64-44 despite their 10-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. By winning the home series two games to three, the Brewers ensured that they are now one game ahead of the Cubs in the National League Central Division.