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Yesterday's Results
The Brewers had the day off.
There's an early game today, so we're going to jump right into the cram session.
Cram Session
Power Rankings
- MLB.com has the Brewers at #2.
- ESPN kept the Brewers at #2.
- Jonah Keri of Grantland held the Brewers steady at #2.
- Sports Illustrated continued the trend of the Brewers at #2.
- Fox Sports also placed the Brewers at #2.
Other Notes
- Noah kicked off our midseason review series yesterday with his take on the first half of the season.
- A few trade rumors have started popping up around Rickie Weeks. One of those came from the Blue Jays, who aren't interested in acquiring Weeks.
- With the season over halfway done, Adam McCalvy of Brewers.com compared this year's Brewers team to the 2011 playoff team at the same point in the season.
- Ryan Braun is having a tough year by his standards, even though his numbers are still good compared to other normal players. Adam Wieser looks at a dilemma that Braun is at the center of.
- Zach Duke has had a jump in strikeout rate this year, and Neil Weinberg of Beyond the Box Score looks at the reason for the increased strikeouts.
- Wily Peralta has had to overcome some emotional struggles while pitching to become a better pitcher. Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel looks at how he has dealt with those struggles.
- Plunk Everyone notes that Aramis Ramirez took his 116th career plunking on Sunday.
- The Brewers are offering $7 tickets for 777 minutes today. The Brewer Nation blog has details on the promotion.
- In one of the more embarrassing stories of the day yesterday, Deadspin discovered some confidential trade conversations from the Houston Astros were leaked.
Minor League Update
| Team | Level | Record | Yesterday | Today |
| Nashville Sounds | AAA | 44-41 | Nashville 9, Memphis 4 | Memphis @ Nashville |
| Huntsville Stars | AA | 53-29 | Mississippi 6, Huntsville 0 | Huntsville @ Mississippi |
| Brevard County Manatees | A+ | 44-33 | OFF | Brevard County @ Daytona |
| Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | A | 42-38 | Burlington 4, Wisconsin 3 | Cedar Rapids @ Wisconsin |
| DSL Brewers | R | 13-13 | DSL Braves 5, DSL Brewers 1 | DSL Yankees2 @ DSL Brewers |
| Helena Brewers | R | 6-8 | Billings 12, Helena 8 | Great Falls @ Helena |
| AZL Brewers | R | 6-3 | AZL Mariners 6, AZL Brewers 5 | AZL Brewers @ AZL Mariners |
News & Notes
- Kyle was at yesterday's Timber Rattler's game. He has a preview from before the game, as well as a recap of the game.
- Orlando Arcia was named the Florida State League Player of the Week. Adam Berry of MLB.com also has a profile of Arcia.
- Bernie Pleskoff of MLB.com looks at Nick Ramirez and the power he has shown in the minors.
- Brad Krause of Miller Park Prospects has a photo gallery from yesterday's Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game.
Check out morineko's daily minor league update for a more in-depth look at yesterday's minor league results.
Division Update
| Team | W | L | GB |
| Brewers | 51 | 33 | - |
| Cardinals | 44 | 39 | 6.5 |
| Reds | 43 | 39 | 7 |
| Pirates | 42 | 40 | 8 |
| Cubs | 35 | 46 | 14.5 |
- Padres 1, Reds 0
- Cubs 2, Red Sox 0
- Cardinals and Pirates have the day off.
Today's Division Games
- Diamondbacks (Wade Miley) @ Pirates (Jeff Locke) - 6:05 pm
- Cubs (Edwin Jackson) @ Red Sox (Clay Buchholz) - 6:10 pm
- Reds (Mike Leake) @ Padres (Ian Kennedy) - 9:10 pm
- Cardinals (Marco Gonzales) @ Giants (Tim Lincecum) - 9:15 pm
Today's Action
The Brewers open up a quick two-game series in Toronto today. Marco Estrada will face Drew Hutchinson in the first game of the series. First pitch is at 12:07 pm, and David Adler of MLB.com has the preview.