The white-hot Milwaukee Brewers suddenly look like one of the scariest teams in Major League Baseball. After sweeping the defending world champion Los Angeles Dodgers for the second time this month, the Brewers have a share of the best record in MLB with the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers.

Defense lets the struggling Dodgers down as they fall to the Brewers, who sweep the weekend series at Dodger Stadium.

The Brewers picked up their 10th straight win with a 6-5 victory and tied the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central. The Los Angeles Dodgers not only suffered their 10th loss in 12 games, they also saw star first baseman Freddie Freeman exit with a wrist contusion.

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