Freddy Peralta turns in his shortest start of the season as the Brewers fall short of sweeping the Cubs at American Family Field.

With the Brewers being an American League team until 1998, Ryne Sandberg played against them only once. That happened in the very first Cubs interleague series, June 13-15, 1997 at Wrigley Field. He went 2-for-9 with a double,

Milwaukee leads Chicago by one game in the NL Central. The teams meet once more this season, a five-game series at Chicago from Aug. 18-21.

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the Chicago Cubs trying to continue a three-game home winning streak. Milwaukee has a 64-43 record overall and a 36-19 record in home games. The Brewers have a 20-13 record in games decided by one run.

On Tuesday, the Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs for the second night in a row to take a two-game lead in the National League Central for the first time all year. It was a commanding 9-3 win, and Vaughn (grand slam) and Priester (winning pitcher) were the two stars.

The Chicago Cubs need to make a few more additions ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. There's a chance they add to the bullpen in a big way.

Locked in a battle with the Milwaukee Brewers atop the NL Central, the Chicago Cubs have four spots on the roster they would like to address prior to the trade deadline.

With things moving quickly at the trade deadline, a potential target for the Chicago Cubs has come off the board. The Cubs have done a nice job so far of improving their pitching staff, but there have been some notable relievers who have moved so far.