The Brewers Are Still Competing Full-Throttle Down the Stretch. Can That Last Through October?

Last week at Wrigley Field, Pat Murphy made a rare admission to the media: in a close game, he made a decision that didn’t maximize the Brewers’ chances of winning. After hitting Andrew Vaughn for David Hamilton last Sunday against the Rangers, Murphy kept him in the game as the third baseman. That was a hit to the infield defense with Milwaukee trailing by three runs, but Murphy was thinking ahead to their first September series against the Cubs. “I wanted to get him two at-bats, because I knew coming into the series he was going to get some at-bats,”…