Brewers welcome Marlins with eye on Phillies
The Milwaukee Brewers hope that home cooking will be the recipe for a wild-card spot as they open a four-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Thursday.
Left-hander Eric Lauer (10-7, 3.96 ERA) starts for the Brewers, while left-hander Braxton Garrett (3-6, 3.52) gets the nod for the Marlins.
Milwaukee (83-72), which plays its remaining seven games at home, closed within a half-game of Philadelphia (83-71) fo