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CHICAGO (AP) —or the final out Fernando Rodney Jersey , Jeremy Jeffress pounded his glove with his right hand and Erik Kratz pumped his right arm in jubilation.Forget about the wild-card standings. The Milwaukee Brewers are fighting for the NL Central title.Lorenzo Cain had four hits, Mike Moustakas scored on Carl Edwards Jr.’s wild pitch in the sixth inning and the Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Monday night to move within one game of the division leaders.“That’s a great team over there. They’re not going to go away,” Moustakas said. “They’re not going to just give it up, so we’ve got to go out there every single day, keep fighting, keep grinding and go to win a ballgame each and every night.”Orlando Arcia and Jonathan Schoop each drove in a run as Milwaukee (83-62) won for the seventh time in eight games. It’s the closest the Brewers have been to the division lead since they trailed the Cubs by a game on Aug. 5.Milwaukee also battled Chicago for the NL Central title last season, but the Cubs pulled away down the stretch and the Brewers missed the playoffs. It looks as if the returning Brewers learned from what happened in 2017.“I think being in the moment a year later helps these guys,” manager Craig Counsell said. “You know how you feel because you feel different in these moments.”Wade Miley (4-2) pitched five effective innings before Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader and Jeffress closed it out for wild card-leading Milwaukee. Burnes worked a scoreless sixth, Hader struck out six straight batters and Jeffress got three outs for his 11th save.Back home after a soggy weekend in Washington, Chicago (83-60) lost for the fifth time in seven games. Ben Zobrist had two of the Cubs’ five hits, and Kris Bryant drove in a run.“We’ve just not been making that kind of hard contact that we’re capable of,” manager Joe Maddon said. “So more than anything, that was tonight. You can dice it up any way you want, but just to score two runs again — we have to be more offensively.”The game was tied at 2 when Maddon and a trainer came out to check on Jon Lester after the left-hander retired the first two batters in the sixth. Lester (15-6) stayed in the game after a short conversation, and the Brewers pounced.Moustakas singled and Kratz doubled to right, putting runners on second and third. Lester then departed with lower back tightness, and Moustakas scampered home when Edwards missed badly on his first pitch to Arcia .Moustakas said third base coach Ed Sedar told him to be on the lookout for a wild pitch.“It happened and I was able to get down there and ended up scoring http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-max-kepler-jersey ,” Moustakas said, “so it worked out pretty well for us.”Lester allowed eight hits, struck out seven and walked two in his first loss since Aug. 11. The All-Star said he thinks his back will be fine.“It’s not anything painful, just kind of uncomfortable,” he said. “After I got out of the game and came up here, I felt a lot better, and hopefully tomorrow will be the same.”WORK, WORK, WORKChicago is in the midst of 30 straight game days after Sunday’s series finale at Washington was rained out and rescheduled for Thursday. But Hurricane Florence is bearing down on the East Coast and the Cubs sound as if they are hoping for another postponement.“It’s (Major League Baseball’s) call on something like this,” president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. “Our voices have certainly have been heard, but we don’t have any control.”ALL IN GOOD FUNBrewers bullpen catcher Marcus Hanel drew some boos and a few cheers from fans in the bleachers at Wrigley Field when he took off his warmup top before the game, revealing an Aaron Rodgers jersey. Rodgers directed the Green Bay Packers to a 24-23 comeback victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.TRAINER’S ROOMCubs: OF Kyle Schwarber’s back is bothering him “a little bit,” according to Maddon. … OF Jason Heyward (right hamstring tightness) ran on the field before the game. Asked if he will be able to play this month, Heyward responded: “We’ll see. I’m just saying — I’m going to do everything necessary, obviously, to be smart about it. But I plan on playing baseball.” … Chicago closer Brandon Morrow (right biceps inflammation) played catch. He likely will have another bullpen session in the next couple of days. … LHP Drew Smyly, who had Tommy John surgery in July 2017, will not return this season. Smyly is fine Joe Mauer Jersey , but Epstein said the team ran out of time to bring him back.UP NEXTBrewers right-hander Jhoulys Chacin (14-6, 3.59 ERA) and Cubs lefty Jose Quintana (12-9, 4.14 ERA) square off again Tuesday night. Quintana beat Chacin in their previous matchup, pitching two-run ball into the seventh inning of Chicago’s 6-4 victory last Wednesday. Quintana is 5-2 with a 1.78 ERA in nine career starts against Milwaukee. Colorado Rockies (31-28, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (33-26, first in the NL Central)Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: German Marquez (6-2, 3.48 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) Cubs: Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.02 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)Article continues below ...BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies head to Wrigley Field to face the Chicago Cubs.The Cubs are 20-10 in home games. Chicago has hit 98 home runs this season, fifth in the majors. Anthony Rizzo leads the club with 16, averaging one every 13 at-bats.The Rockies are 13-16 in road games. Colorado ranks fourth in the majors in hitting with a .263 batting average, Nolan Arenado leads the team with an average of .339. The Cubs won the last meeting 6-3. Kyle Hendricks earned his sixth victory and Javier Baez went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Chicago. Jeff Hoffman took his second loss for Colorado.TOP PERFORMERS: Baez leads the Cubs with 34 extra base hits and is batting .309. David Bote is 9-for-24 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games for Chicago.Arenado leads the Rockies with 16 home runs and is batting .339. Chris Iannetta is 6-for-17 with two doubles, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games for Colorado.LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6 Glen Perkins Jersey , .236 batting average, 4.59 ERA, outscored by four runsRockies: 8-2, .306 batting average, 4.79 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runsCubs Injuries: Allen Webster: 10-day IL (hand), Brandon Morrow: 60-day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow), Xavier Cedeno: 10-day IL (wrist), Tony Barnette: 60-day IL (shoulder).Rockies Injuries: Harrison Musgrave: 10-day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: day-to-day (finger), Wade Davis: 10-day IL (oblique), Tyler Anderson: 60-day IL (knee), Charlie Blackmon: 10-day IL (calf).