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

The Brewers had a chance to sweep the Cubs and move into a commanding position in the NL Central with a win today. However, the Cubs would not go quietly. They hit the Brewers’ pitchers hard right from the start,

Milwaukee's offense kept rolling nonetheless. Following a William Contreras RBI double, Christian Yelich lofted a high fly ball to the warning track in center. Crow-Armstrong was seemingly camped under it before whiffing on the catch entirely.

Vaughn's grand slam off Ryan Pressley was a 409-foot shot to left that gave Milwaukee a 9-2 lead in the sixth. Vaughn, who went 3 for 4, also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the second and hit an RBI single in the fifth.

Andrew Vaughn hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs to back a strong start from Quinn Priester, who won his ninth consecutive decision in the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-3 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.

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.

The Milwaukee Brewers are rolling, and it's due in large part to a pair of trades that have paid major dividends. Quinn Priester saved the Brewers' rotation at

The Chicago Cubs’ win Wednesday evened the season series against the Milwaukee Brewers. It sets up a huge five-game series at Wrigley Field in August.

In the midst of a heavyweight battle for first place in the National League Central, the Chicago Cubs are still scouring the landscape for help before Thursday's MLB trade deadline. On their wish list: two starters,

The Chicago Cubs have yet to make a big splash at this year's trade deadline. They have reportedly been involved in conversations for a few big names, but have not landed one yet.