ESPN+ blurb on Brewers at the break

[Nola Beery]

Nothing really new, but it seems an apt summary (with props to CC):  

Q: Can they make the playoffs with the lowest batting average in the NL?

Hey, this is the NL Central we're talking about, so yes. It might only take 84 or 85 wins to win the division, and the Brewers can do that even hitting .232. Of course, we know batting average is hardly the way to measure offense, but they're also last in OBP and slugging. What's remarkable, though, is that the Brewers are seven games over .500 even though Corbin Burnes has been mediocre (for him), Brandon Woodruff has made just two starts, Eric Lauer is in the minors and Freddy Peralta has a 4.70 ERA. How the heck are they 49-42? It really feels like they should be 10 games under .500 instead of just a game behind the Reds, so kudos once again to manager Craig Counsell.