The Brewers trailed 3-2 entering the ninth, but were able to win when Braun followed a J.J. Hardy single by ripping his 26th homer. Salomon Torres struck out the side in the bottom half of the ninth to seal another victory for the red-hot Brewers.

Meche fanned four and walked one while allowing just five hits -- all singles. This marks the second straight outstanding performance for the right-hander, who held the powerful White Sox offense to two hits over seven innings his last time out.

Certainly a good sign for the shortstop, who was hitting just .256/.299/.293 when he went on the disabled list with a knee injury in early July.

The only two runs against Zambrano came on a Hanley Ramirez homer in the third inning, and the Cubs scored six runs on seven hits -- six for extra bases -- in six innings against Marlins starter Scott Olsen, Zambrano hasn't been a real strikeout force this year, as his 5.88 K/9 IP rate ranks as by far the lowest in his career, but he's still been highly effective as his 11-4 record and 2.96 ERA suggest.

Cantu is hitting .386 in July and already has four games with three or more hits this month. He was hitting .265 when he first became the Marlins' regular No. 3 hitter in late May, but he has since raised his average to .294.

Milledge will return as the everyday center fielder. With Willie Harris set to play left until he cools off, Ryan Langerhans is in line for less playing time.

Sadly, the Nats are finished carrying four catchers. This shouldn't have any effect on their attempts to trade Paul Lo Duca. Estrada was 9-for-53 with no extra-base hits and one walk this season. He's probably looking forward to the chance of getting a fresh start elsewhere.