With the tying run in scoring position in the ninth inning, Milwaukee closer Trevor Megill struck out three consecutive Cardinals to secure a 3-2 win Sunday.

Still looking up at the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers capped off the weekend with a giant series win over the team right below them in the National League Central standings.

The Cardinals fell into a tie with Cincinnati for third place in the NL Central, seven games behind the division-leading Cubs.

It’s Friday, June 13 and the Cardinals (36-33) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (37-33). Erick Fedde is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Freddy Peralta for Milwaukee. The Brewers are coming off a 6-2 defeat to the Atlanta Braves, which resulted in a 2-1 series loss.

St. Louis Cardinals (37-34, third in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (38-34, second in the NL Central) PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-3, 4.48 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Brewers: Quinn Priester (4-2,

With their six-game skid in the rearview mirror, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to build some momentum behind veteran Miles Mikolas on Sunday when they close out the four-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers.