Andrew Vaughn, Sal Frelick and Christian Yelich homered and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a shaky start from All-Star Jacob Misiorowski to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Monday night and take sole possession of first place in the NL Central.

With the July 31 trade deadline looming, deals are already getting done with more on the way. Contenders are looking

MLB reporter Héctor Gómez wrote on Twitter that the Brewers had emerged "now as a top suitor" for Suarez, but the names he mentioned as a possible return lined up perfectly with our Journal Sentinel story proposing mock trades (with reaction and analysis from Curt Hogg), which seems fishy.

On Sunday, Perkins delivered a walk-off single against the Marlins' Cade Gibson to give his team a 3-2 win in the series finale. That kept the Brewers in a tie for first place in the National League Central heading into a showdown with the Chicago Cubs this week.

The Milwaukee Brewers try to avoid a shocking sweep by the Miami Marlins at American Family Field on July 27. Follow along for live updates as Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff (3-3, 3.23) goes up against Eury Perez (3-3, 3.23) of the Marlins.

Heriberto Hernandez hit a go-ahead three-run homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Saturday night. Agustín Ramírez and Dane Myers also homered for the Marlins in their fourth straight win.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick returned from the injured list Saturday after recovering from a left hamstring issue.