Sabathia propelling Brewers toward playoffs

The trade Milwaukee made for CC Sabathia just keeps looking better and better. Every time the Brewers' new ace takes the mound, he gets them closer to October. The big lefty won his fourth straight start with Milwaukee, allowing just three hits in his third straight complete game to lead Milwaukee over the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0, Wednesday night. Ryan Braun had four hits, missing the cycle by a double, and J.J. Hardy hit his 14th homer for the Brewers, who have homered in 19 straight games, tying the franchise record set in 1996. Not that they've needed to do much at the plate with Sabathia starting. "You feel good if you can get CC one or two," manager Ned Yost said. "Just give him a little bit of breathing room and work from there, it's a good thing." Sabathia (4-0) followed up a four-hitter over Cincinnati and an... [read full story]