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Head-to-head success against the Milwaukee Brewers is helping the St. Louis Cardinals in their playoff push.

The National League Central-leading Cardinals will try to complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Brewers on Wednesday at Busch Stadium.

Thanks in part to losses in their past six meetings with the Cardinals, the third-place Brewers have fallen four games back in the division race. The second-place Chicago Cubs are a half-game behind the Cardinals.

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