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Series to be decided this afternoon

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs face off today in the rubber match of the first series between the teams since Craig Counsell defected south last offseason. On the hill to determine the outcome of this blood feud will be the Brewers’ well-rested ace, Freddy Peralta, against the Cubs’ Javier Assad.

Peralta, of course, was (unjustly?) tossed from his last start, which was shaping up to be his longest of the...

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