Brewers blank Mets to stay in wild card chase

4:51 PM, Sep 16, 2012   |    comments
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Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Ryan Braun hit two homers, Wily Peralta pitched eight shutout innings, and John Axford closed it out in the ninth as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the New York Mets 3-0 to take the rubber match of a three-game set.

Braun's second homer was his 40th of the season, marking the first time in his career that he has reached the plateau.

The Brewers won for the 20th time in their last 26 games and will trail either the St. Louis Cardinals or the Los Angeles Dodgers by 2 1/2 games, depending on the winner of their matchup later today.

The Sports Network