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While much of the focus last offseason was on the trade that sent Giancarlo Stanton from the Marlins to the Yankees Nick Williams Jersey , there was another deal involving Miami that has turned out to have quite an impact on the postseason race.Christian Yelich was sent from the Marlins to Milwaukee in late January, and his second-half surge at the plate has the Brewers in good position to play on into October. If the season ended now, Milwaukee would be the National League’s top wild card, and the division title is still in play for the Brewers, who trail the Cubs by only 2½ games in the NL Central. Milwaukee can thank Yelich, who is hitting .343 with a .700 slugging percentage since the All-Star break.There’s been some discussion lately about whether a pitcher might win the NL MVP award Tommy Joseph Jersey , and that’s in part because the top position players haven’t really distinguished themselves. But Yelich’s work down the stretch for a team in contention has been impressive. The Brewers gave up a highly regarded prospect in Lewis Brinson to acquire Yelich. So far it’s working out nicely.Milwaukee ranks in the middle of the pack in the NL in both runs and ERA, and the bullpen that was so stellar early this season can only do so much. Despite their flaws, the Brewers have won 17 of their last 25 games, solidifying their postseason chances at a time when teams like the Phillies and Diamondbacks have stumbled.Elsewhere around the majors:WRAPPED UPThe Cleveland Indians clinched their third straight AL Central title Saturday, becoming the first team this season to win a division. It was almost a year to the day since last season’s Indians clinched. Cleveland secured the 2017 AL Central crown on Sept. 16, the day after the team’s historic 22-game winning streak was snapped.The Indians won 102 games last season but lost in the Division Series. This year’s team can’t finish any better than 96-66 and will likely have the worst record of any American League playoff team http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-clay-buchholz-jersey , but Cleveland is certainly good enough to beat anyone in a short series.The Indians will likely open the playoffs against either Houston or Oakland.HIGHLIGHTCredit Tyler Austin for the hustle. During an otherwise nondescript matchup Sunday between the Twins and Royals — who are a combined 58 games under .500 — the Minnesota first baseman made a running catch in foul ground and then went tumbling over a railing near the dugout. Austin also homered to help the Twins win 9-6.LINE OF THE WEEKLike the Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers have slipped a bit after cruising through the 2017 regular season. Unlike Cleveland, the Dodgers are in a division that’s good enough to make them pay. So Los Angeles still has a fight on its hands just to make the postseason. If the Dodgers do get in, they can look back on Saturday night’s game at St. Louis as one of the key moments. That’s when Yasiel Puig hit three home runs to lift Los Angeles over the Cardinals 17-4.The Cardinals rebounded with a 5-0 victory Sunday night, knocking the Dodgers a half-game behind Colorado atop the NL West. Los Angeles is tied with St. Louis for the second wild card. Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain was forced to leave Tuesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds with a rib cage injury.Adam McCalvy of MLB.com noted Cain was dealing with a "tight right ribcage" he exacerbated on a swing "several days ago." "I just thought he took some swings tonight in his second at-bat that didn't look good, so we took him out of the game Aaron Altherr Jersey ," manager Craig Counsell said, per McCalvy. "We'll see how we're looking [Wednesday]. He's pretty adamant about wanting to play, but we have to be careful with this thing, too."Cain already spent two weeks on the disabled list this season because of a groin injury, and durability has been a bit of a problem for him in his career.Although he played 155 games in 2017, he only averaged 123 games played in his previous four seasons with the Kansas City Royals http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-chase-utley-jersey , never topping 140 in a year.On the field, the 32-year-old remains an impact player in all phases of the game.In addition to playing great defense, Cain entered the day hitting .309 with 10 home runs as well as 28 stolen bases.This continued the impressive work we have seen with the Royals, which saw him post a .289 batting average over parts of seven seasons. He earned one All-Star selection, was the 2014 ALCS MVP and won a World Series title in 2015.An extended absence from Cain would be a significant one for the Brewers, who are hoping to make a deep run in October. Christian Yelich can play center field in the meantime Richie Ashburn Jersey , but the lineup will suffer without its catalyst.