The Brewers dropped their second straight to the Marlins, leaving them with their first series loss since early July.

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Back home after their West Coast swing to open the second half, the Milwaukee Brewers were quiet offensively ahead of a postgame alumni home run derby in a 5-1 loss to the Miami Marlins at American Family Field that featured a seventh-inning bullpen implosion.

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins will try to keep a four-game road win streak going when they take on the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee has a 33-19 record at home and a 61-43 record overall. The Brewers have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the NL at .250.

The Tampa Bay Rays got younger at catcher Monday, using a pair of reported trades to swap Danny Jansen out for Nick Fortes.

The Milwaukee Brewers, who sport the best record in the majors, host the Miami Marlins for a three-game weekend series at American Family Field.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs enter the series tied for first place in the NL Central and for the best record in the National League.

SportsLine's model simulated Miami Marlins vs. Milwaukee Brewers 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's matchup at American Family Field in Milwaukee