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MILWAUKEE — This weekend showdown between two National League Central rivals features a team in contention and a team in “transition,” and one of them has been buoyed in these efforts by a handful of young players and rookie contributors.

The concern for the Cardinals is that team is the contender, Milwaukee.

A wide-open race for this

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