ST. LOUIS -- Put the champagne on ice. But be sure to save some for Brewers catcher William Contreras’ ailing glove hand.

Milwaukee’s magic number to clinch the National League Central fell all the way to one when the Cubs lost in Cincinnati on Saturday evening and the Brewers beat the Cardinals, 3-2 in 10 innings at Busch Stadium on Brice Turang’s two-out single and left-hander Jared Koenig’s two scoreless innings of high-pressure relief.

That means Milwaukee will go into Sunday’s series finale vs. St. Louis needing either a victory over the Cards or another Cubs loss to the Reds to seal the Crew’s third consecutive division title and fourth in the last five years.

The Brewers will hold their breath, though, about the health of star catcher Contreras after he departed the game afte

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