On Sunday, Perkins delivered a walk-off single against the Marlins' Cade Gibson to give his team a 3-2 win in the series finale. That kept the Brewers in a tie for first place in the National League Central heading into a showdown with the Chicago Cubs this week.

Perkins singled home the winning run in the ninth inning as Milwaukee avoided its first series sweep since opening the season with three losses to the Yankees.

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.

When the Brewers and Cubs played at the beginning of May, the Cubs were clearly the better team as they easily won the first two games of the series before the Brewers avoided a sweep by salvaging the third game. Tonight, after a rocky start, the Brewers looked like they belonged.

Blake Perkins slugs a double to the gap in left-center, driving in Isaac Collins and Tyler Black to put the Brewers on the board with a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins prevents a home run against the Miami Marlins. / MLB broadcast of Brewers-Marlins. A near-home run from Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez was prevented in unusual fashion by Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins.

Frelick suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in the Brewers' final game before the All-Star break, and he'll end up missing only seven games due to the leaguewide time off. Blake Perkins has been a near-everyday part of the Brewers' lineup while Frelick has been out,