Brewers' magic number remains 1 after loss to Cards

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Jose Fermin drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

The magic number for Brewers (95-61) to win their third straight National League Central title remained at one, pending the outcome of the game between the second-place Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.

Ivan Herrera hit a two-run homer