ST. LOUIS -- Here was the big question jumping off the scorecard on Friday as the Brewers crept closer to clinching the National League Central:

Where does Jacob Misiorowski fit into Milwaukee’s postseason pitching picture?

Coaches and officials have two weeks to decide what to do with a 23-year-old rookie who two months ago was the talk of baseball, basking in the aftermath of a scoreless inning in the All-Star Game. Now Misiorowski is taking some lumps, including in a second straight shaky start against the Cardinals on Friday in which he was backed by stellar defense and yet didn’t clear the fourth inning of a 7-1 Brewers loss at Busch Stadium.

The night wasn’t a total loss. The Brewers inched closer to the division crown when the Cubs lost to the Reds in Cincinnati, leaving Milw

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