Yet some bad luck and a man named Michael Helman kept Milwaukee from inching closer to a clinch. Despite a three-run rally in the fifth to take a short-lived lead, the Brewers were on the short end of a 5-4 loss to the Rangers that kept any flutes of champagne on ice and jazzed-up fetes in the back pocket for later.

The top-elected official in Milwaukee County, who rose out of poverty in one of the state’s poorest neighborhoods, has launched a bid for Wisconsin governor