MILWAUKEE -- As he left the home clubhouse at Miller Park for possibly the last time, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun took a moment to reflect on what his team accomplished this season; the first in a massive rebuilding effort for the franchise.To this point, weve played at least as well if not better than anybody expected, Braun said. We have more wins (70) than we did a year ago (69) and thats after trading away our set-up guy, our closer, our All-Star catcher and our third baseman.Braun and the Brewers will be reunited with two of those players -- catcher Jonathan Lucroy and right-handed reliever Jeremy Jeffress -- Monday when they open a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park.Lucroy has been a key cog for the Rangers, who locked down the AL West championship last week. Bouncing back from an abysmal 2015 campaign, at least by his standards, Lucroy was batting .299 with 13 home runs and 50 RBI when he and Jeffress were shipped to Texas just before the non-waiver trade deadline.With the Rangers, Lucroy has kept on hitting, posting a .278 average with 10 homers and 28 RBI. Hes also thrown out 42 of 109 runners attempting to steal this season, the third-best mark in baseball.But Braun was hardly impressed by that statistic.Lots of easy stolen bases this week with Luc, joked Braun, who needs four more stolen bases to hit 20 for the fifth time in his career.Jokes aside, Braun was happy to watch friends clinch their divisional crown.Its great to see them ultimately in a position they want to be in, Braun said. Its a lot of fun to watch them clinch from afar; Im just glad it happened before we got there.Jeffress, meanwhile, has had a rockier transition. He had a 2.22 ERA and 27 saves at the time of the trade but struggled in nine outings with Texas then, in late August, was arrested for a DUI and placed on the restricted list.Texas reinstated Jeffress over the weekend, but its still unclear how or if the Rangers will use him down the stretch or during the postseason.I just want to move forward from this, Jeffress said. Im still a sick man, Im still working on my treatment. Coming from the program I was just in made me a better person, a wiser person.The Brewers will also be reacquainted with outfielder Carlos Gomez, who signed with Texas in late August after he was designated for assignment by the Astros.Milwaukee shipped Gomez to Houston last year in a deadline deal but the lively outfielder struggled en route to the postseason, batting just .242 in 41 games. Things got even worse this season; Gomez was hitting .210 with just five home runs and 29 RBI when he was released Aug. 19.Since joining the Rangers, Gomez appears to be back on track. Hes hit six homers, driven in 16 runs and has four stolen bases in 27 games.I think hes added energy at the top of the lineup for us. He added some on-base and power. The strikeouts (are) still there, manager Jeff Banister said last week. However, he has calmed the approach down, which is more conducive to leading off an inning. I like the look of what he has provided us from that leadoff spot.At 92-64, the Rangers begin the day tied with Boston for the best record in the American League. Theyll send left-hander Martin Perez to the mound hoping he can extend his streak of four consecutive quality starts.Perez took a no-decision his last time out, scattering four hits without a walk over seven innings against the Angels.Milwaukee will counter with right-hander Matt Garza, who spent the second half of the 2013 season with Texas before signing a four-year, $50 million contract with Milwaukee.He is 0-2 with a 4.20 ERA in his last three starts. Adidas Superstar White Australia . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. NMD Buy Australia . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. http://www.nmdaustraliasale.com/ . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. NMD CS2 Australia . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. Adidas Superstar Gold Australia . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Connor Hellebuyck finally made the statement he was looking for all season.Hellebuyck made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season, rookie Patrik Laine scored his NHL-leading 12th goal and the Winnipeg Jets beat the division-leading Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Tuesday night.Ive been chasing it for a while and now I got the monkey off my back, Hellebuyck said.The second year player got his third NHL shutout in a pivotal win for the second-place Jets.The statement, he said, was that weve figured it out and now we know how to play and now we know we can play it.Rookie defenseman Josh Morrissey scored his first career goal, while forwards Chris Thorburn and Nic Petan got their first scores of the season for the second-place Jets.Nikolaj Ehlers had two assists, helping Winnipeg stretch its points streak to five games.Chicago goalie Corey Crawford was replaced by Scott Darling after letting in four goals on 22 shots. Darling made two saves.It was the first of five games between the Central Division foes this season.The Blackhawks had points in each of their previous 11 games. It was their first game in a season-high seven-game road trip.Morrissey beat Crawford at 6:26 of the first period when his one-timer from the high slot went through the goalies legs.You dream of that one in the driveway, basement and the outdoor rink, Morrissey said. To finally be able to get that and see it go in was something special.It was only the 11th even-strength goal Crawford had allowed this season.Morrissey finished the period in the penalty box after he was called for charging against Hawks wing Vinnie Hinostroza with 26 seconds left, but Chicago couldnt take advantage of the extra man.The Hawks got two more power plays early in the middle period, including a two-man advantage for 1:07.Winnipeg handled the puck often in the short-handed situation and got a standing ovation from the crowd at MTS Centre after the second penalty expired.dddddddddddd.The Jets had their first power play midway through the scoreless second, but couldnt add to their 1-0 lead.Chicago outshot Winnipeg 20-13 after two periods.Thorburn scored at 4:41 of the third period with a surprise shot. The veteran got the puck along the boards, spun around and shot at the net. The puck went high past Crawford for the 2-0 lead.Laine scored after Dustin Byfugliens wraparound attempt went off a stick and Laine got the puck and flipped it by Crawford at 8:32.Eleven seconds later, Petan scored his first of the season when he missed shooting a loose puck but his second attempt beat Crawford.It was a tough few minutes, just (the puck) kind of going in off everything, finding its way through, Crawford said. I mean, that happens in games.Weve put together a good string of games, solid hockey. We played good tonight. They didnt really have much. Like I said, it was a tough few minutes, but we can forget about that one for sure.Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice, whose squad is now 6-0 when leading after two periods, said it was their best game this season.Theyre a good team, Maurice said of Chicago. They changed gears on us a bit at the end of the second and we found a way to come back.Game notes Chicago had scored at least two goals in each of its previous games this season. ... Blackhawks D Duncan Keith played in his 850th career NHL game.UP NEXTBlackhawks: At Calgary on Friday night in the second game of a seven-game trip through Canada and California.Jets: At Philadelphia on Thursday night in the opener of a five-game trip. ' ' '