MILWAUKEE -- Coming from Chicago, where sold-out crowds packed Wrigley Field throughout a four-game weekend series with the NL Central champion Cubs, to Miller Park, where a handful of diehards were on hand Tuesday night to open the final home stand of the season, was certainly a bit of a culture shock for the rebuilding Milwaukee Brewers.But their job, manager Craig Counsell says, will remain the same over the final few weeks.Thats part of being a professional, Counsell said Tuesday night after the Brewers came out flat in a 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh. Thats how it works. Theres certainly a different atmosphere here than at Wrigley Field. Its a different atmosphere, but its still a competition.Even without the crowds and postseason buzz in the air, the Brewers were happy to be back at Miller Park, where they have posted a respectable 39-37 record this season.It wasnt as loud, but still, its nice to come home, first baseman Chris Carter said.Theyll try to get back to their winning ways Wednesday when they continue a three-game series with the Pirates, who are still clinging to slim hopes of gaining a wild-card spot for the third consecutive season.Pittsburgh will take the field 4 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL spot, with two teams in between.Right-hander Chad Kuhl takes the mound for his 12th major league start looking to close that gap; he has faced Milwaukee once already this season, allowing two runs over 6 1/3 innings but taking no decision in Pittsburghs 3-2 victory on Aug. 25 at Miller Park.That loss snapped a nine-game losing streak at Milwaukee; since then, the Pirates have won five in a row at Miller Park, their longest winning streak in Milwaukee since taking six in a row there in 2002.You cant really make it too big, Kuhl said. You just have to treat it like another day; and, once you get out there, its just you vs. the hitter. You dont make any park or any player bigger than it is.The Brewers counter with right-hander Jimmy Nelson, who is hoping to finish an up-and-down season on a high note.He began the year 5-3 with a 2.88 ERA through his first 11 appearances but has gone 3-11 with a 5.57 ERA over his last 19 outings.Nelson showed signs of improvement Thursday, holding the Cubs to just three runs despite giving up eight hits while striking out seven over six innings in a 5-4 victory that prevented Chicago from clinching the Central Division crown.Even with the current losing streak to the Pirates, the Brewers have dominated the series with their divisional rivals: Since 2007, Milwaukee is 64-22 against the Pirates at Miller Park and 103-61 against them overall. Wholesale New Balance Shoes . PETERSBURG, Fla. Discount New Balance Shoes . 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"Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel.Rafa Nadal will bid for revenge when he takes on fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco at Indian Wells, live on Sky Sports from 6pm on Tuesday. Nadal is bidding for a fourth Indian Wells title but has not won a Masters crown since victory on his favoured clay in Madrid in 2014 and he faces a tough ask against the man who ended his bid for glory in the first Grand Slam of the year.Verdasco came out on top in a thrilling first-round encounter, beating Nadal in five sets in Melbourne, and has won three of the last four meetings between the pair - Nadal having won each of the first 13. Victory for Nadal will keep him on course for a semi-final meeting with Novak Djokovic and the world number five looked in good touch in his second-round win over Gilles Muller.World number one Djokovic is also in action when he takes on Germanys Philipp Kohlschreiber, boasting victory in seven of the eight meetings between the pair and chasing a fifth Indian Wells title. Novak Djokovic will need to find his best form after a sluggish start to his bid for Indian Wells glory The Serb will have to be at his best as Kohlschreiber took out Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol in the Davis Cup last week and has reached at least the quarter-finals in each of his last three events, including a semi-final in Rotterdam.Djokovic was far from his best in his second-round match, dropping the opening set against American qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo and other than Davis Cup action, he has only a couple of games in Dubai before a withdrawal under his belt since his Australian Open triumph.Elsewhere, as the top half of the draw takes shape, Japans Kei Nishikori will open proceedings on stadium one court against home favourite Steve Johnson.The home fans will also be hoping for success on court number two with three Americans in action - big-ser