Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
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Christian Yelich and Joey Ortiz homer as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-4
Milwaukee used a 13-hit attack to restore its eight-game lead in the NL Central over Chicago, bouncing back nicely after losing 17-3 to the Cubs in the opener of the four-game series. The top three hitters in the Brewers' lineup — Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang and William Contreras — went 6 for 14 and scored four times.
A day after hitting a franchise-record nine homers, Chicago was held to three singles and three doubles on a muggy night at Wrigley Field. Tyrone Taylor drove in two runs, and BJ Murray Jr. singled in the sixth for his first hit in his major league debut.
Milwaukee went ahead to stay in the sixth. Turang scored on a balk by Daniel Palencia, and Andrew Vaughn's RBI double tied it at 3. Yelich then drove an 0-2 slider from Palencia (2-2) to right-center for his 10th homer.
Yelich also walked and scored on Joey Ortiz's eighth homer in the eighth, a two-run shot to center field off Tyler Ferguson that lifted the Brewers to a 9-4 lead.
Antonio Senzatela (10-4) pitched an inning for his first win since he was acquired in a deadline trade with Colorado.
Chicago jumped in front on Taylor's two-run double in the fourth. Vaughn then made a great stop on Nico Hoerner's grounder to first, but pitcher Robert Gasser mishandled the toss to first and Taylor scampered home for a 3-0 lead.
Taylor, acquired in an Aug. 3 trade with the New York Mets, is batting .577 (15 for 26) with six RBI in his last eight games.
The Brewers scored their first run on Cooper Pratt's single in the fifth. They had runners on first and second when Chourio struck out swinging against Matthew Boyd, ending the inning.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Shaw struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Murray Jr. flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Kelly grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Hall relieved Ashby |
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9th Inning | Yelich flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Frelick grounded into fielder's choice to second, Bauers out at second, Turang to third. |
Statistics
 MIL |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 6 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 33 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 3 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 182 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 22 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 8.5 | Runs Created | 1.8 |
| .351 | Batting Average | .182 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .595 | Slugging Percentage | .273 |
| .378 | Secondary Average | .182 |
| .429 | On Base Percentage | .250 |
| 1.023 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .523 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 8.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.8 |
| 60.0 | Batter Rating | 26.0 |
| 18.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.33 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.83 |
| .243 | Isolated Power | .091 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .119 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .083 |
| .027 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 17.0 | Runs Produced | 7.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 105.0 | MLB Rating | 73.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 33,185 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee |
- | 58 | W3 | 0.6282051 | 98 |
| Chicago |
11 | 69 | W2 | 0.5576923 | 87 |
 Pittsburgh |
19 | 77 | W4 | 0.50641024 | 79 |
 St. Louis |
22 | 80 | W1 | 0.4871795 | 76 |
 Cincinnati |
26 | 84 | L2 | 0.46153846 | 72 |