Jonathan Lucroy, Hiram Burgos help Brewers past Cubs
Jonathan Lucroy homered, Hiram Burgos pitched five innings in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers took advantage of shoddy fielding by the Chicago Cubs in a 5-1 win Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
1
Milwaukee Brewers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MIL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
M Maldonado singled to left, J Lucroy scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
L Schafer sacrificed to pitcher, R Braun scored, J Lucroy to second.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 1-3
N Aoki safe at first on error by shortstop S Castro, M Maldonado scored.
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Error 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
B Lalli grounded out to first, L Schafer scored, M Maldonado to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
A Soriano singled to center, S Castro scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
J Lucroy homered to center (394 feet).
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 4: in play
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End Inning 1-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
D Navarro grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
D Navarro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
N Schierholtz flied out to left.
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Fly Out 1-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
N Schierholtz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
A Soriano flied out to right.
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Fly Out 1-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
A Soriano batting
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Play Result 1-5
B Badenhop relieved M Gonzalez.
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Lineup Change 1-5
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Lineup Change 1-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
A Rizzo singled to right.
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Single 1-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
A Rizzo batting
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
C Gomez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 9: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 7: ball 3
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Head to Head
MIL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIL
Norichika AokiRF11
Jean SeguraSS9
Ryan BraunLF8
Rickie Weeks Jr.2B23
Jonathan LucroyC14
Logan SchaferRF32
Martin Maldonado1B15
Yuniesky Betancourt3B3
Hiram BurgosP66
Substitutes
Mike GonzalezP
Burke BadenhopP72
Blake LalliPH74
Brandon KintzlerP19
Carlos GomezCF91
CHC
David DeJesusCF3
Starlin CastroSS13
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Dioner NavarroC17
Luis Valbuena3B18
Darwin Barney2B20
Edwin JacksonP36
Substitutes
Scott HairstonPH7
Kameron LoeP73
Hector RondonP28
Dave SappeltCF
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