Brewers crush Cubs behind Rickie Weeks' 2 homers
Rickie Weeks homered twice, drove in four runs and scored three times Tuesday night to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 9-3.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
3
Milwaukee Brewers
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MIL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
R Weeks homered to center (424 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
R Weeks homered to right (380 feet), J Francisco scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-8
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
J Lucroy singled to deep left, N Aoki and J Segura scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
J Segura doubled to deep right, C Gindl scored, N Aoki to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
C Gindl singled to center, R Weeks scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
R Weeks doubled to deep left center, J Francisco scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
N Schierholtz homered to right (355 feet), E Jackson and D Barney scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (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 Francisco homered to right (353 feet).
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End Inning 3-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
C Ransom grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
C Ransom batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
W Castillo lined out to center.
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Line Out 3-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
W Castillo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
R Sweeney popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 3-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
R Sweeney batting
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Play Result 3-9
B Badenhop relieved M Gonzalez.
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Start Inning 3-9
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-9
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Lineup Change 3-9
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End Inning 3-9
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
S Gennett grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
S Gennett batting
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Play Result 3-9
S Gennett hit for M Gonzalez.
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Lineup Change 3-9
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Lineup Change 3-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
C Gindl singled to left center.
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Single 3-9
Pitch 6: in play
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Head to Head
CHC win series 2-1
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
Jonathan LucroyC14
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Juan Francisco1B61
Rickie Weeks Jr.2B23
Logan SchaferCF32
Caleb GindlLF31
Kyle LohseP49
Substitutes
Mike GonzalezP
Scooter GennettPH14
Burke BadenhopP72
CHC
Luis Valbuena3B18
Darwin Barney2B20
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Ryan SweeneyCF26
Welington CastilloC20
Cody RansomSS
Edwin JacksonP36
Substitutes
Hector RondonP28
Julio BorbonPH29
Shawn CampP50
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