Johnny Hellweg gets first career win as Brewers knock off Cubs
Logan Schafer hit a three-run triple and Johnny Hellweg pitched six innings for his first career major league victory in the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
5
Chicago Cubs
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| CHC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
J Lucroy tripled to deep right center, N Aoki scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
B Bogusevic homered to right (387 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
L Schafer tripled to deep right center, A Ramirez, S Gennett and C Gindl scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
S Gennett singled to left center, J Lucroy scored, A Ramirez to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
L Valbuena homered to right (371 feet), B Bogusevic scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
L Valbuena lined out to center.
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Line Out 5-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
L Valbuena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
B Bogusevic flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
B Bogusevic batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
R Sweeney struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
R Sweeney batting
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Play Result 5-3
J Henderson relieved B Kintzler.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
S Gennett struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
S Gennett batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
A Ramirez hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 5-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
MIL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Starlin CastroSS13
Darwin Barney2B20
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Ryan SweeneyCF26
Brian BogusevicLF17
Luis Valbuena3B18
Welington CastilloC20
Jake ArrietaP49
Substitutes
Logan WatkinsPH
Brooks RaleyP43- Chang-Yong LimP12
Junior LakePH48
Alberto CabreraP66
Zac RosscupP58
Blake ParkerP53
MIL
Norichika AokiRF11
Jean SeguraSS9
Jonathan LucroyC14
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Scooter Gennett2B14
Caleb GindlLF31
Juan Francisco1B61
Logan SchaferCF32
Johnny HellwegP86
Substitutes
Yuniesky Betancourt1B3
Carlos GomezCF91- Sean HaltonPH
Rob WootenP
Brandon KintzlerP19
Jeff BianchiPH
Jim D HendersonP29
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