Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo go back-to-back as Cubs dump Brewers
Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back home runs as the Chicago Cubs roughed up Kyle Lohse and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
2
Chicago Cubs
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
M Maldonado homered to left center (378 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
R Weeks homered to left center (390 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
A Rizzo homered to right (390 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
J Baez homered to left (432 feet).
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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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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 0-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
S Castro singled to center, J Baez scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
A Rizzo hit sacrifice fly to left, C Coghlan scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 2-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
R Weeks flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
R Weeks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
K Davis grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
K Davis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
A Ramirez flied out to center.
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Fly Out 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
A Ramirez batting
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Play Result 2-4
H Rondon relieved N Ramirez.
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Start Inning 2-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-4
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Lineup Change 2-4
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End Inning 2-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
J Baker grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Alcantara out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
J Baker batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
A Alcantara walked.
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
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
Chris CoghlanRF7
Javier Baez2B28
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis Valbuena3B18
Arismendy AlcantaraCF29
John D BakerC4
Junior LakeLF48
Tsuyoshi WadaP18
Substitutes
Justin GrimmP46
Ryan SweeneyPH26
Neil RamirezP56
Hector RondonP28
MIL
Carlos GomezCF91
Jonathan Lucroy1B14
Ryan BraunRF8
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Khris DavisLF11
Rickie Weeks Jr.2B23
Martin MaldonadoC15
Jean SeguraSS9
Kyle LohseP49
Substitutes
Marco EstradaP21
Scooter GennettPH14
Brandon KintzlerP19
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