Bryant, Cubs break out in 11-6 win over Brewers
NL MVP Kris Bryant broke out of his early slump with his first three RBIs of the season and the Chicago Cubs overcame a shaky start by Kyle Hendricks to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-6 Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
11
Milwaukee Brewers
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
Bandy homered to center (422 feet), Broxton scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-6
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Báez singled to center, Russell and Contreras scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-4
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Advancing On Play 10-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Contreras doubled to shallow left center, Rizzo and Zobrist scored, Russell to third.
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Almora Jr. singled to center, Báez scored, Almora Jr. to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 7-4
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Almora Jr. reached on infield single to second, Báez scored, Hendricks to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Hendricks reached on infield single to pitcher, Russell scored, Báez to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Franklin homered to center (412 feet), Nieuwenhuis scored.
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End Inning 11-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
Villar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
Villar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
Pérez flied out to right.
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Fly Out 11-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 11-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
Santana grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 11-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
Santana batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
Bandy homered to center (422 feet), Broxton scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-6
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Home Run 11-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
Bandy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Broxton singled to right.
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Single 11-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
Broxton batting
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Play Result 11-4
Broxton hit for Knebel.
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Start Inning 11-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 11-4
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Lineup Change 11-4
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End Inning 11-4
Middle of the 9th
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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
- Riley Martin Out
- Ben Brown Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIL
Jonathan Villar2B19
Eric ThamesLF9
Travis Shaw3B23
Jesus Aguilar1B99
Kirk NieuwenhuisCF10
Nick FranklinLF67
Jett BandyC47
Orlando ArciaSS11
Tommy MiloneP53
Substitutes
Brent SuterP39
Jared HughesP35
Corey KnebelP46
Keon BroxtonPH16
Jhan MarinezP82
Domingo SantanaRF24
Hernan PerezSS4
CHC
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Ben ZobristRF18
Addison RussellSS27
Willson ContrerasC40
Javier Baez2B28
Kyle HendricksP28
Albert AlmoraCF5
Substitutes
Jon JayPH9
Pedro StropP64
Matt SzczurPH36
Justin GrimmP46
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