Cubs hold off Brewers 6-4, boost NL Central lead to 4 games
Daniel Murphy and Kyle Schwarber homered to back a solid start from Jose Quintana, and the Chicago Cubs held off the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Wednesday night to avert a three-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
6
Milwaukee Brewers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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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 |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Granderson homered to right (389 feet), Cain scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Schoop grounded out to second, Aguilar scored, Braun to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Schwarber homered to right (436 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Zobrist singled to center, Murphy scored, Rizzo thrown out at home.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Schoop singled to left, Pérez scored, Braun to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Contreras reached on infield single to second, Zobrist scored, Schwarber tagged out at third.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Out 3-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Zobrist doubled to right, Rizzo scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-0
Rizzo singled to center, Báez to second, Báez to third, Rizzo to second on throwing error by center fielder Cain.Báez scored, Rizzo to third on throwing error by shortstop Arcia.
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Error 2-0
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End Inning 6-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Granderson struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Granderson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Cain grounded into fielder's choice to third, Shaw out at third, Yelich to second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 6-4
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 6-4
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Thames flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Thames batting
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Play Result 6-4
Thames hit for Saladino.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Yelich singled to left, Shaw to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Single 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Yelich batting
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Play Result 6-4
Yelich hit for Barnes.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Shaw walked.
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 602 events.
Head to Head
MIL wins 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
Lorenzo CainCF6
Hernan PerezRF4
Jesus Aguilar1B99
Ryan BraunLF8
Jonathan Schoop2B7
Mike Moustakas3B18
Erik KratzC38
Orlando ArciaSS11
Jhoulys ChacinP43
Substitutes
Curtis GrandersonRF21
Travis ShawPH23
Xavier CedenoP45
Jacob BarnesP67
Christian YelichPH22
Dan JenningsP26
Domingo SantanaPH24
Corbin BurnesP39
Tyler SaladinoSS13
Eric ThamesPH9
CHC
Daniel Murphy2B9
Javier Baez2B28
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Ben ZobristRF18
Kris Bryant3B23
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Willson ContrerasC40
Jose QuintanaP62
Ian HappLF8
Substitutes
Addison RussellSS27
Albert AlmoraCF5
Jesse ChavezP60
Steve CishekP33
Justin WilsonP32
Tommy La StellaPH4
Pedro StropP64
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