Yelich homers, Hader gets 8 outs, Brewers beat slumping Cubs
Christian Yelich homered and drove in three, Josh Hader completed an eight-out save and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
2
Milwaukee Brewers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MIL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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Play by Play
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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 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Bunted Foul 2-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Contreras homered to right (390 feet), Rizzo scored.
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Home Run 2-4
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 0-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 0-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 0-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2 : 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 4 : 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 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Yelich hit sacrifice fly to center, Gamel scored, Arcia to third.
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Sacrifice Fly 0-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 0-3
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Shaw singled to right, Cain scored, Yelich to second.
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Single 0-3
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 0-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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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 5 : 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 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Yelich homered to right center (408 feet), Cain scored.
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Home Run 0-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 2-4
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Almora Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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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
Josh Hader pitches to Albert Almora Jr.
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Heyward grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 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
Josh Hader pitches to Jason Heyward
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Zagunis struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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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
Josh Hader pitches to Mark Zagunis
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Play Result 2-4
Zagunis hit for Webster
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Start Inning 2-4
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-4
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Hader grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Allen Webster pitches to Josh Hader
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Yelich intentionally walked.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Allen Webster pitches to Christian Yelich
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Cain grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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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
Christian YelichRF22
Travis Shaw3B23
Mike Moustakas3B18
Eric Thames1B9
Manny PinaC28
Ben GamelLF39
Orlando ArciaSS11
Zach DaviesP72
Substitutes
Josh HaderP71
Alex ClaudioP58
Hernan Perez2B4
CHC
Ben Zobrist2B18
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Javier BaezSS28
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Willson ContrerasC40
Daniel Descalso2B33
Jason HeywardRF22
Kyle HendricksP28
Substitutes
Kyle RyanP58
Allen WebsterP61
Mark ZagunisPH80
David BotePH12
Tyler ChatwoodP50
Albert AlmoraCF5
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