Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
· Major League Baseball
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Crow-Armstrong hits his 20th homer but the Brewers outslug the Cubs, 8-7
Rhys Hoskins lofted a solo shot, and Christian Yelich, Jackson Chuorio and Joey Ortiz had two hits apiece to help the Brewers close within 5 1/2 games of first-place Chicago in the NL Central.
Pete Crow-Armstrong lined his 20th home run, and Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ also went deep for the Cubs before a season-high crowd of 41,078 on a breezy afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Chicago nearly came back from a five-run deficit, but Trevor Megill worked around a walk in the ninth for his 16th save.
Freddy Peralta (7-4) allowed three runs and two hits in five innings for the win.
Jameson Taillon (7-4) was tagged for five runs and eight hits in four innings after winning his five previous starts.
Crow-Armstrong’s line shot to right field in the first gave Chicago a 2-1 lead.
Hoskins' solo drive and Durbin's two-run homer put Milwaukee ahead 4-2 in the second.
The Brewers upped it to 5-2 in the third before Swanson’s 14th homer cut it to 5-3 in the fourth.
Collins connected on his second homer in two games in the fifth, extending Milwaukee’s lead to 8-3. Happ’s two-run drive in the seventh made it 8-5.
The Cubs closed to 8-7 in the eighth, scoring on Carson Kelly’s RBI groundout and Nico Hoerner’s infield single against reliever Abner Uribe.
The Cubs hadn’t announced a scheduled starter for Friday afternoon against Seattle. RHP George Kirby (1-3, 5.96 ERA) pitches for the Mariners.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Suzuki grounded into double play, third to second to first, Happ out at second. |
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9th Inning | Tucker struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Happ walked. |
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9th Inning | Megill relieved Uribe |
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9th Inning | Turang struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Contreras intentionally walked. |
Statistics
 MIL |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 6 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 7 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 32 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 153 | Pitches | 160 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 23 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 8.2 | Runs Created | 5.1 |
| .324 | Batting Average | .188 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .622 | Slugging Percentage | .469 |
| .432 | Secondary Average | .438 |
| .390 | On Base Percentage | .333 |
| 1.012 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .802 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 8.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.1 |
| 59.0 | Batter Rating | 43.0 |
| 12.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 10.7 |
| 0.67 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.73 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.10 |
| .297 | Isolated Power | .281 |
| 0.57 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.56 |
| .098 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .128 |
| .108 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .250 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 103.3 | MLB Rating | 87.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 41,078 | Capacity: