Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
· Major League Baseball
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Taillon and Busch star as the Cubs beat the Brewers 4-1 for a doubleheader sweep
Michael Busch drove in two runs as Chicago improved to 4-2 on an eight-game homestand. Ian Happ had two hits, and Owen Caissie contributed a bloop RBI single.
Coupled with their 6-4 win in the first game of the day, the Cubs (72-54) moved within seven games of the NL Central-leading Brewers (79-47).
Andrew Vaughn's first-inning RBI single accounted for Milwaukee's only run in the second game. Sal Frelick nearly had a sacrifice fly in the seventh, but right fielder Willi Castro made a perfect throw to the plate to complete an inning-ending double play.
Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff (4-1) permitted three runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings in his eighth start of the season.
Busch drove in Caissie with a second-inning double, lifting Chicago to a 2-1 lead. Nico Hoerner added an RBI single in the fifth.
Matt Shaw raced his way to a valuable insurance run in the sixth. He hit a one-out triple and scored with a headfirst slide when Gold Glove second baseman Brice Turang threw home on Busch's grounder.
Taillon (8-6) allowed five hits in his first big league start since June 29. He had been sidelined by a right calf strain.
Andrew Kittredge pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.
Milwaukee finished the game without shortstop Joey Ortiz, who departed in the seventh with a bruised knee. Manager Pat Murphy said Ortiz also had some stomach issues and likely won't play on Wednesday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Turang grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Durbin to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Durbin singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Vaughn flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Jansen struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Palencia relieved Thielbar |
Statistics
 CHC |
 MIL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 10 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 10 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 37 | At Bats | 33 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 6 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 6 | Doubles | 1 |
| 19 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 166 | Pitches | 140 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 23 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 8 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 9.0 | Runs Created | 3.1 |
| .297 | Batting Average | .212 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .622 | Slugging Percentage | .424 |
| .459 | Secondary Average | .212 |
| .386 | On Base Percentage | .206 |
| 1.008 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .630 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 9.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.1 |
| 69.0 | Batter Rating | 27.0 |
| 18.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.77 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.12 |
| .324 | Isolated Power | .212 |
| 0.56 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .114 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| .162 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 20.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 106.0 | MLB Rating | 77.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 42,807 | Capacity: