The game was effectively shaped by Chicago's one-inning burst. The Cubs seized control in the first on Tyrone Taylor's homer, which brought Seiya Suzuki home, then kept the pressure on throughout a lopsided victory over Milwaukee.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| CHC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | X | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Bregman was the central force in the Cubs' offense, homering in the first and again in the fourth before adding another homer in the eighth. His power kept Chicago's lead expanding and gave the game its defining performance.
Tyrone Taylor's homer put Chicago in front in the first, and Nico Hoerner followed with another homer. Carson Kelly then brought Michael Busch home with a single. Alex Bregman's homer in the second brought Seiya Suzuki home, while Suzuki and Bregman added solo homers in the fourth. Chicago continued the onslaught in the seventh and eighth, including Matt Shaw's homer with Miguel Amaya scoring and Michael Conforto's homer with Amaya and Shaw crossing the plate.
Milwaukee's offense finally reached the board in the seventh when Cooper Pratt homered with Luis Lara scoring, and Andrew Vaughn brought Jackson Chourio home with a single in the eighth. But Kyle Harrison was hit hard before that response could matter, while Clay Holmes kept the Cubs in control with a scoreless start.
The result extended Chicago's winning streak and snapped Milwaukee's skid, but the story was the early burst that left the Brewers chasing from the outset.
Chicago Cubs defeated Milwaukee Brewers, 17-3.
- Alex Bregman went 3-for-6 with 3 home runs, 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored (batting .258 on the season).
- Tyrone Taylor went 4-for-6 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .280 on the season).
- Carson Kelly went 3-for-5 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .265 on the season).
- Clay Holmes allowed 0 runs on 5 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 8, to earn the win (4-4) (2.09 ERA).
- Kyle Harrison allowed 9 runs on 10 hits over 3.2 innings, striking out 3, and took the loss (10-4) (3.45 ERA).
Chicago Cubs improved to 78-60; Milwaukee Brewers fell to 85-53 (2 straight losses).