A quiet duel turned in Chicago’s favor when Pete Crow-Armstrong’s homer gave the Cubs the lead they would not surrender. Chicago held off the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Gausman anchored the victory with a sharp start, allowing only one earned run while striking out nine. Ryan Zeferjahn and Ryan Rolison then kept the Brewers off the board, with Rolison recording the save.
In the third, Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on a fly ball to center field, bringing Carson Kelly home and putting Chicago ahead. Milwaukee answered in the fourth when Andrew Vaughn homered on a fly ball to left-center field, but the Cubs maintained their margin.
Logan Henderson pitched effectively for Milwaukee but took the loss after Chicago’s home run supplied the game’s only lead change. The Brewers could not produce another scoring play against the Cubs’ pitching.
Chicago extended its winning streak, while Milwaukee’s losing streak continued. The quiet duel was decided by one well-timed swing and sustained by Chicago’s pitching.
Chicago Cubs defeated Milwaukee Brewers, 2-1.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .280 on the season).
- Andrew Vaughn went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .313 on the season).
- Carson Kelly went 1-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .263 on the season).
- Kevin Gausman allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 9, to earn the win (5-10) (4.38 ERA).
- Logan Henderson allowed 2 runs on 3 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 7, and took the loss (9-3) (2.48 ERA).
- Ryan Rolison allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (2) (2.93 ERA).
Chicago Cubs improved to 79-62; Milwaukee Brewers fell to 87-54.