Milwaukee's early burst created the margin, and the Brewers held on when Chicago made a late push. Milwaukee defeated the Cubs as Logan Henderson delivered a scoreless start and the offense struck quickly.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| MIL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Henderson set the tone from the mound, working through his outing without allowing an earned run and collecting strikeouts along the way. His performance gave Milwaukee room to absorb Chicago's final-inning surge.
Christian Yelich's homer brought Brice Turang and William Contreras home in the first, putting Milwaukee in front. Jackson Chourio then homered in the second, and William Contreras followed with a homer that brought Turang across. Chourio later singled to bring Garrett Mitchell home, while Contreras added another run with a single that scored Turang.
Kevin Gausman was charged with the loss after Milwaukee broke through against him early. Chicago remained quiet for most of the game, but the Cubs created a late scare when Ian Happ's walk brought Pete Crow-Armstrong home, Nico Hoerner's single scored Seiya Suzuki, Pedro Ramírez's groundout brought Michael Busch across, and Michael Conforto's double scored Happ and Hoerner.
The Brewers extended their winning streak and kept their hold on the division lead, while Chicago's losing streak continued. The game belonged to Milwaukee's early offense until the Cubs made the finish uncomfortable.
Milwaukee Brewers defeated Chicago Cubs, 8-6.
- Jackson Chourio went 3-for-5 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .290 on the season).
- William Contreras went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .271 on the season).
- Christian Yelich went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .241 on the season).
- Logan Henderson allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 2 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 6, to earn the win (10-3) (2.34 ERA).
- Kevin Gausman allowed 7 runs (6 earned) on 8 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 6, and took the loss (5-10) (4.60 ERA).
Milwaukee Brewers improved to 91-56 (3 straight wins); Chicago Cubs fell to 81-66 (4 straight losses).