Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Final
Recap
CHICAGO -- Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Monday night in the first meeting this season between the longtime NL Central rivals. Christian Yelich went deep for the second straight day as Milwaukee used a 13-hit attack to improve to 9-2 in its last 11 games. Andrew Vaughn had two hits and scored twice. Milwaukee pulled within a half-game of Chicago for the division lead. The Brewers won the Central in 2025 for the third consecutive year and then eliminated the Cubs in a five-game NL Division Series.
Team stats
13Hits7
2Home runs1
4Walks3
4Strikeouts10
1Stolen bases0
120Pitches thrown137
10Pitching strikeouts4
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian YelichDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake BauersLF-1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Vaughn1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey OrtizSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sal FrelickRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson ChourioCF-LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Rengifo3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brice Turang2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| William ContrerasC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake PerkinsCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane DrohanP | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brandon SproatP | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |