Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Final
Recap
CHICAGO -- Kyle Harrison struck out 11 in seven dominant innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the sloppy Chicago Cubs 5-0 on Wednesday night to sweep the first series this season between the NL Central rivals. David Hamilton had three hits and scored two runs as division-leading Milwaukee improved to 14-4 in its last 18 games. Jake Bauers extended his hitting to a career-high 11 games with an RBI single in the third. Harrison (5-1) allowed two hits and walked one in his fourth career game with double-digit strikeouts. The left-hander is 4-0 with a sparkling 0.96 ERA in his last five starts, striking out 41 batters in 28 innings.
Team stats
8Hits2
0Home runs0
4Walks2
9Strikeouts13
2Stolen bases0
121Pitches thrown155
13Pitching strikeouts9
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William ContrerasC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Hamilton3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Turang2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sal FrelickRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Bauers1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake PerkinsCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian YelichDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackson ChourioLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joey OrtizSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett MitchellCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL HallP | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle HarrisonP | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |