Brewers fall to Cubs, Chicago avoids sweep

MILWAUKEE, WI - MAY 01: Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Corbin Burnes (39) has a conference during a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs on May 1, 2022, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI. (Photo by Lawrence Iles/Icon Sp …

Marcus Stroman threw two-hit ball for seven innings, outpitching Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes and leading the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 Sunday.

Patrick Wisdom homered as the Cubs ended a four-game losing streak. They had been outscored 20-2 in dropping the first two games of the series at Milwaukee.

Stroman (1-3) earned his first win for his new team in his fifth start. Pitching on his 31st birthday, he struck out five and walked one.

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Burnes (1-1) struck out 10 in seven innings, giving up four hits. He retired the first 13 batters before Wisdom homered in the fifth.

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The Cubs added a run in the sixth when Alfonso Rivas singled and scored on a double by Seiya Suzuki.

Chicago reliever Rowan Wick got two outs in the eighth and David Robertson closed for his fifth save.

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