Brewers beat Cubs, sweep first NL Central rivalry series of season
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 20: Brice Turang #2, David Hamilton #6, Joey Ortiz #3 and Jake Bauers #9 of the Milwaukee Brewers shake hands after defeating the Chicago Cubs 5-0 at Wrigley Field on May 20, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/
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.
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Harrison and Hamilton were acquired by Milwaukee in a February trade with Boston that sent third baseman Caleb Durbin to the Red Sox.
Chicago committed three errors during its ninth loss in 11 games. Struggling reliever Phil Maton threw a wild pitch in the seventh that brought home Milwaukee's final run.
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Cubs right-hander Edward Cabrera (3-2) exited after three-plus innings because of a blister on his right middle finger. He was charged with four runs, one earned, and four hits.
Milwaukee scored three in the second, taking advantage of an ugly mistake by Gold Glove center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
The Brewers had runners on first and second with one out when Hamilton hit a liner up the middle. The ball went under Crow-Armstrong’s glove and rolled toward the warning track.
Hamilton picked up speed as he rounded first and scored with a headfirst slide. It was ruled a single for Hamilton and Crow-Armstrong’s third error of the season.
DL Hall finished the two-hitter for Milwaukee, the team's third shutout this year.
Up next
Brewers: Following an off day, RHP Logan Henderson (1-1, 3.50 ERA) and Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski (6-1, 2.49) start Friday in the opener of a weekend set at Milwaukee.
Cubs: Begin a three-game series against Houston on Friday afternoon. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (5-1, 1.50 ERA) starts for the visiting Astros.
Brewers beat Cubs, take over first place in NL Central
Jacob Misiorowski threw six scoreless innings and Brice Turang homered as the Brewers beat the Cubs 5-2 Tuesday at Wrigley Field to move into first place in the NL Central.
The Source: The Associated Press