Brewers lose to Cubs in doubleheader sweep for Chicago, fans rally
Brewers fans cheer on team in Chicago
From Milwaukee to Chicago, fans are at bars supporting the Milwaukee Brewers in their doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs.
CHICAGO - Jameson Taillon pitched six effective innings in his return from a calf injury, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Tuesday night for a sweep of their split doubleheader.
Michael Busch drove in two runs as Chicago improved to 4-2 on an eight-game homestand. Ian Happ had two hits, and Owen Caissie contributed a bloop RBI single.
Coupled with their 6-4 win in the first game of the day, the Cubs (72-54) moved within seven games of the NL Central-leading Brewers (79-47).
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Andrew Vaughn's first-inning RBI single accounted for Milwaukee's only run in the second game. Sal Frelick nearly had a sacrifice fly in the seventh, but right fielder Willi Castro made a perfect throw to the plate to complete an inning-ending double play.
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Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff (4-1) permitted three runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings in his eighth start of the season.
Busch drove in Caissie with a second-inning double, lifting Chicago to a 2-1 lead. Nico Hoerner added an RBI single in the fifth.
Matt Shaw raced his way to a valuable insurance run in the sixth. He hit a one-out triple and scored with a headfirst slide when Gold Glove second baseman Brice Turang threw home on Busch's grounder.
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Taillon (8-6) allowed five hits in his first big league start since June 29. He had been sidelined by a right calf strain.
Andrew Kittredge pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.
Milwaukee finished the game without shortstop Joey Ortiz, who departed in the seventh with a lower-body injury.
Key moment
Castro's throw home in the seventh sent a charge through the crowd of 34,540 at Wrigley Field.
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Key stat
The Brewers dropped to 55-15 when they scored first.
Up next
Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 3.89 ERA) pitches for Milwaukee on Wednesday night, and fellow right-hander Colin Rea (9-5, 3.99 ERA) starts for Chicago. Misiorowski is 1-1 with a 6.27 ERA in his last five outings.
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The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.