MLB

Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs

· Doubleheader - Game 2
Milwaukee Brewers
79-47, 37-27 Away
Final
1 - 4
Chicago Cubs
72-54, 40-24 Home

Taillon and Busch star as the Cubs beat the Brewers 4-1 for a doubleheader sweep

Matt Shaw smacks a triple against Brewers

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).

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.

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.

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.

Key stat The Brewers dropped to 55-15 when they score 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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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Turang grounded out to first.
9th Inning Collins grounded out to second.
9th Inning Vaughn grounded out to second.
9th Inning Kittredge relieved Brasier
8th Inning Busch grounded out to second.
8th Inning Shaw struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
15 Ground Balls 12
5 Strikeouts 9
1 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 9
0 Stolen Bases 1
1 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 34
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 2
13 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 0
131 Pitches 144
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
8 Total Bases 13
34 Plate Appearances 37
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
1 Extra Base Hits 3
1.6 Runs Created 4.6
.212 Batting Average .265
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.242 Slugging Percentage .382
.061 Secondary Average .235
.235 On Base Percentage .324
.478 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .707
1.2 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
1.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.9
13.0 Batter Rating 32.5
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.85 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.89
.030 Isolated Power .118
0.20 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.33
.029 Walks Per Plate Appearance .081
-.152 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.029
2.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
68.5 MLB Rating 81.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 34,540 | Capacity:

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 57 L2 0.60958904 89
Chicago 6.5 63 W1 0.56551725 82
Cincinnati 15.5 72 W1 0.50344825 73
St. Louis 17 74 L2 0.49315068 72
Pittsburgh 24.5 81 L4 0.4413793 64
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