Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
· Doubleheader - Game 1 – Makeup from Aug 18
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Caissie homers as the Cubs hold off the Brewers for a 6-4 win in doubleheader opener
Willi Castro also went deep as Chicago won for the third time in four games. Four Cubs relievers combined for 3 2/3 innings of two-hit ball after Matthew Boyd (12-6) departed in the sixth.
Chicago (71-54) pulled within eight games of NL Central-leading Milwaukee (79-46). The teams were originally scheduled for a doubleheader on Monday, but the second game was postponed by rain.
Christian Yelich homered for Milwaukee, and Sal Frelick had two hits and two RBI. It was just the third loss for the Brewers in their last 21 games.
Chicago built a 5-0 lead on Caissie's two-run single in the first and Castro's three-run shot off Chad Patrick (3-8) in the third. It was Castro’s first homer since he was acquired in a July 31 trade with Minnesota.
But Milwaukee quickly started chipping away at the deficit. Yelich opened the fourth with his 26th homer, and Frelick singled home Brandon Lockridge in the fifth. Frelick added another RBI single in a two-run sixth.
Caissie then gave the Cubs a boost with his first major league homer, a 381-foot drive to left-center off Shelby Miller that made it 6-4 in the bottom half of the sixth. The 23-year-old Caissie singled in the seventh inning of Monday's 7-0 loss in the series opener for his first big league hit.
Caleb Thielbar and Drew Pomeranz each pitched an inning for Chicago before Daniel Palencia handled the ninth for his 17th save in 19 chances.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Contreras grounded into double play, third to second to first, Durbin out at second. |
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9th Inning | Durbin singled to right, Frelick to second. |
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9th Inning | Frelick walked. |
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9th Inning | Seigler struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Palencia relieved Pomeranz |
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9th Inning | Seigler hit for Ortiz |
Statistics
 MIL |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 6 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 6 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 2 |
| 158 | Pitches | 116 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 4.4 | Runs Created | 4.1 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .394 | Slugging Percentage | .516 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .258 |
| .359 | On Base Percentage | .303 |
| .753 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .819 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 4.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.5 |
| 31.0 | Batter Rating | 42.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.05 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.52 |
| .152 | Isolated Power | .258 |
| 0.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
| .154 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
| .091 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 81.0 | MLB Rating | 87.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 33,103 | 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 |