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Milwaukee went down quietly in the seventh, but
pinch hitter Jackson Chourio then helped give the Brewers life
in the eighth.
Chourio greeted reliever Adbert Alzolay with a one-out single,
stole second and scored on William Contreras' base hit to knot
things at 1. Contreras also ended up stealing second, allowing
him to come home on Adames' grounder to center.
Jake Bauers provided some insurance with a run-scoring single to
cap the rally.
Alzolay (1-4) surrendered three runs on four hits in one-third
of an inning to take the loss.
Elvis Peguero (4-0) was the beneficiary of the outburst and came
away with the win. Trevor Megill logged a 1-2-3 ninth for his
second save of 2024.
Milwaukee's comeback spoiled a stellar outing from Cubs starter
Hayden Wesneski, who lowered his ERA to 0.54 by scattering three
hits across 6 1/3 scoreless innings. Wesneski walked two and
matched his career high with eight strikeouts.
Brewers starter Joe Ross gave up just one run on six hits in six
innings. He fanned four without issuing a walk.
Brice Turang went 2-for-4 for Milwaukee, which pushed its
winning streak to three games.
Nico Hoerner, Ian Happ and Michael Busch each had two hits as
Chicago's offensive struggles continued. The Cubs have averaged
just 2.4 runs over their past seven games.
It didn't look like the teams were headed for a pitchers' duel,
as both quickly applied pressure on the basepaths.
Milwaukee put runners on first and second in the second and
fourth, but it left them stranded in both innings.
Then, in the home half of the fourth, Busch and Morel advanced
to second and third, respectively, on Dansby Swanson's deep
flyout to center. However, Matt Mervis struck out to end the
frame.
--Field Level Media
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