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Christian Yelich and Jace Peterson drove in one
run apiece for Milwaukee, which will go for a three-game sweep
over the Cubs on Wednesday afternoon. The Brewers have outscored
opponents 44-15 during their winning streak.
Patrick Wisdom went 1-for-3 with an RBI double to lead the Cubs
at the plate, and Joc Pederson had two hits. Chicago has dropped
five consecutive games.
Woodruff (7-3) limited the Cubs to one run on four hits before
giving way to the bullpen in the seventh. The right-hander
walked three batters and threw 66 of 104 pitches for strikes.
Cubs right-hander Zach Davies (5-5) gave up two runs on two hits
in four innings against Milwaukee, where he played from 2015-19.
He walked three and struck out six.
Brewers closer Josh Hader pitched a scoreless ninth inning for
his 20th save in as many opportunities. He retired pinch hitter
Jose Lobaton to end the game and lowered his ERA to 0.55.
Milwaukee opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. Willy
Adames drew a walk, stole second base and scored on a one-out
double by Yelich to right-center field.
The Cubs evened the score at 1-1 in the top of the fourth.
Javier Baez hit a leadoff triple to right field and scored two
batters later on Wisdom's double to center field.
In the bottom of the fourth, Milwaukee took a 2-1 lead. Peterson
ripped two-out a single to right field, and Yelich scored from
second base as the ball bounced off Cubs right fielder Jason
Heyward.
The Cubs loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but
Brewers right-hander Jake Cousins escaped trouble when he struck
out Ian Happ on a slider to end the inning.
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo missed his second straight game
because of back pain. His teammate, Kris Bryant, was not in the
lineup because he is dealing with soreness in his side.
--Field Level Media
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