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 Fiers (2-1) made his second straight start in place of injured
right-hander Matt Garza and scattered three hits and a walk while
striking out the side in the second, fifth and sixth innings before
handing it off to the bullpen. Scooter Gennett drove in two runs and
Khris Davis homered as the Brewers increased their lead to 2 1/2
games over Pittsburgh and St. Louis in the National League Central.
Edwin Jackson (6-13) was reached for five runs and seven hits in 4
2/3 innings as the Cubs finished up their seven-game homestand with
a 3-4 mark. Chris Valaika delivered a pinch-hit, two-run single and
Anthony Rizzo doubled among two hits for Chicago.
Milwaukee got off to a quick start when Jackson issued a pair of
two-out walks in the first inning in front of Gennett, who drove a
slider off the wall in right-center to plate both runners. Davis got
hold of a flat slider in the third and took it into the front row in
left for his 20th blast.
Elian Herrera hit the first base bag with a sharp grounder in the
fourth and had it skip down the line in right for an RBI triple
before scoring on Carlos Gomez’s single to make it 5-0. Chicago took
advantage of Fiers’ exit to grab a pair of runs in the seventh, but
Mark Reynolds belted a solo homer in the eighth as the Brewers put
it away.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Fiers has allowed a total of one run and six hits while
striking out 19 over 14 innings in two starts since taking over for
Garza. … Brewers RHP Kyle Lohse (ankle) could miss his next start after
leaving after the third inning on Wednesday. … RHP Jacob Turner made his
Chicago debut and worked 2 1/3 perfect innings of relief.
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