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 Logan Watkins and Welington Castillo each had two hits and an RBI
for the Cubs, who have won 12 of their last 18. Chicago right-hander
Kyle Hendricks (6-1), who earlier in the day was named the National
League Rookie of the Month for August, limited the Brewers to two
runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings to earn the win.
Khris Davis went 3-for-4 and Gerardo Parra added two hits for the
Brewers, who have been outscored 55-16 during an eight-game losing
streak to fall three games behind NL Central leader St. Louis.
Former Cubs right-hander Matt Garza (7-8) was roughed up for six
runs and eight hits over three innings in his return from the
disabled list as Milwaukee's lead over Atlanta for the second wild
card dwindled to a half-game.
 The Brewers took a 1-0 lead on Logan Schafer's RBI single in the
second, but Valaika launched an 0-1 slider to left to put Chicago
ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the frame. The Cubs broke it open with a
four-run third as Soler doubled home two runs and scored on
Castillo's ground-rule double before Watkins' run-scoring single
made it 6-1.
Valaika's error allowed a run to score in the sixth, and the Brewers
had the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate before reliever
Justin Grimm got Jean Segura to fly out to right to end the threat.
Milwaukee managed only two baserunners the rest of the way.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Brewers RF Ryan Braun was not with the team Wednesday after
returning to Milwaukee to be with his wife for the birth of their first
child. … Cubs SS Starlin Castro was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain
after leaving Tuesday's game and is likely done for the season. … Soler
has at least one RBI in six of his seven major-league games, and is only
the second Cubs player to record at least 10 RBIs through his first
seven contests joining Mandy Brooks, who had 12 in 1925.
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