Darvish sharp, Schwarber homers as
Cubs top Brewers
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[August 14, 2020]
Yu Darvish carried a no-hitter
into the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 4-2 win
over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.
Brewers slugger Justin Smoak broke up Darvish's no-hit effort with
one out in the seventh when he ripped a solo home run down the
right-field line. The blast marked the only hit of the night against
Darvish (3-1), who walked two and struck out 11 before yielding to
the bullpen to start the eighth.
Chicago won for the 13th time in 16 games this season, improving
upon its best record in the major leagues. It is the best start for
the franchise since 1907.
Brewers starter Brett Anderson (0-2) drew the loss after allowing
two runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out
five.
Kyle Schwarber went deep for the Cubs, who have won seven home games
in a row. Ian Happ finished 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while
Javier Baez and David Bote also notched RBIs.
Milwaukee has lost two games in a row, three of four and five of
seven.
The Cubs opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning. Nico
Hoerner led off the frame with a double, advanced to third on a
groundout by Anthony Rizzo and scored on a groundout by Baez.
In the second, Chicago pushed its lead to 2-0 on a solo shot by
Schwarber. He belted a first-pitch sinker an estimated 373 feet over
the wall in left-center field for his third homer of the season.
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Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner (2) scores against the Milwaukee Brewers
during the first inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil
Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
A two-run sixth made it 4-0 for the Cubs. Happ drove in Willson
Contreras on a double to center field, and moments later Happ came
home to score on Bote's line-drive single to left.
Smoak broke up the shutout in the seventh, and he struck again with
an RBI double with two outs in the ninth. Cubs reliever Rowan Wick
retired Omar Narvaez in the next at-bat to record his third save.
Darvish lowered his ERA to 1.88 after four starts. He has walked
four and struck out 27 this season.
--Field Level Media
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