Cubs belt four homers in 15-2 rout of Brewers
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[April 24, 2021]
Jake Marisnick homered and tied
a career high with five RBIs as the Chicago Cubs routed the visiting
Milwaukee Brewers 15-2 in the opener of a three-game series on
Friday.
Anthony Rizzo, Willson Contreras and Javier Baez also homered for
the Cubs, who recorded a season-high 17 hits and extended their
winning streak to four games.
Kyle Hendricks (1-2) benefited from early run support and earned his
first victory in four starts, giving up two runs with six strikeouts
over six innings.
Kolten Wong and Billy McKinney hit back-to-back homers in the sixth
inning for Milwaukee, which saw its five-game road winning streak
come to an end.
Rizzo doubled in a run to start the scoring in the first off Brett
Anderson (2-2), who left the game after four batters due to a right
knee discomfort. The Cubs quickly added to their lead when Josh
Lindblom entered and allowed Rizzo to score on David Bote's infield
single.
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Lindblom then walked Jason Heyward to load the bases before
Marisnick doubled in three runs. Nico Hoerner drove in Marisnick
with a double.
Chicago extended its lead to 10-0 in the second when Rizzo and Baez
hit back-to-back homers against Lindblom. David Bote walked and
scored on a triple by Heyward, who scored on Marisnick's groundout
to first.
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Chicago Cubs catcher
Willson Contreras (40) after hitting a three run home run in the
sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field.
Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Marisnick homered in the fourth to put the Cubs ahead 11-0 before
the Brewers scored two runs in the sixth. The Cubs added to their
lead in the sixth when Austin Romine doubled in a run and Contreras
blasted a three-run homer off Angel Perdomo.
Kris Bryant went 3-for-4 for the Cubs while Hoerner had a pair of
doubles among his three hits. Baez added three hits and has three
homers over his last six games.
Chicago has scored a total of 35 runs in their last three contests
after recording a total of 34 in its first 13 games.
Wong went 3-for-4 in his return to the leadoff spot for the Brewers.
The second baseman had not played since April 8 with a left oblique
strain.
--Field Level Media
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