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Down 2-0, the Brewers took advantage when Chicago starter Justin
Steele left the game after he allowed two hits and a walk and
struck out nine over six scoreless innings.
Rowdy Tellez belted his team-leading 26th home run off Mark
Leiter Jr. in the seventh, just after teammate Andrew McCutchen
was thrown out trying to steal second. Hiura then followed with
a two-out long ball against Brandon Hughes.
In the eighth, after Kolten Wong singled and eventually advanced
to third on two Rowan Wick (3-6) wild pitches, Willy Adames put
Milwaukee ahead for good with a sacrifice fly.
Hiura then clubbed his 12th home run of the season with a man on
in the ninth, as the Brewers prevailed for just the seventh time
in the last 19 contests after one-run losses in each of the
first two games of this series.
The Brewers also snapped a four-game losing streak to the Cubs,
who had won five in a row overall entering Sunday. Despite the
defeat, Chicago has won five consecutive scheduled series.
Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff went 5 2/3 innings, allowing
just Ian Happ's 100th career homer in the first and Seiya
Suzuki's 10th blast of the season in the fourth, plus two other
hits. He walked two and tossed five strikeouts.
After the Brewers' bullpen faltered during Saturday's 6-5,
11-inning loss, Brent Suter (5-3), Brad Boxberger and Taylor
Rogers (29 saves) held Chicago batters to just one hit over the
final 3 1/3 innings.
Suzuki also recorded a single and double for the Cubs, who
played without slugger Patrick Wisdom after he injured his
finger on a play at the plate during Saturday's victory. X-rays
were negative, according to the team.
--Field Level Media
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