Christopher Morel reached on an error to open
the inning, and Mike Tauchman followed with a walk. Both runners
advanced on Nico Hoerner's sacrifice bunt, but Morel was then
cut down at the plate when Ian Happ hit a sharp grounder to
first with the infield drawn in.
With runners on the corners, Bellinger grounded a ball off
reliever Joel Payamps' foot, allowing the winning run to score.
Bellinger committed a throwing error that allowed Andruw
Monasterio to reach first leading off the ninth, but Adbert
Alzolay (2-4) got Christian Yelich to ground into a double play
before working around a walk to secure the win.
Payamps (4-4) took the loss.
Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks was in line for the win after
allowing one unearned run through six innings, but Milwaukee
rallied in the eighth.
With two outs, Sal Frelick singled and stole second before Willy
Adames and Rowdy Tellez walked to load the bases. Alzolay
entered in relief and plunked Mark Canha to force in a run as
the Brewers drew even at 2-2.
Chicago had built a 2-0 lead in the first thanks to Happ's RBI
double and a sacrifice fly from Dansby Swanson.
Yelich opened the third with an infield single, advancing to
second on the play when Hendricks' errant throw to first ended
up in the stands. William Contreras followed with a run-scoring
single to pull Milwaukee within 2-1.
The Brewers looked poised to draw even in the fifth after
Contreras walked and stole second with two outs.
Carlos Santana then sent a grounder up the middle, but second
baseman Hoerner made a diving stop to keep the ball in the
infield. Contreras had to hold at third, and Hendricks struck
out Frelick to escape the jam.
Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff gave up two runs on two hits
in six innings.
With the victory, the Cubs pulled within three games of the
first-place Brewers in the National League Central.
--Field Level Media
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