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But Sanchez jumped on a 3-2 sweeper from Cubs
reliever Tyson Miller and crushed it 422 feet into the shaded
seats beyond the center field wall, driving in Christian Yelich
ahead of him, for a 6-4 lead. It was Sanchez's seventh homer of
the year.
The Brewers have won seven of their past 12 games, while the
Cubs have lost 10 of their past 13.
In the top of the seventh, Seiya Suzuki crushed a two-run homer
off Brewers lefty Bryan Hudson to tie the game at 3. The
388-foot shot to left-center was Suzuki's fifth homer.
The Brewers got the lead right back in the bottom of the
seventh, when Brice Turang's chopper to third scored Blake
Perkins, who was going on contact and raced home from third.
With two outs in the top of the eighth, Christopher Morel ripped
a 3-1 fastball from Hudson 396 feet to right-center that tied it
at 4. It was Morel's 10th homer.
The Cubs struck first for a 1-0 lead when Cody Bellinger
launched his eighth homer in the first. Bellinger hooked a 2-2
fastball from Brewers right-hander Colin Rea 366 feet over the
fence in the right field corner.
The Brewers took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the second.
Sanchez's sacrifice fly scored Willy Adames, then Joey Ortiz
doubled to left to drive in Sal Frelick. Two pitches later,
Perkins singled up the middle to score Ortiz.
Hudson (4-0) got the win in relief, and Elvis Peguero got his
second big-league save for the Brewers. Luke Little (1-1) took
the loss.
Rea worked 5 1/3 innings for Milwaukee, allowing one run on five
hits and a walk with five strikeouts in a 79-pitch effort.
The Cubs' starter, right-hander Jameson Taillon, gave up three
runs on six hits in six innings, with a walk and four strikeouts
over 87 pitches.
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