Crow-Armstrong hits his 20th homer but the Brewers outslug the Cubs, 8-7
[June 20, 2025]
By MATT CARLSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Isaac Collins hit a three-run homer,
rookie Caleb Durbin added a two-run drive and the Milwaukee Brewers held
off the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Thursday.
Rhys Hoskins lofted a solo shot, and Christian Yelich, Jackson Chuorio
and Joey Ortiz had two hits apiece to help the Brewers close within 5
1/2 games of first-place Chicago in the NL Central. |
Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong gestures after hitting a two-run home
run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball
game Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) |
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Pete Crow-Armstrong lined his 20th home run,
and Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ also went deep for the Cubs
before a season-high crowd of 41,078 on a breezy afternoon at
Wrigley Field.
Chicago nearly came back from a five-run deficit, but Trevor
Megill worked around a walk in the ninth for his 16th save.
Freddy Peralta (7-4) allowed three runs and two hits in five
innings for the win.
Jameson Taillon (7-4) was tagged for five runs and eight hits in
four innings after winning his five previous starts.
Crow-Armstrong’s line shot to right field in the first gave
Chicago a 2-1 lead.
Hoskins' solo drive and Durbin's two-run homer put Milwaukee
ahead 4-2 in the second.
The Brewers upped it to 5-2 in the third before Swanson’s 14th
homer cut it to 5-3 in the fourth.
Collins connected on his second homer in two games in the fifth,
extending Milwaukee’s lead to 8-3. Happ’s two-run drive in the
seventh made it 8-5.
The Cubs closed to 8-7 in the eighth, scoring on Carson Kelly’s
RBI groundout and Nico Hoerner’s infield single against reliever
Abner Uribe.
Key moment
Megill walked Happ to start the ninth, but struck out Kyle
Tucker. Seiya Suzuki then bounced into a game-ending double
play.
Key stat
Crow-Armstrong became the first player to reach 20 homers and 20
stolen bases this season.
Up next
Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second
career start Friday at Minnesota agaianst RHP Joe Ryan (7-2,
2.93).
The Cubs hadn’t announced a scheduled starter for Friday
afternoon against Seattle. RHP George Kirby (1-3, 5.96 ERA)
pitches for the Mariners.
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