Michael Busch hits grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice in
Cubs' 10-0 win over Brewers
[May 03, 2025]
By STEVE MEGARGEE
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Busch hit his first career
grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong added two solo shots as the Chicago
Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0 on Friday.
This marked the first matchup of the season between the NL
Central-leading Cubs and the Brewers, who won this division each of the
last two seasons. |
Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong gestures after hitting a home run
during the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee
Brewers, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf) |
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Chicago took the lead for good by scoring two
runs in the first inning off Tyler Alexander (1-3), who served
as the Brewers’ opener before giving way to Quinn Priester. The
Cubs scored seven runs against Priester in the second to break
the game open.
Busch sent an 0-2 curve over the wall in left-center field for
his sixth homer of the season, giving Chicago an 8-0 advantage.
Two batters later, Crow-Armstrong delivered a 418-foot blast to
center on a 1-2 changeup.
Crow-Amstrong went deep again in the seventh inning, hitting a
399-foot shot to right on a 2-1 slider from Joel Payamps for his
eighth homer of the season.
Cubs starter Ben Brown (3-2) struck out four in six innings
while allowing four hits and no walks. Chris Flexen worked the
final three innings for his third career save, and first since
2022.
The Brewers were shut out again two nights after closing a
10-game trip with an 8-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The last
time the Brewers were shut out in back-to-back games was in May
2023.
Key moment
After allowing a leadoff single to Dansby Swanson in the second,
Priester walked Nicky Lopez on a 3-2 sinker and then walked Ian
Happ on four pitches to load the bases with nobody out. Those
two walks set the stage for the Cubs’ seven-run outburst.
Key stat
Crow-Armstrong's two homers from the No. 7 spot in the lineup
continued the Cubs’ run of success from the bottom third of
their lineup. The Cubs have 18 homers this season from players
batting seventh, eighth or ninth. They entered Friday leading
the majors in that category.
Up next
Cubs RHP Jameson Taillon (1-1, 4.01 ERA) goes against Brewers
LHP José Quintana (4-0, 1.14) on Saturday.
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