William Contreras hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Wednesday.
Blake Perkins singled leading off the ninth against Héctor Neris . Contreras put Milwaukee on top one out later when he lined a double to left-center, helping the NL Central leaders end a rough day on a winning note.Before the game, the Brewers placed Christian Yelich on the 10-day injured list because of inflammation in his lower back, and they were bracing for the possibility that their All-Star outfielder will miss significant time.
Just not finding a lot of holes. Wind blowing in, flyballs aren't really going anywhere."The Cubs went 2-4 on their homestand against Arizona and Milwaukee. They gave up just 14 runs, but scored nine while getting shut out twice."We pitched well. We didn’t score enough runs," manager Craig Counsell said.Suzuki doubled and scored in the first against Brewers opener Rob Zastryzny, then gave Chicago a 2-1 lead in the third with a solo homer against Wilson.
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