Brewers TM
CHICAGO, Il (WTAQ) – The Milwaukee Brewers nine game winning streak died in the breeze at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Crew 1-0 Tuesday night.
The wind was blowing in on Chicago’s north side with two good pitchers on the mound. The only run of the game was scored in the first inning on Cody Bellinger’s RBI ground out against Corbin Burnes. The Brewer ace would make it through seven, giving up 8 hits with 7 strikeouts. Justin Steele of the Cubs was just a tiny bit better.
Milwaukee got some traffic early but couldn’t come up with the big knock although Victor Caratini almost knocked Steele out of the game when he blistered a line drive off his leg. Steele was able to shake it off and get through 6 innings, allowing six hits while fanning 8. At one point after the injury, he retired 10 straight.
The Brewers did square up some balls. Tyrone Taylor drove Ian Happ to the ivy, Joe Wiemer literally knocked one out of the park but it curled outside the left field foul pole. William Contreras got good wood late but the fly ball was knocked down by the breeze. Mark Canha was two for four at the plate and Brice Turang made a couple more outstanding defensive plays at second base but it wasn’t enough to keep the streak going.
Milwaukee is now 74-58 and up four games on the Cubs in the NL Central race with one more to go in Chicago. Brandon Woodruff will face Kyle Hendricks in the key rubber game Wednesday afternoon.
Pre-game coverage begins at 12:45 PM with a 1:20 PM first pitch on WNFL.
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