Updated
Updated · Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Jun 27
Brewers Beat Cubs 6-2 for 50th Win as Mitchell, Misiorowski Swing 6th Inning
Updated
Updated · Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Jun 27

Brewers Beat Cubs 6-2 for 50th Win as Mitchell, Misiorowski Swing 6th Inning

3 articles · Updated · Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Jun 27

Summary

  • Milwaukee reached 50-29 with a 6-2 win over Chicago, its fifth straight victory, after Garrett Mitchell’s sixth-inning two-run homer flipped a 1-0 deficit.
  • Jacob Misiorowski set up that turn by escaping a bases-loaded jam in the top of the sixth, striking out Ian Happ with a 102.8-mph fastball on his 107th and final pitch.
  • Misiorowski improved to 9-3, allowing two hits and one run over six innings with seven strikeouts, while opening the game by hitting 105.5 mph and topping 103 mph nine times in the first inning.
  • William Contreras added a two-run homer in the seventh, David Hamilton tripled home another run, and Christian Yelich doubled in Milwaukee’s final insurance run.
  • The Brewers moved to 4-0 against the Cubs, stretched their NL Central winning streak to 11 games, and opened a 7 1/2-game division lead.

Insights

Will the Cubs' record-bad bullpen cause a mid-season collapse, or can their potent offense still win the hyper-competitive NL Central?
Is the Brewers’ pitching factory, now featuring a 105 mph ace, the blueprint for dominating big-spending rivals like the Cubs?