Chicago CubsvsMilwaukee Brewers
CHC 8/MIL 2
Things to say
The Cubs beat the Brewers 8-2 on the road at American Family Field.
01
opener
Cubs took it 8-2 in Milwaukee. They jumped on them early and the bats never cooled off. On a getaway day in Milwaukee, that's a statement win.
02
key player
The heart of the Cubs order did all the damage. Somebody left the yard and a couple guys had multi-hit nights to blow it open.
03
hot take
I don't care that Milwaukee's 50-30, that pitching staff is living on borrowed time. Eight runs and it wasn't even that close.
04
deep cut
Brewers manager went to the pen way too early and it snowballed. Once the starter was out, the middle innings got ugly fast.
05
exit
Anyway, division series like this, let's see if the Cubs can take the next one and actually make it a race.
The recap
Cubs rolled into Milwaukee and put a beatdown on the first-place Brewers, 8-2, on a getaway day. Chicago's bats jumped on Milwaukee early and never let off the gas, stacking up eight runs while their starter cruised and kept the heart of the Brewers order quiet.
Milwaukee never got into it, managing just two runs and watching their division lead take a dent. Statement win for a Cubs club that's still scrapping to stay in the race.