Jake Bauers homers, drives in 4 runs as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-3 in
series opener
[May 19, 2026]
By JAY COHEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Bauers homered and drove in four
runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Monday
night in the first meeting this season between the longtime NL Central
rivals.
Christian Yelich went deep for the second straight day as Milwaukee used
a 13-hit attack to improve to 9-2 in its last 11 games. Andrew Vaughn
had two hits and scored twice. |
Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong reacts after flying out to Milwaukee
Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio during the sixth inning of a
baseball game in Chicago, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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Milwaukee pulled within a half-game of Chicago for the division
lead. The Brewers won the Central in 2025 for the third
consecutive year and then eliminated the Cubs in a five-game NL
Division Series.
Chicago lost for the seventh time in nine games. The Cubs had
won 15 in a row at home for their longest win streak at Wrigley
Field since an 18-game run in September 1935.
Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga (4-4) was tagged for eight runs
and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his worst start of the season.
He allowed a total of eight earned runs over his previous five
starts combined.
Bauers hit an RBI single in Milwaukee's four-run fourth. He
connected for his seventh homer in the fifth, a three-run drive
to right that gave the Brewers an 8-0 lead.
Bauers is batting .438 (14 for 32) with two homers and eight
RBIs during a nine-game hitting streak.
Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who dropped two
of three against the crosstown White Sox over the weekend.
Michael Busch had two hits, including a run-scoring double.
Brewers right-hander Brandon Sproat surrendered three runs and
three hits in 4 2/3 innings. Shane Drohan (2-1) replaced Sproat
in the fifth and pitched 4 1/3 innings of four-hit ball for the
win.
Up next
Jacob Misiorowski (3-2, 2.12 ERA) starts on Tuesday night for
Milwaukee, and fellow right-hander Ben Brown (1-1, 1.60 ERA)
pitches for Chicago.
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