Brewers defeat Cubs 6‑2 behind Misiorowski’s strong start

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Jacob Misiorowski pitched six innings of two-hit ball, striking out eight, as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday at American Family Field.

Milwaukee jumped ahead with a three-run sixth inning. Garrett Mitchell hit a two-run homer off Colin Rea, and David Hamilton tripled home a run. William Contreras added a two-run homer in the seventh. Christian Yelich’s RBI double in the eighth capped the scoring. Chicago got solo runs in the fifth and eighth, including a sacrifice fly by Seiya Suzuki.

Misiorowski improved to 9-3, allowing one earned run. Rea took a no-decision after five innings of one-run ball. Cubs reliever Ethan Roberts, making his second appearance, allowed three runs and took the loss to fall to 0-2.

The Brewers outhit the Cubs 11-3. Suzuki homered for Chicago. Milwaukee improved to 50-29, while the Cubs dropped to 43-38. The game drew 41,021 fans and lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.