Alex Bregman’s three home runs power Chicago Cubs past Brewers

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Alex Bregman hit three home runs and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 17-3 on Monday at Wrigley Field.

Clay Holmes pitched six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out eight, to earn the win and improve to 6-6. Kyle Harrison took the loss for Milwaukee, falling to 10-4.

The Cubs scored four runs in the first inning, two in the second and three in the fourth, then added four in both the seventh and eighth. Tyrone Taylor went 4 for 6 with a homer and three RBIs. Carson Kelly had three hits, including a home run, and two RBIs. Seiya Suzuki had three hits and a home run, and Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer in the eighth.

Milwaukee scored twice in the seventh on Cooper Pratt’s two-run homer and added a run in the eighth. The Brewers finished with nine hits, while the Cubs collected 20. Milwaukee fell to 85-53, and Chicago improved to 78-60.

The game drew an announced attendance of 34,763 and lasted 2:44.