Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Brewers

74-59

2-3

Final

Cubs

71-62

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
MIL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
CHC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	3

Who won: Cubs 3-2

The Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Brewers 2-0 in the 1st inning.

Recap · Aug 30

Cody Bellinger's ricochet infield single sparks Cubs over Brewers 3-2

Cody Bellinger drove in the tiebreaking run with a ricochet infield single in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee 3-2 on Wednesday to pull within three games of the first-place Brewers in the NL Central.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
Brewers 36-32 on the road; Cubs 37-31 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Brewers1st in NL Cent

Angel Zerpa RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Brandon Woodruff SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Brian Fitzpatrick RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Grant Anderson RP
Biceps, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Quinn Priester SP
Shoulder, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Brewers1st in NL Cent

Brandon Woodruff SP

Probable starter · 5-1, 2.28 ERA, 74 K, 0.82 WHIP

Lineup

1Christian YelichLF
2William ContrerasC
3Carlos SantanaDH
4Sal FrelickRF
5Willy AdamesSS
6Rowdy Tellez1B
7Mark CanhaRF
8Brice Turang2B
9Andruw Monasterio3B

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Kyle Hendricks SP

Probable starter · 6-8, 3.74 ERA, 93 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Mike TauchmanCF
2Nico Hoerner2B
3Ian HappLF
4Cody Bellinger1B
5Dansby SwansonSS
6Seiya SuzukiRF
7Jeimer CandelarioDH
8Nick Madrigal3B
9Miguel AmayaC

The series

CHC win series 2-1

Last meeting: Cubs 1, Brewers 0 (Aug 29)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 31,769
Officials: D.J. Reyburn (Home Plate Umpire), Angel Hernandez (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), John Libka (Third Base Umpire)