The Cubs tried to earn a split against the first-place Brewers on Thursday afternoon and were able to tie the score two separate times on dramatic home runs. Unfortunately, the Crew hit their own late-inning homer and were able to win the game and the series.
Chicago grabbed the lead in the 1st inning when Cody Bellinger lined a solo shot out to right off of Colin Rea. Jameson Taillon had his only bad frame in the 2nd when he allowed the bottom of the Brewers’ lineup to score three runs. Gary Sánchez hit a sacrifice fly, Joey Ortiz doubled, and Blake Perkins singled to produce the offense.