MILWAUKEE -- The Cubs had lost two in a row but manager Joe Maddon wasn't panicking. After all, he had Daniel Murphy back at the top of the lineup and Javier Baez on the basepaths. It doesn't hurt that Kyle Schwarber can hit a baseball a long way.
Murphy had three hits, including a leadoff homer to spark a four-run fourth inning that was highlighted by another Baez dash around the bases, as the Cubs beat the Brewers, 6-4, on Wednesday night at Miller Park.
Schwarber belted his 25th home run, a 436-foot shot into the upper deck in right field with one out in the sixth, to help the Cubs avoid being swept.