Ryan Braun doubled off Cubs reliever Jason Motte to open the 11th inning before the Brewers loaded the bases with one out for Maldonado. With his mother, Jeanette Valdes, in the stands, Maldonado punched a winning single to the right-field warning track.
Brewers starter Matt Garza pitched his finest seven innings of the season and surrendered only three Cubs hits, including Miguel Montero's solo home run in the sixth.