Cubs Beat Brewers 3-2
Yu Darvish got his second big league double and fifth hit with a drive into the right-field corner in the fifth inning against Brent Suter.
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Yu Darvish got his second big league double and fifth hit with a drive into the right-field corner in the fifth inning against Brent Suter.
Kyle Hendricks figured he was in great shape when he started throwing his fastball exactly where he wanted it to go.
Albert Almora Jr. added an RBI double in the fifth for the Cubs, who took three of four games from their NL Central rivals.
Joe Maddon sent starting pitcher Jon Lester to the plate to hit for reliever Pedro Strop (2-0).
When the series with Milwaukee concludes on Sunday, the Cubs will have opened the season with nine games on the road.
Jon Lester's second start was a big improvement over his first outing.
Luis Castillo, Jameson Taillon, Josh Hader head the division's crop of flourishing arms all looking to try and chase down the Cubs.
The Cubs are once again the NL Central favorite after two straight division crowns.
Cubs fans tend to fill Miller Park when Chicago visits Milwaukee.
"When you get in the game of reacting to what your opponents do, I think you can make a lot of mistakes," Hoyer says.
Asking the Cubs to react by doing anything just because of the Brewers' timing is ridiculous.
The Brewers upgraded their lineup by acquiring Christian Yelich and signing Lorenzo Cain.
Yelich became the fourth starter traded by the Marlins as they reduce payroll and rebuild their weak farm system under new CEO Derek Jeter.
Quintana pitched a three-hitter for his second big league shutout.
Travis Shaw hit a game-winning two-run homer with one out in the 10th off Wade Davis.
Tommy La Stella drew a bases-loaded walk off closer Corey Knebel with one out in the 10th.
There were plenty of open seats for the Cubs-Brewers showdown at Miller Park on Thursday evening.
The Cubs now are 4 1/2 games ahead of the Brewers after winning the opener of a four-game series.
Marlins officials didn't want to strain the resources of police and fire rescue crews.
Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer to back Zach Davies.
The Cubs' lead in the NL Central is now just three games after dropping another to the Brewers.
The contest was the first regular-season Friday night game at Wrigley Field.
The Brewers are upset the Cubs changed a Sept. 8 game's start time from afternoon to evening. OK, whatever.
The Cubs have a 77.5 percent chance of winning the division, per Fangraphs.
Some executive decisions restored an order that allowed both teams to remain confident in understanding again what they are.
