Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Brewers Rally Past Cubs, Hold Off Ninth-Inning Comeback
The Milwaukee Brewers played the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
The Cubs led 2-1 after seven innings.
In the eighth inning, Jackson Chourio hit a single that brought home two runs.
The Brewers added another run and took a 4-2 lead.
The Cubs tried to rally in the ninth inning.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a home run, making the score 4-3.
The game ended when Chourio made a diving catch.
Milwaukee’s Trevor Megill earned the save.
Jackson Chourio drove in two runs during Milwaukee’s three-run eighth-inning rally.
The Brewers overcame a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Cubs 4-3.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit Chicago’s first home run allowed by Trevor Megill this season.
Jackson Chourio made a diving catch for the final out in the ninth inning.
The Cubs fell eight games behind the Brewers in the NL Central.
- Who
- The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, with Jackson Chourio and Pete Crow-Armstrong providing key moments.
- What
- The Brewers defeated the Cubs 4-3 after rallying for three eighth-inning runs and surviving a ninth-inning comeback attempt.
- When
- Monday; the next game of the series is scheduled for Tuesday night.
- Where
- Milwaukee, in the Brewers’ three-game series opener against Chicago.
- Why
- Milwaukee won by turning a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead in the eighth inning and holding Chicago to one ninth-inning run.
- Final score
- Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago Cubs 3
- Eighth-inning rally
- Milwaukee scored three runs to take a 4-2 lead.
- Key hitter
- Jackson Chourio singled home two runs and made the final-out catch.
- Ninth-inning homer
- Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a 400-foot home run, the first homer Trevor Megill had allowed all season.
- Winning pitcher
- Abner Uribe improved to 5-2.
- Save
- Trevor Megill earned his 27th save in 29 opportunities.
- Division standings
- The Cubs fell eight games behind the Brewers in the NL Central.