A strike from victory, bullpen issues cost the Chicago Cubs a 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings
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The Milwaukee Brewers secured a dramatic four to three victory against the Chicago Cubs in ten innings. The Chicago Cubs held a three to one lead entering the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and nobody on base. Milwaukee outfielder Jackson Chourio hit a game-tying two-run home run off reliever Jacob Webb to force extra innings. In the tenth inning, Luis Lara hit a walk-off single off reliever Caleb Thielbar to drive in the winning run. Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski struck out nine batters across six and one-third innings while allowing one run. With the comeback win, the Milwaukee Brewers extended their National Central division lead over the Chicago Cubs to nine games. The defeat highlighted ongoing late-inning bullpen vulnerabilities for Chicago during the regular season stretch. Both teams continue their divisional campaign amidst high-stakes competition within the National League Central standings.
