The Milwaukee Brewers’ bats came to life on Thursday afternoon, but this was a game that made it clear: no lead at Wrigley Field is safe these days. The Cubs’ high-powered offense nearly erased a big Brewer lead, but Trevor Megill overcame some bad umpiring to close the door in the ninth, long after starters Freddy Peralta and Jameson Taillon were out of the game, and the Brewers had a big road win.
As they did on Tuesday, the Brewers scored first in this one. After Sal Frelick started the game with a fly out to shallow right, Jackson Chourio got an 0-2 sweeper that didn’t sweep enough and he banged it down the left field line and hustled into second for a double.