The Brewers hoped to take the series lead against the Cubs in the third game of their four-game series. Adrian Houser took the mound against Justin Steele. Both pitchers pitched a clean first two innings, but with the Reds still a game and a half ahead of the Brewers in the NL Central, the Brewers need to keep pace, especially with three games against the Reds coming up this weekend.
The Cubs got to Adrian Houser in the third inning, when Mike Tauchman was hit by a pitch and reached third on an error from Owen Miller and an infield single out of Seiya Suzuki.