The Chicago Cubs won a pair of games started by two of the NL's best starting pitchers in Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff, taking a key series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Cubs center fielder Mike Tauchman celebrates after scoring in the eighth inning on Aug. 30, 2023, at Wrigley Field.But they kept a National League Central title in their sights by securing a series win with a 3-2 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday at Wrigley Field, putting them three games back of the division leaders. The rivals meet one more time in Milwaukee in the final series of the season.
A fielding error, walk and sacrifice bunt to put runners on second and third gave the Cubs two cracks in the bottom of the eighth to score the go-ahead run. Ian Happ’s grounder led to an out at home with Christopher Morel running on contact, but a lucky bounce provided the break the Cubs needed. Cody Bellinger’s comebacker deflected off reliever Joel Payamps, and he beat the throw from third baseman Andruw Monasterio as Mike Tauchman scored.
“We believe the division in reachable, we’ve thought that for a while,” Bellinger said. “It’s definitely something that we as a group have strived for since spring training, so we’ve got a whole month left and get some really good teams so we’ve got to continue playing our game.”
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