Henderson, Yelich Lead Brewers Past Cubs for Series Sweep
Christian Yelich hit a three-run homer and Logan Henderson allowed one unearned run in five innings as Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to 10 games.
- On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Brewers completed a sweep of the Chicago Cubs with an 8-6 victory at American Family Field, extending their NL Central lead to 10 games.
- Christian Yelich staked Milwaukee to an early lead with a 372-foot three-run home run in the first inning, while Jackson Chourio and William Contreras added solo shots to build a 6-0 advantage.
- Pitcher Logan Henderson retired the first nine batters and allowed just two hits over five innings, striking out six while surrendering only one unearned run.
- Chicago rallied for five runs in the ninth inning against Brandon Sproat, forcing reliever Abner Uribe to enter and secure the final outs to preserve the 8-6 victory.
- Both the Cubs and Brewers are off Thursday, with Milwaukee hosting The Reds on Friday while Chicago returns home to face the Pirates.
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