Brewers hit 3 HRs in 8-4 win over Cubs, take top spot in NL Central

— Andrew Vaughn, Sal Frelick and Christian Yelich homered and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a shaky start from All-Star Jacob Misiorowski to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Monday night and take sole possession of first place in the NL Central.
Jul 29, 2025, 05:44 am - AP
CHC
MIL
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00401120-8101
N. Mears
win

N. Mears2-3

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
M. Boyd
loss

M. Boyd11-4

5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 5 BB
T. Megill
save

T. Megill24

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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1stCrow-Armstrong struck out swinging, Busch scored, Suzuki to second, Tucker to third on wild pitch by Misiorowski.10
1stHapp reached on infield single to pitcher, Tucker scored and Suzuki scored on throwing error by pitcher Misiorowski.30
3rdYelich doubled to right, Frelick scored, Contreras to third.31
3rdCollins singled to right, Contreras scored and Yelich scored, Vaughn to third.33
3rdTurang hit sacrifice fly to center, Vaughn scored, Collins to second.34
5thVaughn homered to left center (398 feet).35
6thFrelick homered to right (384 feet).36
7thTucker singled to center, Hoerner scored, Tucker to second, Busch thrown out at third.46
7thYelich homered to right center (386 feet), Contreras scored.48
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