Nights like these are the nights the Brewers are glad they came out on the winning end.
A night filled with little league errors was quickly overshadowed by big league blasts to give the Brewers a 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs, evening the series and extending their division lead back to eight games.
Entering play tonight, the storyline was mainly about how the starting pitching would hold up for both sides. Matthew Boyd for the Cubs hasn’t pitched well at home this season, and then Robert Gasser for the Brewers hasn’t pitched well on the road for the Brewers. Through the first three innings, none of those seemed to be the main concern.
The main concern began in the top of the fourth inning with two on and one out for the Crew. Following a William Contreras popout to first baseman Michael Busch, Jackson Chourio took off to third, without Brice Turang following behind him to second. Carson Kelly took care of business at third with a nice throw down, quickly stifling any sort of offensive momentum the Brewers had, as that was the second out before Jake Bauers ended the inning with a strikeout.
After moments like those, you just hope the frustration doesn’t carry over into the pitching side of the ball; But it did. A leadoff walk from Seiya Suzuki followed by a base hit from Alex Bregman set the Cubs up with an early opportunity. Former Brewer Tyrone Taylor continued his hot start with the Cubs as he doubled to drive in two runs to give them a 2-0 lead.
To add more salt into an early wound, Gasser forced Nico Hoerner into a ground ball hit to Andrew Vaughn that was fielded near where Turang usually sits. From there, Vaughn underhanded it from deep, where Gasser then dropped the catch, which otherwise would’ve been the first out of the inning. The error led to another run to make it 3-0.
Needing something to go their way offensively, Luis Lara and Joey Ortiz kept the top of the fifth inning alive with two two-out base hits. Cooper Pratt came through with a base hit to left field to break the Brewers into the scoring column, cutting the Cubs’ lead down to 3-1.
The offense carried its momentum into the top of the sixth inning with back-to-back hits to lead off the inning from Turang and Contreras. After getting Bauer to pop out, Daniel Palencia replaced Boyd on the mound, where, before he even threw a pitch, he balked to allow another Brewers runner to score to make it 3-2. Vaughn capitalized on the moment with a double to right field to tie the game at 3-3. Then, the MVP came through, as Christian Yelich hit his 10th home run of the season to give the Brewers their first lead of the game at 5-3.
CHRISTIAN YELICH…FOR THE LEAD https://t.co/dooJGK5REtpic.twitter.com/HYPWdYa4fn
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 2, 2026Now needing to keep the lead intact, the Brewers got to experience their bullpen at full strength for the first time this season as newcomer JoJo Romero replaced Antonio Senzatela with two outs. He instantly allowed a double to Michael Busch, which triggered a hold-your-breath moment as Ortiz, Pratt, and Chourio collided in left field. Everyone ended up staying in the game, but a moment to keep an eye on going forward. Following the injury delay, Kelly grounded into a fielder’s choice to drive in another run to cut the Brewers’ lead down to one.
Scary three-way collision in the Brewers outfield pic.twitter.com/psNgHtw6qd
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) September 2, 2026Fortunately for the Brewers, that was the worst of the headache situations going forward as the offense broke out the bats. Contreras tacked on a run with his 24th double of the season as Sal Frelick came in off the bench and singled to drive in another run to push the Crew’s lead to 7-4.
To cap things off, Ortiz took advantage of a hanging cutter from Tyler Ferguson and deposited a baseball into the left-center field bleacher seats to seal the Brewers’ win at 9-4.
JOEY O POURING IT ON AT WRIGLEY https://t.co/iEwfZXP6Otpic.twitter.com/E5Wz7CpZFq
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 2, 2026All things considered, the Brewers pitching staff made up for their forgettable performance from a night ago. Gasser, all things considered, had a decent start, albeit not long enough, as he threw 4.1 innings, allowing two earned runs, while walking two and striking out four. As mentioned earlier, we got our first look at the full-strength bullpen, as they threw the final 4.2 innings, allowing just one run on three hits. Romero finished the night with 0.2 innings, allowing just two hits. Abner Uribe, Aaron Ashby, and DL Hall all combined for three scoreless innings with four punchouts.
After the nightmare that was game one of the series, the Brewers are sitting in a great spot with Jacob Misiorowski toeing the slab for game three of the series tomorrow evening. With a win, the Crew will take the lead on the series and push their division lead to a season-high nine games.
It’ll be another night game tomorrow, and another nationally broadcast game as well. MLB Network will be covering the game, along with the Brewers.TV and WTMJ 620, with first pitch to come at 6.40 p.m.
A huge response from your Milwaukee Brewers#ThisIsMyCrew x @UWCreditUnionpic.twitter.com/tom2lm5lPY
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 2, 2026
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