Brewers 2, Cubs 3 (10 innings)

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Montero was angry after failing to stop a wild pitch that allowed the Milwaukee Brewers to score a tying run with two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday night. Haren, seeking his first win with Chicago, pitched into the sixth inning and produced several great at-bats, which led to Cubs runs.

Acquired from Atlanta in November, he has been limited to two games with the Cubs.

“I really don’t remember anything about it”, Rizzo said.

The Cubs have won five in a row, 11 of 12 and 12 of 14 in their current run.

Hammel lost a shot at the victory after Addison Russell made an errant flip to second in an effort to get the first out in the ninth.

Milwaukee’s future ace, Taylor Jungmann, lasted 2-and-two-thirds innings, walking three and hurling 81 pitches.

In the top of the sixth, Hammel fanned Milwaukee center fielder Shane Peterson for the 1,000th strikeout of his career. That was the extent of the offense in the 4th, as Haren was able to get Jean Segura to ground out to end the inning.

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The sweep of the Brewers gave Chicago a 6-4 lead in the season series, but six of the 10 contests have been decided by one or two runs.

Once the official call came in, the debates about the catch turned into superlatives on social media with many calling the catch the best of the year.

Haren’s tenure with the Cubs started on a sour note when he allowed a leadoff home run to Pittsburgh’s Gregory Polanco, but he settled in and kept Chicago in the game.

3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on.

Brewers: OF Braun (lower back) returned to the starting lineup. He saw action in two games with the Cubs prior to his initial injury, going 1-for-6 (.167).

Cubs: The Cubs activated INF Tommy La Stella (strained right oblique) from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa.

Six days earlier in Milwaukee, Hammel gave up a run over 5 2-3 innings in a 4-1 win to improve to 7-0 in nine career starts against the Brewers.