The Cubs rallied to beat the Brewers, 7-6, with a four-run eighth inning on Wednesday, highlighted by Kosuke Fukudome’s two-run single. Read more at Brew Call Ball and Bleed Cubbie Blue.
Cubs Score Four Runs In Eighth To Down Brewers
Marmol was summoned from the bullpen in the ninth and struck out the side to end the game.
It remained a 1-0 game until Milwaukee pushed across a pair of two-out runs in the top of the fifth. Escobar reached with a single and Bush worked a walk. Weeks stepped in, and after fouling off several pitches, laced the ninth offering of the at-bat into the left-field corner for a double.
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