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The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated utility man Isaac Collins from the paternity list Monday and optioned infielder Tyler Black to Triple-A Nashville in advance of a road doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs.
CHICAGO, Ill (WSAU) — The Chicago Cubs dumped the Milwaukee Brewers twice on Tuesday, 6-4 and 4-1 at Wrigley Field. Milwaukee has now dropped three out of the last four games after winning 14 games in a row.
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Unfortunately, that would be the last run the Brewers would manage in this game. Caissie hit a solo home run off of Shelby Miller to make it 6-4, which would end up being the final score. Durbin and Frelick both reached base in the ninth off of Cubs closer Daniel Palencia, but Contreras grounded into a double play to end the game.
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Owen Caissie homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs held off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-4 win in the opener of a split doubleheader.
The winless Milwaukee Brewers will ask a lot of young right-hander Chad Patrick against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night, but they don't have much of a choice.
Right-hander Chad Patrick (3-7, 3.52) starts for the Brewers opposite left-hander Matthew Boyd (11-6, 2.46) in Game 1, which begins at 1:20 p.m. Right-hander Brandon Woodruff (4-0, 2.06) starts for the Brewers opposite right-hander Jameson Taillon (7-6, 4.44) in Game 2, which begins at 7:05 p.m.
Jameson Taillon pitched six effective innings in his return from a calf injury, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 for a sweep of their split doubleheader