The Brewers are rolling into the finale in Chicago with a chance to put an even firmer grip on the NL Central after taking the first two games of the set. Milwaukee handled Jacob Misiorowski’s roughest outing of the season and still walked away with a 9-4 win last night, giving the club a 2-1 series edge and stretching its division lead to nine games.
Now the ball goes to Logan Henderson, and the rookie has quietly been one of Milwaukee’s most reliable arms. He’s carrying a 2.48 ERA across 14 starts, and the numbers have been even sharper lately. Henderson hasn’t allowed more than three runs in any start, hasn’t gone fewer than five innings since April 4, and over his last three outings he’s given up exactly one earned run each time while averaging 6 2/3 innings and three hits allowed per start.
Chicago will answer with Kevin Gausman, whose first season ERA of 4.52 would be his highest since 2019. Since the Cubs got him from Toronto, he’s made five starts and has allowed 16 earned runs over 28 innings.
Milwaukee’s lineup looks familiar, even with a small shuffle near the top. The same five names remain in the first group - Chourio, Turang, Contreras, Bauers, and Vaughn - while Christian Yelich slots in at designated hitter and bats sixth against the right-handed Gausman. Garrett Mitchell is in center, with Joey Ortiz and David Hamilton rounding out the order.
First pitch is scheduled for 6:15 p.m., with the game set for national TV coverage on FOX and FOX One. The radio call, as always, will be on WTMJ 620.
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