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Game #1: Brewers make short work of the Cubs
Félix Forget
Game #1: Brewers make short work of the Cubs
Credit: Credit: MLB.com

Today marked the start of the MLB divisional series. And for the occasion, the Brewers made their debut against the Cubs.

Freddy Peralta and Matthew Boyd were the starting pitchers.

And from the very first at-bat, there was a run: Michael Busch hit a solo home run on the fourth pitch of the game. This gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead.

The problem was, that lead didn't exactly last. The Brewers came to bat half an inning later, and made Craig Counsell regret his decision to start Matthew Boyd on only three days' rest.

Boyd didn't even finish the first inning, an inning in which the Brewers scored six runs (and in which Jackson Chourio had two hits).

And in the second inning, the Brewers continued to break it down: the club added three more runs to make it 9-1.

Caleb Durbin produced two on that sequence.

It's worth noting, however, that during this inning, Chourio left the game due to hamstring stiffness. He had time to strike out three in two innings (yes, you read that correctly), but the Brewers are holding their breath.

Losing him for an extended period would hurt the club.

Meanwhile, Peralta has found his stride on the mound for the Brewers. The starter pitched 5.2 innings and fanned nine Cubs, allowing just two earned runs. In addition to Busch, Ian Happ hit a solo home run off Peralta.

In the eighth inning, Nico Hoerner hit a solo home run to cut the Brewers' lead to six.

But in the end, the Brewers stayed the course and won 9-3 in the first game of the series. They take a 1-0 lead.

The series will take a day off tomorrow, with Game #2 on Monday at 9pm. Until then, we'll be keeping a close eye on Jackson Chourio's health.

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