Brewers rookie Tobias Myers faces Cubs, looks to add to stellar season
The surging Milwaukee Brewers will turn to surprising rookie right-hander Tobias Myers to keep their winning streak alive when they host the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of the teams’ three-game series. Myers (5-2, 3.12 ERA) will be opposed by left-hander Justin Steele (0-3, 3.08).
Rookie Jackson Chourio’s first career grand slam, in the fourth inning off Jameson Taillon, accounted for all of the Brewers’ scoring in a 4-2 victory Friday night in the series opener. Milwaukee, which has four grand slams in the past six games, extended its winning streak to five to move to a season-high 16 games above .500. Starter Colin Rea allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings, and the bullpen blanked the Cubs the rest of the way. Trevor Megill notched his 17th save in 18 opportunities with a perfect ninth.
Seiya Suzuki had a solo homer for the Cubs, who also left the bases loaded in the seventh inning. Chicago is 2-6 over its past eight games, scoring a total of 13 runs in the six losses. The Cubs also have lost 15 of their past 20 road games. “We’ve got to score more runs, no question about it,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “That’s a part of this, for sure. And it takes kind of all areas to win a baseball game. We’re not doing that enough right now.”
