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09/03 20:42 CDT Crow-Armstrong hits 39th homer to back Gausman in the Cubs' 2-1
win over the Brewers
Crow-Armstrong hits 39th homer to back Gausman in the Cubs' 2-1 win over the
Brewers
By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) --- Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 39th homer, Kevin Gausman threw
seven sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on
Thursday night.
The Cubs salvaged a split of a four-game series with the NL-Central leading
Brewers and are eight games behind in the division standings. Milwaukee, which
leads the season series 4-6, will host the Cubs for three games next week.
Gausman (9-11) allowed one run on five hits in his sixth start with the Cubs
since they acquired the veteran right-hander from Toronto at the trade
deadline. He struck out nine and walked one.
Brewers rookie Logan Henderson (9-3) yielded two runs on three hits in seven
innings, striking out seven and walking none. The 24-year-old right-hander's
three-game winning streak ended, even though he's allowed just five runs and
has a 1.67 ERA over his last four starts.
Henderson retired 14 straight after Crow Armstrong's two-run drive in the third
inning put the Cubs ahead and moved the All-Star center fielder to one behind
Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber for the major league home run lead.
Crow-Armstrong golfed Henderson's low changeup 413 feet to the basket in center
field.
Milwaukee's Andrew Vaughn hit a solo shot over the left-field bleachers in the
fourth to end a 24-game home-run drought and cut it to 2-1. Vaughn's 420-foot
drive came off a low, inside corner splitter and reached Waveland Avenue.
Ryan Zeferjahn pitched a scoreless eighth and Ryan Rolison tossed a 1-2-3 ninth
for his second save.
Crow-Armstrong was named NL Player of the Month for August, when he went deep
14 times, before the game.
Up next
Brewers: LHP Shane Drohan (7-5, 3.75 ERA) faces Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (6-8,
5.14) in Cincinnati on Friday night.
Cubs: LHP Shota Imanaga (8-10, 4.01) takes the mound against Marlins RHP Janson
Junk (6-8, 4.11) at Miami on Friday night.
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