Hendricks, late hits lift Cubs over Brewers 7-2
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks threw six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs broke away late to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Monday.
Pinch hitter Chris Coghlan delivered a go-ahead single in a two-run seventh. He stayed in the game and got a two-run single in a four-run eighth for the NL Central leaders.
Hendricks (14-7) gave up one run - on Chris Carter's 33rd homer - and five hits in six innings, and left with a 2.07 ERA. He is 5-0 with a 1.30 ERA over his last seven starts.
It was 1-all in the seventh when Zach Davies (10-7) retired the first two batters. Miguel Montero then doubled and scored on the single by Coghlan, who took second on the throw.
Tommy La Stella followed with an infield single that second baseman Scooter Gennett misplayed into the outfield, allowing Coghlan to score.
Jason Heyward and Javier Baez drove in runs in the eighth off Ben Rowen before Coghlan capped the inning with his hit against Rob Scahill.
Ryan Braun hit his 25th homer in the Milwaukee ninth.
STREAK OVER
Kris Bryant went 0 for 5, ending his streak of consecutive games reaching base at a career-best 21. It was the second-longest run by a Cubs player this season. Anthony Rizzo reached in 26 straight games over parts of April and May.
TRADE COMPLETE
The Brewers acquired minor league outfielder Ryan Cordell from Texas on Sunday as the player to be named in the trade that sent Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress to the Rangers on Aug. 1.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cubs: RHP Hector Rondon is expected to be activated from the disabled list Tuesday, according to manager Joe Maddon. Rondon has been out since Aug. 17 with a right triceps strain.
Brewers: SS Jonathan Villar returned to the lineup Sunday after not starting Milwaukee's past two games with a sore left knee.
UP NEXT
Cubs: RHP Jason Hammel (14-7, 3.14 ERA) will start the second game of the series in Milwaukee. He is 10-1 with a 2.50 ERA in 14 career starts against the Brewers.
Brewers: RHP Wily Peralta (5-9, 5.53) will make his 19th start of the season Tuesday. He is coming off his best outing of the year in which he allowed one run and struck out 10 on Aug. 30 against St. Louis.