With sole possession of first place in the Central standings on the line, the Brewers homered three times to down the Cubs.

Vibes around the Milwaukee Brewers are high right now. They have the most wins in baseball with 64 and after defeating the Chicago Cubs 9-3 they now have a two game lead in the National League Central.

Freddy Peralta was the Brewers starter in that May 4 game and shut out the Cubs for six innings on four hits, with seven strikeouts. They did better against him June 19 at Wrigley Field, scoring three runs in five innings, including homers by Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson.

Ian Happ was initially expected to land on the injured list after fouling a ball off his shin in the Chicago Cubs' loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ avoids major injury after fouling ball off shin. X-rays negative as team considers him day-to-day.

Not only did the Chicago Cubs lose their second straight game to the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, they also lost their gold-glove left fielder in the process. Ian Happ fouled a ball off his left shin in the eighth inning and was removed from the game in Milwaukee.