Mike Montgomery (4-5, 2.80 ERA) starts for the Chicago Cubs (89-49) as they square off against Matt Garza (5-6, 4.57 ERA) and the Milwaukee Brewers (61-77) in the last of a three-game series at Miller Park. The Brewers won the last game 12-5, and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sep. 7 and can be seen on CSCh and FSWI.
Garza pitched 7.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering one run, striking out eight and walking two in a 3-1 win over the Cardinals. Ryan Braun (.308, 71 Rs, 26 HRs, 79 RBIs, 14 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 5 with three runs, one home run, and four RBIs. Montgomery went 4.0 innings, surrendering four runs (one unearned), striking out one and walking three in a 5-4 win over the Giants in his last outing. Anthony Rizzo (.294, 84 Rs, 28 HRs, 96 RBIs, 3 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 4 yesterday with two runs, two home runs, and three RBIs.
Notes
For the 21st time this season, the Cubs registered at least two errors in a game.
The Brewers are coming into this matchup after a high-scoring game where they scored a whopping 12 runs. The Cubs have a 0-4 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
When they are outhit, the Brewers are 12-64. The Cubs have an 8-29 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 17th in home runs, Milwaukee has hit 158 this season. Chicago ranks 14th with 170 home runs.
Chicago tops the league in walks with 558 this season. Milwaukee ranks in the top five at second with 529.
The Brewers are 48-40 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Cubs are 64-25 when they hit at least one homer.
