Brewers @ Cubs: Davies vs Montgomery (Game 85)
MIL (47-40): RHP Zach Davies (9-4, 5.03)
CHC (42-42): LHP Mike Montgomery (1-5, 2.80)
First pitch: 1:20pmCST
Now that the Cubs have ended their championship drought, their only goal seems to be setting the record for how many times a team has hit the .500 mark in a regular season.
Montgomery gave up 4 ER in 6.2 innings and lost in Cincinnati on Friday. In 8 relief innings against the Brewers this season, he's given up 5 R (4 earned) on 8 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 6, for a 4.50 ERA. He was also tagged with the loss twice.
Overall, the Brewers are 18-76 (.237) against him. Arcia and Braun are 3-7, and Shaw is 3-8 with a HR.
Davies gave up 4 ER in 6 innings but ended up with the win against Miami his last time out. He gave up 5 ER in as many innings to lose to the Cubs in Milwaukee in April. The Cubs are 26-90 (.289) against him. Bryant is 8-17 with a HR. Davies is 4-0 with a 3.71 on the road this season.
This is make-up from the May 20 rain out. Who knew at the time that the game would come to take on some real significance. The Cubs are 3.5 games out of first place, so the game means more than it should at this point in the season. The Cubs lead the season series 5-3.
The Brewers just started a run of 17 games where all but 3 are on the road. When we see them next, in Milwaukee, they will have just finished up with the Nationals and a 10-game road trip.
Tomorrow is Williams (3-3) and the Pirates against Butler (4-3) at the same time.
Go Cubs!
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