Sunday, September 8th, 2019 1:10PM CST
On Sunday, September 8, 2019, the Milwaukee Brewers secured an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs, a win that tightened the National League wild-card race, sparked by a five-run fourth inning against Jon Lester which featured Tyler Austin's critical pinch-hit three-run home run.
Date: Sunday, September 8th, 2019
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Miller Park
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 44,217
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Braun (27, Lester)
Triples: Spangenberg (1, Lester)
Home Runs: Thames (21, 6th inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out); Austin (9, 4th inning off Lester 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Braun (59), Thames (55), Pérez (15), Austin 3 (23), Taylor (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Austin (3)
Ground Into Double Play: Braun; Cain
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Braun 0-1, Cain 0-1, Thames 0-3, Pérez 1-2, Grandal 0-1, Austin 1-1, Spangenberg 0-1, Taylor 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Thames 1; Grandal 1; Spangenberg 1

Wild Pitches: Houser
Intentional Walks: Bote (by Houser).
Hit By Pitch: Russell (by Houser)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jackson 1/1; Pomeranz 1/2; Houser 9/18; Nelson 1/4; Hader 2/2; Claudio 2/3; Suter 4/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jackson-1-2-0-0; Pomeranz-1-0-1-2; Houser-12-8-13-10; Nelson-3-1-1-2; Hader-2-2-3-0; Claudio-2-1-1-3; Suter-5-3-1-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pomeranz 1-1; Houser 4-2; Claudio 2-1; Suter 3-2
Game Scores: A Houser 47

Errors: Yelich (4, throw)

Doubles: Lester (2, Houser); Zobrist (2, Houser); Heyward (17, Houser)
Home Runs: Heyward (19, 9th inning off Nelson 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Lester (6), Zobrist (11), Heyward 2 (51)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Lester 1-2, Zobrist 1-2, Rizzo 0-1, Castellanos 0-1, Schwarber 0-1, Happ 0-1, Bote 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 1; Zobrist 1; Rizzo 1

Hit By Pitch: Yelich (by Hultzen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 17/25; Strop 2/3; Hultzen 4/5; Underwood Jr. 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-21-11-17-15; Strop-2-0-3-1; Hultzen-6-5-3-1; Underwood Jr.-3-5-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 5-3; Strop 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 26

Double Plays: 2 (Russell-Zobrist-Rizzo , Happ-Zobrist-Rizzo)

Stolen Bases: Russell (2, 2nd base off Houser/Grandal)
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