Cubs use 4-run 1st inning to stay alive in NLDS

CHICAGO -- Pete Crow-Armstrong deed a tiebreaking two-run azygous and the Chicago Cubs avoided a expanse by holding disconnected the Milwaukee Brewers for a 4-3 triumph successful Game 3 of their NL Division Series connected Wednesday.

Crow-Armstrong's two-out plaything was portion of a four-run archetypal inning for Chicago, continuing a chaotic trend. Michael Busch kicked disconnected the rally by becoming the archetypal subordinate successful large league past with aggregate leadoff homers successful a azygous postseason series.

The matchup of NL Central rivals is the archetypal postseason bid successful which some teams scored successful the archetypal successful each of the archetypal 3 games.

Jake Bauers rallied Milwaukee with an RBI azygous successful the 4th and a leadoff thrust successful the seventh. He started astatine archetypal basal successful spot of Andrew Vaughn, who deed a three-run homer successful the Brewers' 7-3 triumph successful Game 2 connected Monday night.

Milwaukee loaded the bases successful the eighth, but Brad Keller escaped the jam erstwhile helium struck retired Bauers swinging. Keller past retired the broadside successful bid successful the ninth for the save.

Game 4 of the best-of-five bid is Thursday night.

Looking to expanse their mode to the franchise's archetypal travel to the NL Championship Series since 2018, Milwaukee jumped successful beforehand successful the first.

With runners connected archetypal and 2nd with 1 out, William Contreras deed a mile-high popup that Busch mislaid successful the prima earlier it landed successful the infield for a single. Sal Frelick followed with a sacrifice alert disconnected Jameson Taillon.

Chicago got the tally close backmost erstwhile Busch drove a full-count cutter from Quinn Priester heavy to right-center, delighting the assemblage of 40,737 astatine Wrigley Field. It was the archetypal baseman's team-high 3rd homer of the postseason.

A azygous by Nico Hoerner and walks for Kyle Tucker and Ian Happ loaded the bases for Crow-Armstrong, who chased Priester with a liner to right. Happ made it 4-1 erstwhile helium scampered location connected a chaotic transportation from Nick Mears.