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As the ball sailed to the left-field bleachers, Willson Contreras spun and tossed his bat toward the Cubs' dugout. The celebration was a long time coming, following a nine-inning stretch of scoreless ball in the Cubs' longest-ever home game against the Brewers. Contreras' 15th-inning homer gave Chicago a 2-1 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday. Continue to Article

May 11, 2019 9:28:pm EST

Brewers carrying lessons from Game 163 into 2019 divisional race originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com It's been 221 days since the Brewers celebrated a Game 163 victory - and their first NL Central title since 2011 - at Wrigley Field last October. But you'd be hard-pressed to find a player in their clubhouse who spent the last seven months marking days off the calendar. After all, the 2019 campaign is a new season with new expectations. Continue to Article

May 10, 2019 3:14:pm EST

A look at what's happening around the majors today: SEE YOU IN CHICAGO In their first trip to Wrigley Field this year, NL MVP Christian Yelich and the Brewers face Cubs left-hander José Quintana (4-1, 3.40), who is 4-0 in his past five starts. Gio Gonzalez (0-0, 2.61) makes his third start of the season for second-place Milwaukee, which trails Chicago by one game in the NL Central. The Brewers, who lead the National League with 65 home runs, took two of three from the Cubs at Miller Park in April after beating them in a one-game tiebreaker for the NL Central title at Wrigley Field last October. Continue to Article

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