Cubs Battle Back, Pitching Struggles Loom | Chicago Cubs News

The Cubs took a hard-luck loss in Game 3, falling 9-5 to the Brewers and now trailing Milwaukee by nine games in the division. Despite staying in the wild card race, they’re still nine back from the Phillies. Facing Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski — who gave up five earned runs, a career high — the Cubs battled back to tie it before ultimately falling. Pitching woes deepened when Jacob Webb was hit by a line drive in the ninth, forcing his exit with no broken bones but an uncertain future. Brighter news: Alex Bregman earned August Player of the Month honors, crushing a homer and driving in four runs in Wednesday’s game. With just one more chance to split the series, the Cubs need pitching stability and offensive consistency to salvage their season. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a1c9ee8ad2b1557a