May 18, 2026 · NL Cent
Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Christian Yelich | Christian Yelich homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. | MIL 1, CHC 0 |
| T4 | Jake Bauers | Jake Bauers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. William Contreras scores. Andrew Vaughn to 3rd. | MIL 2, CHC 0 |
| T4 | Sal Frelick | Sal Frelick doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Andrew Vaughn scores. Jake Bauers scores. | MIL 4, CHC 0 |
| T4 | Jackson Chourio | Jackson Chourio singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Sal Frelick scores. Joey Ortiz to 3rd. | MIL 5, CHC 0 |
| T5 | Jake Bauers | Jake Bauers homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Yelich scores. Andrew Vaughn scores. | MIL 8, CHC 0 |
| B5 | Dansby Swanson | Dansby Swanson homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Carson Kelly scores. | MIL 8, CHC 2 |
| B5 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch doubles (10) on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Chourio. Nico Hoerner scores. | MIL 8, CHC 3 |
| T6 | Christian Yelich | Christian Yelich doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Brice Turang scores. William Contreras to 3rd. | MIL 9, CHC 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Brewers
AWAY
9
Brandon Sproat started for Brewers, leaving with a 8–3 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Brandon Sproat
Starter
4.2
78
3
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Brandon Sproat threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 62% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 30 38% 3 10 1 10 6 Four-Seam Fastball 21 27% 0 7 2 9 3 Cutter 17 22% 0 2 4 8 3 Curveball 6 8% 1 1 1 3 0 Sweeper 2 3% 0 0 0 2 0 Changeup 2 3% 1 0 1 0 0 - Shane Drohan Middle 4.1 42 0 5 W inherited 1, stranded 1
Cubs
HOME
3
Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–8. Out of the bullpen, Ethan Roberts took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Shota Imanaga
Starter
4.1
79
8
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 75% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 39 49% 1 7 7 15 9 Sinker 18 23% 0 4 2 5 7 Splitter 14 18% 2 1 3 7 1 Sweeper 8 10% 1 1 1 3 2 - Ethan Roberts Reliever 1.2 28 1 0
- Ty Blach Reliever 3.0 30 0 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Yelich HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · MIL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Chourio LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .351 | .463 | .814 | SB |
| Brice Turang 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 | .403 | .471 | .874 | |
| William Contreras C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .359 | .386 | .745 | |
| Christian Yelich DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .297 | .357 | .516 | .873 | HR (3), 2B |
| Blake Perkins CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .210 | .164 | .374 | |
| Jake Bauers 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .361 | .511 | .872 | HR (7) |
| Luis Rengifo 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 | .269 | .265 | .534 | |
| Sal Frelick RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .303 | .315 | .618 | 2B |
| Joey Ortiz SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 | .283 | .253 | .536 | |
| Andrew Vaughn 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 | .442 | .486 | .928 | 2B |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .258 | .342 | .384 | .726 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .367 | .388 | .755 | 2 2B |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .340 | .360 | .700 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .361 | .444 | .805 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .367 | .461 | .828 | |
| Matt Shaw DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .291 | .400 | .691 | |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .307 | .392 | .412 | .804 | |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .308 | .366 | .674 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .301 | .368 | .669 | HR (7) |
| Michael Conforto DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .328 | .437 | .621 | 1.058 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · MIL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Sproat | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 5.75 | |
| Shane Drohan | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 2.57 | W |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga | 4.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 3.38 | L |
| Ethan Roberts | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.96 | |
| Ty Blach | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0.00 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · MIL
Lineup 1.5 R
Bunts 2.8 R
IBBs 4.1 R
HOME · CHC
Lineup 2.6 R
Bunts 0.5 R
IBBs 0.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · MIL
6-4
W2
+17 run diff
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HOME · CHC
5-3
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+17 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.