Cubs vs. Brewers Game Highlights (9/9/26) | MLB Highlights

Final regular season matchup between these two rivals in 2026. These two teams cannot play a boring game. That's what it feels like. Brewers have had four comeback victories against the Cubs in the last nine days alone. If the Brewers are able to beat the Cubs right here, it will speak to the depth that this Brewers roster has. Logan Henderson on the mound. Yeah, he's been outstanding. I mean, a tough luck loss at Wrigley Field against the Cubs. Seven innings, three hits. In 20 career starts, he still has yet to give more than three earned runs in any of his starts. Pete Crow Armstrong, the likely MVP of the National League, leading off as the National League leader in OPS. He's at 949. He's third in hits. Leads the NL in runs. And a swing and a miss. He gassed him up. Ninety-four miles an hour, literally right down the middle in the crosshairs, right down the heart of the plate. He's got Seah Suzuki coming in with 24 homers, 80 driven in. And he got him. Changeup is a spectacular pitch. And he's got his second strikeout. Two up, two down here in the first. Bush last 11. A dozen strikeouts and a 143 average. Bush takes a call. Strike three. How about that start for Logan Henderson? He strikes out the side. Kevin Gottesman on the mound. He makes the start. It is start number seven in a Cub uniform. It's ball four, and Terang running is going to hold at second. So two men on. Two outs in the inning. Here's Christian Yelich. The opportunity here for the Brewers. That ball is hit well. The left center field. You could just tell it had the sound. Yelich barreled it up. Just clear defense in left center field. Just beyond the reach of PCA. On the good side and on the other side. Not much he can do about it. This is his guy. He's been good. So Christian Yelich bites the Cubs again. Henderson's retired the first four. He struck out the side in the first. So here's Ian Happ now. Swinging at him. It was kind of with a changeup. Logan Henderson has four strikeouts. The first five batters he's faced. Six up, six down, four strikeouts. Kevin Gottesman through 35 pitches in the bottom of the first inning. Hopefully he can settle in here and string some zero to give the Cubs a chance to come back. Uh-oh. Chirio unloads. Sends one into the Milwaukee Warriors. And no doubter, first pitch from Gottesman. It's very hot, kid. My goodness. Jackson Chirio has been a Cubs killer this year. Second walk issued by Gottesman. Now Contreras down the left field line and is picking. It is six to nothing Brewers. We're in the second inning. Milestone home run for Contreras. Career homer number 100. Brewers come out banging away against Kevin Gottesman. Henderson has four strikeouts. Two up, two down. Kelly, the number nine hitter in the lineup tonight for the Cubs. He got him. What a start for Henderson. Changeup for the strikeout. He goes nine up, nine down with five Ks. The leadoff man retired for the second consecutive inning for Gottesman and here's Garrett Mitchell. Mitchell on a one-hopper. Throw to throw. A little short hop. Wasn't doing enough on that throw to carry it across the diamond and Michael Bush not able to make the pick. It'll be an E-6. There goes Mitchell. Swing and a miss. Mitchell safe. Stole a base. Council's going to take the chance. Looked like he beat the throw initially but maybe there was a moment there where he popped up off the bag and Pedro was able to keep the tag on. Lead foot. Slip off the base before the backhand was able to make contact. So safe there. He's playing twister. On the field stands. The runner is safe. Chicago loses a challenge. On the play, Mitchell goes to 30s there with two outs. And here comes Churio. A tough out right now. Seven for eight in his last eight appearances. Churio lines one to left. You're hot, you're hot. That wasn't even a strike. RBI single makes it seven to nothing. Churio is three for three. He's got hits in each of the first three innings. We go to the fourth inning. Logan Henderson's been tremendous thus far. Nine up and nine down against him. 47 pitches for him to get through the first three innings. Pete Per Armstrong will leave things up for Chicago. Line drive served and a center field and a base hit for Pete. First base runner of the night for the Cubs. And boy, he worked hard for that. Fouled off some pitches, hung in there. And the pitch gets away from the catcher. Down to second goes Pete Per Armstrong. Mitchell makes the catch. Tagging from second and going to third is Pete Per Armstrong. Here is Michael Bush. So now a runner at third, one away. Bush with an RBI opportunity. Cubs trying to get on the board. On the ground, Terang picks it up. Throws out Michael Bush. And a run comes in. Off the snide. Filed the Cubs. High five, keep the spirits up, keep fighting. One at bat at a time. Kevin Gaussman still on the mound for the Cubs. Cubs trailing seven to one. And no argument from Contreras as he is gone. Javon is out. See some action in the cub bullpen. A right hander starting to throw. Christian Yelich. Yelich down on strikes. And Gaussman able to get him one, two, three for the first time tonight. Five strikeouts through three perfect innings for Logan Henderson. One away. Swing and a miss. He struck him out with a changeup. Sixth strikeout for Logan Henderson. Brewer's bullpen is moving. Joe Joe Romero. Bouncing ball to Pratt. Tough hop for him. He fields it, he throws it. Inning is over. And a good tidy inning there for Logan Henderson. Three up, three down. Logan Henderson indeed is going back out there to start this inning. Maybe just one batter here for Logan Henderson. See Kelly lines one into left field and tells Logan Henderson to sit on it. So Murphy will take the ball from Henderson. He'll get a nice hand on his way out. Five plus against the Cubs. At this point, no earned runs. What a story he is. The rookie, Logan Henderson. Joe Romero on his birthday facing Pete Crow Armstrong with a runner at first. And that's a shot. Oh, what a play by Toto. Second out. My goodness. You're kidding me. Nice terrain. He stuck that knee in the ground. He's slow to get up. Some kind of play. Took a base hit away from Pete Crow Armstrong. Not only took away the base hit, but was able to get the lead runner. Nobody doing it better. Ground ball. Double play chance. Pratt, terrain. Bond. Joe Joe Romero gets a birthday gift from his infield. And Daniel Palencia will take over. And obviously Daniel Palencia being at his best could be really important. That's nine in a row set down by Cubs pitching, starting with Gaussman. Here's Terang with two outs. Bouncing ball to Ramirez. And a bad throw and hit. Ramirez. And it is the second error of the night for the Cubs. Now it's about as routine as it gets. Nonchalant. Not even close. Terang realizes that ball is in no man's land out there in right field. Suzuki was heading up the middle on the ground ball. And he took a while to get there. Terang goes all the way to third. The door is open for another run here for the Brewers. Contreras can turn a good day into a great day. And a base cash in. Another one. Eight to one Milwaukee as Contreras with his third RBI of the game. Yeah, it's a good add on run right there. A gift by the Cubs with the three base error. Everything has been hit right on the screws. There was a slider that just stayed up in the zone. And Contreras hits it hard. Pete Crow Armstrong. Ninth inning. Brandon Sproat. Pete will take his base. That keeps falling off 98. You think, well, I got to reach back and I got to throw a 1-0-1. A little harder to get a little amount of whack with your delivery. And you misfire. And he walks it back to back walks. This is not what you want to see out of Brandon Sproat here. First and third. Nobody out. Ninth inning. And Michael Bush just wants to get on base. Three balls and a strike. First and third for the Cubs. Consecutive walks with an 8-1 lead. He's going to give him one more. He's showing a lot of patience here, no doubt. Alex Bregman. And he strikes out Bregman. There you go. That curve ball isn't working on him. Now it's he and half. Sproat delivers. And that's ball four. And he's walked in a run. And the Cubs have their second run. Pat Murphy was hoping Sproat could get through this ninth inning. He cannot. And now Murph's got to bring on one of his A-listers here to clean up this mess. Four walks and a hit batter in an inning and a third for Brandon Sproat. Abner Uribe is on. Base is loaded. It's 8-2 now. Nico Horner the batter. Three and two. Line drive sinking. Base hit. Horner comes through. The Cubs chip it away. It's 8-3. And now it's Pedro Ramirez. Bouncing ball. Terang tough hop on him. Throw to first is just in time. That ball hit the seam of the grass. It was good adjustment by Terang to get that out. The run scores. It'll be an RBI ground out for Ramirez. Two outs now. It is 8-4 in the ninth inning. Tying run still on deck. Michael Conforto is the number eight hitter. Ripped into right center field. That's going to touch down. And that's going to roll. In to score his half. Horner on his heels. Conforto into second. And the Cubs are not done. It's 8-6. Michael Conforto just jumps all over this fastball from Uribe head out in front and smokes it into the gap in right center. Now the Cubs will bring the tying run to the plate and it will be B.J. Murray Jr. with PCA on deck. Oh boy. Here he comes. And he struck him out. Oh my goodness. Thank goodness. Brewers walk in the tightrope in the ninth inning. Cubs get within two. They get within a batter of their MVP coming up to the plate. But the Brewers win and they sweep the Cubs. I don't know. My palms are sweaty. I don't know about you but I tell you I thought this was in the bag many innings ago. But all of a sudden with the four walks the Brewers able to come out victorious sweep the Cubs. The Brewers lead in the division now 10.