 to score automatic runner Christian Yelich from second base to start the 10th. Luis Urias reached on an infield single for an additional run.Alex Claudio retired three straight batters in the Cubs 10th for his first save. Ian Happ drove in a run with a groundout.David Phelps (2-1) threw a scoreless inning for the victory.Urias had three hits and Ryan Braun and Garcia added two hits apiece for the Brewers, who beat Chicago 4-3 on Friday night.Anthony Rizzo homered and had three hits and Happ added two doubles for Chicago.Steven Souza Jr. hit his first homer since Sept. 30, 2018, to make it 4-all in the eighth for the Cubs. He sent Corey Knebel's two-out first pitch to the left-field corner basket.Braun doubled, advanced on Casey Sadler's wild pitch and scored the go-ahead run on second baseman Jason Kipnis' fielding error in the sixth. Braun doubled twice after he was 0 for 8 entering the game since he returned from the IL on Tuesday from an infected right index finger.Right-hander Adrian Houser retired his final eight batters after allowing three runs in the first two innings. He struck out five and gave up five hits.Rizzo hit a first-pitch solo shot to the left-field basket off Houser in the first. After back-to-back walks, Happ doubled to extend the Cubs' lead to 2-0.Rizzo doubled to center for a 3-0 Cubs lead in the second.Right-hander Colin Rea allowed three runs and four hits in 3 1/3 innings in his first start for the Cubs since 2016. He filled in for Alec Mills, who started Friday in place of Tyler Chatwood (mid-back tightness).Justin Smoak hit a two-run double to chase Rea in the fourth. Braun drew a walk off Ryan Tepera before Urias singled to make it 3-all.A TWEAKSaturday's start was shifted to 2:20 p.m. from 7:15 p.m. because of forecasted inclement weather.Cubs: Chatwood (mid-back tightness) will start during Monday's doubleheader against St. Louis after missing his start Friday. . 3B Kris Bryant (sore left wrist and finger) returned to the lineup after missing two straight games. He batted leadoff and went 1 for 5. . LHP Brad Wieck (left knee soreness) has had a setback in his return from a hamstring injury, manager David Ross said. . RHP James Norwood (right shoulder) is progressing with his throwing program, Ross said.UP NEXTBrewers RHP Josh Lindblom (1-0, 5.68 ERA) starts Sunday's series finale against the Cubs and LHP Jon Lester (2-0, 1.06 ERA). Lindblom earned his first victory as a Brewer and starter Aug. 6 against the Chicago White Sox. Lester allowed a run and three hits in six innings against Cleveland in his last start.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Rea gets rare start for Cubs against BrewersRight-hander Colin Rea will make his first major league start since 2016 when he takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.Rea, 30, has spent the past few seasons resurrecting his career in the minors after Tommy John surgery wiped out his 2017 campaign. He earned a spot in the Cubs' bullpen to start this season and has tossed three scoreless innings.An injury to Cubs right-hander Tyler Chatwood forced first-year manager David Ross to shuffle his rotation. Chatwood was supposed to start Friday, but fellow starter Alec Mills stepped in on short notice to take his place.That left an opening for Saturday, when Mills initially had been slated to start.Rea went 7-7 with a 4.81 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) with the San Diego Padres from 2015-16. He also made one start for the Miami Marlins on July 30, 2016, recording 3 1/3 scoreless innings in what would be his final outing for years.In 26 starts for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs last season, Rea went 14-4 with a 3.95 ERA. This will be his first career appearance against the Brewers."We'll put him in that group of somebody that can give us some length out of the bullpen," Ross said to reporters after adding Rea to the roster this season. "He's stretched out, so we've got multiple options with him. Probably a guy to give us some length and he's a strike-thrower, so we can use him either ahead or behind." The Brewers will counter with right-hander Adrian Houser (1-1, 2.65 ERA), who will make his fourth start of the season and the 22nd start of his career. He will look to bounce back from his first loss of the season after giving up four runs on six hits in five innings against the Minnesota Twins on Monday.The 27-year-old Houser is 1-1 with a 4.86 ERA in seven career appearances (two starts) against the Cubs. He has issued four walks and struck out 17 in 16 2/3 innings.Milwaukee, which has split the first two games of the series, could reinsert Ryan Braun into the starting lineup after a two-day absence. Braun had an infection in his right index fingernail earlier this month, and manager Craig Counsell kept him out of the lineup Thursday and Friday."We've tried to let the finger heal because he was still having some residual (pain) in the finger when he was throwing," Counsell said. "But you'll likely see him in the lineup Saturday or Sunday. He's available to play." The Cubs also have been hindered by a finger injury to one of their top players. Kris Bryant was out of the starting lineup Friday because of soreness in his left ring finger and left wrist, but the ailments are not believed to be serious.The start of Saturday's game was moved up from 7:15 p.m. local time to 2:20 p.m. The decision was made because inclement weather is forecast for Saturday night in Chicago, and the teams hope to avoid a delay or postponement.--Field Level Media
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