A pair of NL Central rivals close out the opening weekend of the 2023 MLB season on the diamond at the Friendly Confines. The Milwaukee Brewers are on the road to finish out a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs Sunday afternoon. In the opening game of the series and the season, it was Chicago earning a 4-0 victory Thursday afternoon on a chilly day in the Windy City. Which team emerges victorious in the series finale of this contest? This article was published prior to the conclusion of the middle game of the series at Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon, when Brandon Woodruff faced off with the Cubs’ Justin Steele.
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Milwaukee couldn’t get their bats going in the opener as they were blanked by the Cubs in a quickly played contest Thursday afternoon. The Brewers hope to leave town with a win in their pocket as they seek to get their bats in gear. In the opener, Milwaukee was unable to put any runs on the board. The Brewers totaled just four hits in the game with no player having more than one. Milwaukee was zero for five with runners in scoring position and bounced into a pair of double plays in the loss. Corbin Burnes (0-1) took the loss as he allowed four runs on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts over five innings of work.
Left-hander Eric Lauer is on the mound for the Brewers here as he makes his first start of the season in this contest. He finished 2022 with an 11-7 record with a 3.69 ERA, a 1.223 WHIP, 59 walks and 157 strikeouts over 158.2 innings of work in 29 starts. Lauer struggled in the spring as he went 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA, a 2.486 WHIP, seven walks and nine strikeouts over 11.2 innings in four appearances, three of which were starts. This is Lauer’s ninth career appearance and eighth start against the Cubs. He is 2-1 with a 4.66 ERA, a 1.336 WHIP, 18 walks and 52 strikeouts over 36.2 innings of work against Chicago. Lauer has no record, a 5.56 ERA, a 1.677 WHIP, seven walks and 19 strikeouts over 11.1 innings in three career appearances, two starts, at Wrigley Field.
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