Michael Busch hit a three-run double off Jacob Misiorowski, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday night for their third consecutive victory over the NL Central leaders. Matt Shaw added a solo homer as Chicago won for the fifth time in six games. Colin Rea (10-5) pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning.
The Cubs improved to 7-5 against the Brewers this year, clinching the season series. They trail Milwaukee by six games going into the series finale on Thursday.
Brice Turang had three hits for Milwaukee, and Christian Yelich scored two runs. Misiorowski (4-2) was charged with three runs in four innings.
Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Wednesday night. Langeliers hit a 401-foot shot to right-center off Génesis Cabrera (0-1) with automatic runner Nick Kurtz on second. The Athletics finished 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. Michael Kelly (3-2) got the final two outs in the ninth for the victory, and Tyler Ferguson worked the 10th for his second save.The Athletics opened the scoring in the second on Darell Hernáiz’s sacrifice fly, and made it 2-0 in the fourth on Tyler Soderstrom’s 23rd home run.Minnesota tied it in the fifth on Trevor Larnach’s RBI single and Brooks Lee’s run-scoring double to center. Twins starter Bailey Ober pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and two runs. He struck out seven.
The Minnesota Vikings have traded nose tackle Harrison Phillips and a 2027 7th round pick to the New York Jets in exchange for sixth-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027. The Vikings also agreed to pay $3.7 million of Phillips’ $7.4 million salary due this season.Phillips played the past three seasons for the Vikings after spending his first four with Buffalo
The Rice Lake Warriors open high school football season tonight when they host DC Everest. Pre game starts at 6:45 game time scheduled for 7:00 on 96.1-FM