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Pinch-hitter Luis Urias’ 3-run double lifts Brewers to win over Cubs, 6-3

The Brewers’ Jackie Bradley Jr. rounds a base legging out an RBI triple during the sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs on Monday in Milwaukee. (AP photo)

MILWAUKEE — Pinch-hitter Luis Urias drove in three runs with a go-ahead double and the Milwaukee Brewers scored six times in the sixth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Monday night.

Freddy Peralta (2-0) struck out 10 over six innings of two-hit ball for the victory. Milwaukee has won five of six, while the Cubs lost for the fifth time in six games.

After being shut out on one hit by Chicago starter Adbert Alzolay (0-2) through five innings, the Brewers loaded the bases to start the sixth. After the Cubs cut down a runner at the plate, Alzolay, who had retired 11 straight coming into the inning, gave way to reliever Andrew Chafin.

Urias, who entered 2 for 27 on the season, batted for Daniel Vogelbach and slapped a shot just inside the left-field line to clear the bases.

“You never know when you are going to get the opportunity to get into the game,” Urias said. “I was lucky to get the opportunity my teammates made for me. I was ready.”

It was Urias’ first career pinch hit in six at-bats.

“It was a huge spot in the game,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “Contact helps us there even to tie the game and he jumped on a first-pitch slider and did something good with it.”

Urias later scored on a wild pitch to grow the lead to 4-1. Jackie Bradley Jr. knocked in another run with a triple and Keston Hiura added an RBI single as the Brewers sent 11 batters to the plate in the inning.

Peralta gave up just one run, a fourth-inning homer by Kris Bryant. The right-hander walked two and reached double digits in strikeouts for the fourth time in his career.

Peralta got aggressive and retired the next nine batters, including six strikeouts, after Bryant’s home run.

“I was so focused on that pitch and I don’t know how he hit it that great,” Peralta said. “I got mad after that one.”

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