Jackson pitches Cubs past Brewers
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Edwin Jackson spun eight innings of one-run ball to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers to avoid a four-game sweep at Wrigley Field.
Jackson (7-11) scattered eight hits and struck out four without issuing a walk to win for the fourth time in six starts.
"It was a combination of everything," Jackson said of the victory. "We had great defensive plays all around from pretty much every position."
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Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer and David DeJesus had two hits and three RBI for the Cubs.
Jonathan Lucroy went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI for the Brewers, who had won four of five entering the game.
Wily Peralta (7-11) was charged with four runs -- three earned -- on five hits over five innings to drop his second straight start.
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"He threw some pitches I thought in some counts where I didn't particularly like the pitch," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke admitted. "He wasn't bad, just the mistakes that he made ended up hurting him."
Chicago broke through for a pair of runs in the third inning. DeJesus walked before Rizzo cracked his two-run blast over the wall in center field.
The Cubs added two more in the fourth. Starlin Castro got things started with a solo homer to left-center with one out. After Welington Castillo struck out, Cody Ransom walked and Jackson reached on a fielding error to put runners on the corners for DeJesus, who ripped a single back up the middle. The ball drilled Peralta and bounced to the right side of the infield, allowing Ransom to score.
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DeJesus' two-run single in the sixth made it 6-0.
Milwaukee got on the board in the eighth inning. Rickie Weeks singled then scored on Lucroy's double to right field.
Game Notes
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The game was delayed one hour and six minutes in the sixth inning ... The Cubs were 3-for-8 with runners in scoring position ... Brewers starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring injury ... The Brewers were 2-for-11 with RISP.