Milwaukee Brewers News Roundup — September 9, 2026

The Brewers defeated the Cubs 4-3 in ten innings on Tuesday night, with Jackson Chourio tying the game with a two-run home run in the ninth inning and Luis Lara delivering the walk-off single. Chourio's blast, which traveled at 109.8 miles per hour, marked his 22nd home run of the season, a new career high. The Cubs had taken a 3-1 lead earlier in the ninth on a two-run double by Carson Kelly before Milwaukee's rally. Manager Pat Murphy told Lara before his at-bat that he believed in him completely, and the rookie delivered on the first pitch he saw.

The victory extended Milwaukee's division lead to nine games with 16 remaining in the regular season. The Brewers hold the best record in baseball at 90-56 and lead the Dodgers by 1.5 games for the top National League seed. Tonight the team will seek to complete a sweep of the Cubs with Logan Henderson on the mound, the right-hander posting a 2.48 ERA with a 0.792 WHIP this season.

The Kyle Harrison trade with Boston continues to fluctuate in value five months after the deal. Harrison initially dominated with a 1.57 ERA in his first eleven starts but has seen his ERA rise to 5.01 as the season progressed. David Hamilton has made costly throwing errors, while Shane Drohan has emerged as the deal's only consistently valuable piece for Milwaukee with 114.1 innings pitched. The trade has swung dramatically as Boston's Caleb Durbin and Andruw Monasterio both showed promise before cooling off in August.

The Brewers face a challenge with the new ABS challenge system, ranking last in challenge rate at 3.0% while posting the fifth-worst success rate at 44%. Of their 49 successful challenges, only 13 eliminated strikeouts and six resulted in walks, suggesting ineffective timing in their challenge decisions. With three weeks before the postseason begins, Milwaukee must improve their approach to this rule. Relief pitchers Grant Anderson, Bryse Wilson, and Rob Zastryzny are expected to return from injuries in mid-to-late September, bolstering the bullpen depth heading into the playoffs.