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Brewers give Burgos first career start vs. Cubs
Apr 20, 2013 - 2:21 PMVideo
A 25-year-old from Puerto Rico, Burgos was the Brewers' minor-league pitcher of the year in 2012 after going 10-4 with a 1.95 earned run average in 28 appearances across three levels of play.
He struck out 153 batters and walked 49.
Burgos began 2013 at Triple-A Nashville and was 0-2 in three starts, but maintained a solid 2.70 earned run average.
It's the first time this season the Milwaukee rotation has required a fifth starter.
For the Cubs, righty Edwin Jackson tries for a fourth time for his first win with another new team.
Now 29, Jackson was 10-11 in 31 starts with Washington last season before signing a four-year, $52 million deal with the Cubs on Jan. 2.
He's three games under .500 (70-73) in 237 career appearances while pitching for eight combined teams - Tampa Bay, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox, Arizona, St. Louis, Washington, Detroit and the Cubs.
He dropped a 7-4 decision to Milwaukee on April 8 in Chicago after allowing five runs on eight hits in six innings,
In eight career starts against the Brewers, he's 3-3 with a 3.57 earned run average.
On Friday, Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer and Carlos Gomez added a solo shot as the Brewers defeated the Cubs, 5-4.
Jonathan Lucroy hit an RBI triple and Rickie Weeks had one hit and a run scored for the Brewers, who have won five straight overall and their last six at home versus the Cubs. Starter Marco Estrada (2-0) gave up three runs on seven hits and struck out four over six innings.
David DeJesus had two hits, including a two-run shot, and Luis Valbuena and Anthony Rizzo each hit solo home runs for Chicago, which has lost four of five.
Jeff Samardzija (1-3) yielded five runs -- four earned -- on six hits over seven innings and fanned four in defeat.
The teams split two games on April 8-9 in Chicago. Milwaukee won 13 of 17 games between the teams last season.
- CHICAGO: 1
MILWAUKEE: 5
Final
Apr 20 10:10 PM - Martin Maldonado singled to left scoring Jonathan Lucroy. Runner on first with two outs and Yuniesky Betancourt due up.
Cubs 1, Brewers 5 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 20 9:15 PM - Logan Schafer squeeze bunt to pitcher scored Ryan Braun. On the play, Jonathan Lucroy advances to second. Runner on second with two outs and Martin Maldonado due up.
Cubs 1, Brewers 4 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 20 9:13 PM - Norichika Aoki reached first on Starlin Castro's fielding error scoring Martin Maldonado. Runner on first with two outs and Jean Segura due up.
Cubs 1, Brewers 3 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 20 8:54 PM - Pinch-Hitter Blake Lalli grounded out first to pitcher scoring Logan Schafer. On the play, Martin Maldonado advances to third. Runner on third with two outs and Norichika Aoki due up.
Cubs 1, Brewers 2 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 20 8:52 PM - Alfonso Soriano singled to center scoring Starlin Castro. Runner on first with two outs and Nate Schierholtz due up.
Cubs 1, Brewers 1 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 20 8:11 PM - Jonathan Lucroy one-out, solo Home Run (3) to left center. Logan Schafer due up.
Cubs 0, Brewers 1 Bot 2, 1 OutApr 20 7:39 PM - CHICAGO: 0
MILWAUKEE: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 20 7:11 PM
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