Christopher Morel launches third home run in 5 games to give Cubs lead against Brewers

Christopher Morel launches third home run in 5 games to give Cubs lead against Brewers originally appeared in NBC Sports Chicago

In the middle of a Friday afternoon chess match at Wrigley Field between two rivals at the top of the National League Central, Christopher Morel got one to stay warm and ensure the Cubs drew first blood in a crucial late-season series. week.

Facing a 3-2 count with no one on base and two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Christopher Morel caught a four-seam fastball in the strike zone and took full advantage, catapulting the ball immediately to center to give the Cubs have a 1-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The home run is Morel’s sixth of the season and third in the last five games, dating back to a ninth-inning home run he hit Monday night at Citi Field against the New York Mets.

The Cubs’ weekend series against the Brewers marks their first against a division opponent this season. The two teams will meet twice more this weekend, with first pitch scheduled for 1:20pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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