Brewers Cruise Past Cubs Behind Misiorowski’s Dominant Arm and Contreras’ 449-Foot Bomb

The Milwaukee Brewers reminded the Chicago Cubs exactly why they’re the team to beat in the National League Central on Friday night, dismantling their division rivals 6-2 at American Family Field. This wasn’t some nail-biter that came down to the ninth inning. No, this was a thorough, convincing beatdown that exposed the Cubs’ paper-thin pitching depth and left no doubt about which team owns this division in 2026.

Misiorowski’s Masterclass Puts Cubs in a Headlock

Jacob Misiorowski was absolutely electric on the mound, delivering six innings of near-flawless baseball while striking out eight Cubs hitters. The kid threw gas that touched 105.5 mph and kept Chicago’s batters perpetually off-balance with a full arsenal that looked unfair for most of the evening. Misiorowski allowed just two hits and one earned run while walking four, but here’s the thing: every single walk seemed intentional, every strikeout a statement. He even escaped a bases-loaded jam in the middle innings with his composure intact.

The Cubs’ offense, meanwhile, sputtered like a three-cylinder engine. Seiya Suzuki carried the offensive load with a solo homer in the fifth inning and a sacrifice fly in the eighth that accounted for both Chicago runs, but everyone else looked completely lost against Misiorowski’s electric stuff. This is what happens when your starting pitcher, Ethan Roberts, implodes and gives up two runs in just one inning. One inning! That’s not a start; that’s an audition for the AAA squad.

Suzuki’s solo shot off the center field wall was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal offensive performance by the North Siders, but one run isn’t going to cut it against a Brewers lineup that was determined to put this game away early.

Brewers’ Bats Wake Up When It Matters

Milwaukee’s offense was methodical and relentless. Garrett Mitchell launched a two-run homer in the sixth inning that served as an early dagger, and David Hamilton followed with a triple that plated Cooper Pratt. This wasn’t flashy or spectacular. This was efficient, workmanlike baseball from a team that understands how to pile on runs against a sputtering opponent.

But the real statement came from William Contreras, who crushed a 449-foot monster home run in the seventh inning with Jackson Chourio on base. When Contreras is connecting like that, when he’s hitting absolute moon shots that land in the stratosphere, the Brewers are nearly impossible to beat. This is a catcher who can change games in a single swing, and on Friday night, he did exactly that. His two-run blast essentially put this game in the books.

Christian Yelich added an RBI double in the eighth to cap off a night where Milwaukee’s lineup showed far more offensive firepower than Chicago could muster. The Brewers finished with six runs on just enough hits to get the job done, the mark of a team that knows how to capitalize on opportunities.

The Cubs walk out of Milwaukee licking their wounds, their pitching depth exposed and their bats looking anemic against quality opposition. Meanwhile, the Brewers remind everyone why they’re serious contenders. When Misiorowski throws like that and Contreras swings the bat with that kind of authority, Milwaukee is simply the better team. Period.