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Báez grounded out, shortstop Arcia to first baseman Smoak.

Grounded out, shortstop Arcia to first baseman Smoak.

Happ homered to center on a 3-1 count, Hoerner scored.

Homered to center on a 3-1 count, Hoerner scored.

Cubs

Cubs third.  Caratini grounded out, third baseman Sogard to first baseman Smoak.  Hoerner singled to center.  Happ homered to center on a 3-1 count, Hoerner scored.  Bryant grounded out, third baseman Sogard to first baseman Smoak.  Rizzo was hit by a pitch.  Báez grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Arcia to second baseman Hiura, Rizzo out.

Cubs eighth.  Feyereisen pitching.  Happ popped out to third baseman Sogard.  Bryant struck out.  Rizzo homered to right on a 2-0 count.  Báez grounded out, shortstop Arcia to first baseman Smoak.

 This will be only the second time the Brewers and Cubs will meet in their season-opening series along with the 2008 season (Milwaukee won two of three). Current Brewers manager Craig Counsell scored the winning run for Milwaukee on Opening Day in 2008 (4-3 in 10 innings).

 The Brewers are looking to make the postseason in three straight seasons for the first time in franchise history. Milwaukee finished 89-73 in 2019 despite a run differential of just +3. The last NL team to finish 16+ games over .500 with a lower run differential was the 2007 Diamondbacks (90-72, -20 run diff).

 Former Cub David Ross will take over for Joe Maddon as manager in Chicago. The Cubs haven't had a manager last more than five years since Leo Durocher managed the club for six and a half seasons from 1966-1972. Including Ross, Chicago has had 28 different managers since 1972, most in MLB.

 After winning NL MVP in 2018, Christian Yelich improved on his numbers in 2019, leading all of MLB with a 1.100 OPS and leading the NL with a .329 batting average. However, he narrowly lost out on the 2019 NL MVP to Cody Bellinger after missing the last three weeks of the season with a fractured kneecap.

 Kyle Hendricks will make his first Opening Day start, getting the nod over Jon Lester, who had opened for the Cubs in four of the last five years. Hendricks had a 2.04 ERA at Wrigley Field last season, the second-best home ERA among qualifiers behind Hyun Jin Ryu (1.93). Hendricks owns a 2.61 career ERA at Wrigley.

 The Cubs (256) and Brewers (250) each set franchise records for most home runs in a season, ranking second and third in the NL, respectively, behind the Dodgers (279). Chicago had 11 different players hit at least 10 homers, tied for third most in MLB.

HP - Nelson, 1B - Bucknor, 2B - Tumpane, 3B - Navas

In his five-plus seasons as a mainstay of the Chicago Cubs' starting rotation, Kyle Hendricks has accomplished quite a bit. He's pitched Game 7 of the World Series, won an ERA title and never finished a season with a WHIP over 1.19.
But Friday night's season opener with the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field will mark a first in what so far has been a nice career.

Hendricks, Cubs set for Brewers in opener

CHICAGO (AP)  Kyle Hendricks finished a three-hitter after new manager David Ross gave him one more batter, Anthony Rizzo homered and dished out hand sanitizer, and the Chicago Cubs started the season by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Friday night.
Ian Happ connected for a two-run drive and Ross got his first victory in his debut as a big league skipper, making all the right moves in front of a mostly empty Wrigley Field for the opener of a pandemic-shortened 60-game season.

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Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs on July 24, 2020

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