Brewers beat Cubs but lose Sheets
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CHICAGO -- The Milwaukee Brewers overcame the loss of injured starter Ben Sheets and, boosted by Prince Fielder’s three-run double, beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, Wednesday night to end a five-game losing streak.
Sheets left after two innings because of tightness in his right forearm. The severity of the All-Star’s injury was not immediately known.
The Brewers gave interim Manager Dale Sveum his first victory and stayed half a game behind New York in the NL wild-card race. Milwaukee won for only the fourth time in 16 games -- it was Sveum’s second game since replacing the fired Ned Yost.
The Cubs had won five in a row. Their magic number for clinching the NL Central remained at four.
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