NL Central-leading Cubs knock off the Brewers 5-3

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CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Tuesday night in a matchup of NL Central contenders. Kyle Tucker had three hits as Chicago improved to 4-1 on a 10-game homestand. Matt Shaw lined a run-scoring double, and Ben Brown (4-5) pitched five innings of two-run ball. The Cubs upped their division lead to 6 1/2 games over the second-place Brewers, who won the NL Central in each of the past two years. Isaac Collins hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee. Collins also made a terrific diving catch on Michael Busch’s liner to left in the second. The Brewers had a 2-1 lead before the Cubs rallied in the fifth against Chad Patrick

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