MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luis Lara singled home the winning run in the 10th inning after Jackson Chourio tied the score with a two-out homer in the ninth, and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day. Chourio has provided the spark both times.
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Chicago Cubs' Carson Kelly hits a go ahead two-run double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Chicago Cubs' Carson Kelly hits a go ahead two-run double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio smiles as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee trailed 3-1 with two outs and nobody on in the ninth inning before pinch-hitter Christian Yelich singled.
Chourio then sent an 0-1 pitch from Jacob Webb over the left-field wall for his career-high 22nd homer of the season and his fourth hit of the night. He put Milwaukee ahead for good Monday with a two-run single in the eighth inning of a 4-3 victory.
In the 10th inning, Caleb Thielbar (3-3) intentionally walked William Contreras with one out, then Sal Frelick's bloop single loaded the bases. Lara lined a single into left field to drive in automatic runner Brice Turang.
Chicago took a 3-1 lead in the top of the ninth when pinch-hitter Carson Kelly hit a bases-loaded double off Trevor Megill to bring home two runs.
In the top of the 10th, automatic runner Seiya Suzuki attempted to advance to third on Alex Bregman's fly to deep center, but Garrett Mitchell threw him out. After Michael Busch walked, DL Hall (3-0) retired Nico Hoerner on a fly to right.
Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski faced Chicago again six nights after lasting only four innings and allowing a season-high five earned runs in a 9-5 Brewers victory at Wrigley Field.
The only run Misiorowski gave up Tuesday came in the first inning. Busch connected on an 0-2 fastball and delivered a two-out single that brought home Suzuki, who doubled with one out.
Misiorowski worked 6 1/3 innings and struck out nine, lowering his MLB-leading ERA to 1.95. He reached a peak velocity of 104.5 mph and threw 46 pitches at least 100 mph.
The right-hander has thrown 1,010 pitches 100 mph or faster this season. According to MLB researcher Sarah Langs, the previous high for any TEAM since tracking began in 2008 was 673 by the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals — all by Jordan Hicks.
Kevin Gausman (9-11, 4.38 ERA) pitches for Chicago and Logan Henderson (9-3, 2.48) starts for Milwaukee on Wednesday.
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Chicago Cubs' Carson Kelly hits a go ahead two-run double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Chicago Cubs' Carson Kelly hits a go ahead two-run double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio smiles as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka thought it was all slipping away. Her U.S. Open title reign and her lengthy hold on the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis were just about gone.
Then Sabalenka proved she's not giving any of it up without a fight.
Sabalenka kept alive her hopes for a third straight U.S. Open title by edging Linda Noskova 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) on Tuesday in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup of major champions.
“What a battle. What an incredible player she is and I’m speechless right now because I was pushing myself to the limit in this match, especially in the third set,” Sabalenka said. “I honestly thought that that’s it, the match is over and probably that’s what helped me to kind of like, I don’t know, feel loose and just go after my shots.”
Sabalenka — who needed to win to maintain any hope of keeping the No. 1 ranking — will face No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula, who rallied to beat No. 26 Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Sabalenka beat Pegula in the 2024 final and against last year in the semifinals after dropping the first set.
Sabalenka finished off Tuesday's match with a second-serve ace to turn back the Wimbledon champion and reach the semifinals in Flushing Meadows for the sixth straight year.
The first men's quarterfinal also went to a match tiebreaker, with No. 11 Frances Tiafoe rallying to beat Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6). He will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or No. 8 Ben Shelton, who started their quarterfinal match just after 11 p.m. after the first three matches all went long.
The lengthy day session gave Pegula and Navarro a late start, nearly 90 minutes after the usual 7 p.m. beginning of the night session. Navarro was much better once it finally did begin, breaking Pegula's serve twice in the opening set.
Pegula found her best tennis late, winning four straight games to take control after Navarro had broken her for a 2-1 lead in the third set.
Noskova, the No. 6 seed, won her first major title at the All England Club and narrowly missed becoming the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to follow a title on the grass by reaching the final four on the hard courts of New York.
Sabalenka was in danger of her earliest exit at the U.S. Open since going out in the second round in 2020 when Noskova got a break in the third set en route to a 4-2 lead. Sabalenka held and then played one of her best games of the match, breaking at love to tie it at 4-all.
“I just felt at some point in the third set she was definitely serving better than me and putting so much pressure on me,” Sabalenka said. "But I’m glad that I kind of threw that thought away and I was able to focus point by point and, like, literally just trying to build something bigger in that moment.
“I got, not lucky, but I’m happy the way I broke her serve at 3-4. I think I really played a great intensity level of tennis, and that really gave me so much confidence that I still can get the win in this match.”
She did, avoiding her first loss at the U.S. Open since Coco Gauff beat her in the 2023 final.
Noskova finished with 46 winners to Sabalenka's 42, and she hit 18 aces to Sabalenka's 12. Both players were able to end points quickly, and Sabalenka also showed off some impressive speed in tracking down drop shots.
Sabalenka came to the U.S. Open far off her usual form on hard courts, losing in the fourth round in both Toronto and Cincinnati after falling at that stage at Wimbledon. But she had recovered in New York, not dropping a set en route to the quarterfinals.
She appeared struggling to stay under control at one point, changing her racket during the third set while trying to regain her touch. She went behind 2-0 in the match tiebreaker but pulled ahead for good when Noskova double-faulted to make it 4-3, and Sabalenka took the next two points for some critical breathing room.
“Being a break up in the third set, it’s not very easy. Also having a little break at the start of the tiebreak in the third one, as well, it’s frustrating, obviously,” Noskova said.
"But at the same time, Aryna, she played the best tennis that she could in those moments, which didn’t really make it easy for me.”
Sabalenka will lose the No. 1 ranking she has held for 99 consecutive weeks if No. 2 Elena Rybakina beats Zheng Qinwen on Wednesday to reach the semifinals. If Rybakina loses, Sabalenka can keep her hold on it by winning the title.
Noskova finished with her best run at the U.S. Open. She had reached only one major quarterfinal, at the 2024 Australian Open, before beating fellow Czech Karolina Muchova for the Wimbledon title.
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Jessica Pegula, of the United States, celebrates after a point against Emma Navarro, of the United States, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, celebrates winning a match against Alex Michelsen, of the United States, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, returns the ball to Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts during a match against Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, reaches to return the ball to Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, returns the ball to Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, reacts during a match against Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, celebrates winning a match against Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
