Photos: Brewers 5, Cubs 1

Cubs centerfielder Albert Almora Jr. leaps but can't catch a triple off the bat of Brewers leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson in the first inning.

Lorenzo Cain of the Brewers laces an line drive, RBI single to center field in the first inning and winds up on third after Cubs centerfielder Albert Almora Jr. booted the ball.

Curtis Granderson scores the Brewers' first run of the game on a single by Lorenzo Cain in the first inning.

Lorenzo Cain gestures toward the Brewers dugout after his run-scoring hit gave Milwaukee a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning against the Cubs on Wednesday night.

Brewers centerfield Lorenzo Cain tracks down a deep fly ball on the warning track off the bat of the Cubs' Ben Zobrist in the first inning on Wednesday night.

Brewers second baseman Travis Shaw slaps the tag on the Cubs' Javier Baez, who was out trying to steal second base in the second inning on Wednesday night. Baez had led off the inning with a walk against Brewers starter Chase Anderson.

Travis Shaw gets ready to send a pitch to center field that ends up driving in Curtis Granderson with a sacrifice fly and gives the Brewers a 2-0 lead in the third inning against the Cubs.

Curtis Granderson is greeted by Brewers bench coach Pat Murphy (center) and manager Craig Counsell, after he scored on Travis Shaw's sacrifice fly in the third inning on Wednesday night against the Cubs.

The bat goes flying from Manny Pina's hands after he struck out against Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks in the third inning on Wednesday night.

Despite not allowing a run on four hits, Brewers starting pitcher Chase Anderson only goes four innings as manager Craig Counsell went to his bullpen the rest of the way against the Cubs on Wednesday night.

Kris Bryant drives in the Cubs' lone run of the game with an RBI double that hit just underneath the home run basket in left-center field during the fifth inning on Wednesday night.

Cubs centerfielder Albert Almora Jr. makes a diving catch of a liner off the bat of the Brewers' Mike Moustakas during the sixth inning on Wednesday night.

Cubs centerfielder Albert Almora Jr. is pumped up after he robbed the Brewers' Mike Moustakas of a hit with a diving catch during the sixth inning Wednesday night.

Brewers reliever Josh Hader brings the heat against the Cubs for the second time in the series as he records all three outs in the eighth inning via the strikeout route on Wednesday night.

Curtis Granderson gives the Brewers a little breathing room with a solo home run in the ninth inning against the Cubs on Wednesday night.

Cubs centerfielder Albert Almora Jr. hangs his head while leftfielder Willson Contreras look up after they watched a ball hit by Curtis Granderson land in the first row of the left-center field bleachers in the ninth inning on Wednesday night.

Curtis Granderson gets ready to smack hands with Christian Yelich on his way back the Brewers dugout after he hit a solo homer in the ninth inning against the Cubs on Wednesday night.

Curtis Granderson has some fun with Orlando Arcia in the dugout after his solo homer with one out in the ninth inning gave the Brewers a two-run cushion at that time against the Cubs on Wednesday night.

Mike Moustakas drives in a pair of runs with a seeing-eye single through the left side of the Cubs infield in the ninth inning to give the Brewers a four-run lead on Wednesday night.

Brewers reliever Jeremy Jeffress reacts after recording the final out against the Cubs on Wednesday night.