<p>MILWAUKEE — Corbin Burnes struck out 10 in six dominant innings and also delivered a two-run single for his first career RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Burnes allowed just two hits to continue his sizzling start to the season. <a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1382421362803892229">His bases-loaded single up the middle </a> capped the Brewers’ four-run outburst in the sixth.</p>
<p>The 26-year-old right-hander has knocked home twice as many runs (two) as he has allowed (one) through his first three outings of the year.</p>
<p>This marked the franchise-record eighth straight game in which a Brewers starter worked at least five innings while allowing no more than one run.</p>
<p>Burnes’ performance helped the Brewers take two of three in the series and gain a measure of revenge one day after an <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-chicago-milwaukee-chicago-cubs-willson-contreras-a3c16c21ef2269b2d259a366020c90f4">emotionally charged 3-2 loss to the Cubs. </a></p>
<p>Milwaukee had given up a go-ahead, two-run homer to Willson Contreras on Tuesday after hitting him with a pitch earlier in the game. Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera threw a pitch behind Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff, who had thrown the pitch that hit Contreras.</p>
<p>Wednesday’s game saw no trouble in response. Milwaukee’s Keston Hiura was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning, without incident.</p>
<p>The Cubs had no answers for Burnes.</p>
<p>Burnes (1-1) has fanned 30 while allowing only four hits and no walks in 18 1/3 innings. He yielded just one hit in each of his first two starts, but the Brewers lost both games.</p>
<p>Although Burnes carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning April 3 against Minnesota, the Brewers mustered just one hit and struck out 17 times in a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-new-york-byron-buxton-corbin-burnes-minnesota-twins-1a2f4f253d852ed01037dbbb82820414">2-0 loss to the Twins. </a> Burnes left with a 1-0 lead Thursday at St. Louis, but the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-nolan-arenado-drew-rasmussen-st-louis-adam-wainwright-14b815e5c50df66c1f3e67438d976a3d"> Cardinals rallied against Milwaukee’s bullpen to win 3-1.</a></p>
<p>This time, Burnes got a bit more help from his teammates.</p>
<p>The Brewers wasted no time taking a lead Thursday against Jake Arrieta (2-1), who struck out five and gave up three runs in five innings.</p>
<p>Jackie Bradley Jr. doubled to lead off the first and scored on <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWI/status/1382394701463097345">Travis Shaw’s single. </a> Shaw moved to third on Avisaíl García’s double and came home on Omar Narváez’s sacrifice fly.</p>
<p>Shaw extended the lead to 3-0 with a <a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers">homer to left center</a> in the third.</p>
<p>The Brewers broke the game open in the sixth as reliever Shelby Miller didn’t retire any of the five batters he faced. </p>
<p>TRAINERS’ ROOM</p>
<p>Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks was back in Chicago on Wednesday, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-chicago-brandon-workman-david-ross-coronavirus-pandemic-bce353cdaf91a750ae5cd22fd371441a"> one day after getting scratched from his scheduled start </a> because he wasn’t feeling well. Manager David Ross said Tuesday that Hendrick tested negative for COVID-19 and none of his players have tested positive, but the Cubs are being cautious after <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-chicago-justin-steele-brandon-workman-david-ross-9f7b02df072dc9ebcf1ac32b1a4c5008">bullpen coach Chris Young and first base coach Craig Driver both had positives tests.</a></p>
<p>“It feels like every day is sort of a new challenge with this,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said. “How to distinguish what is seasonal allergies versus what is COVID symptoms, there’s no way to know, and I think because we have those two coaches who are positive, we have to act in a certain fashion.”</p>
<p>The Cubs activated C Austin Romine from the injured list, activated RHP Jason Adam off the COVID-19-related injured list and selected Miller from their alternate site in South Bend, Indiana. They designated C Tony Wolters for assignment and optioned RHP Adbert Alzolay and RHP Brad Wieck to the alternate site.</p>
<p>Brewers: OF Lorenzo Cain went on the 10-day injured list with a strained left quadriceps, and OF Christian Yelich missed a third straight game with a sore back. The Brewers recalled OF Tyrone Taylor.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>The Cubs have Thursday off before opening a home series with Atlanta on Friday. </p>
<p>The Brewers are off Thursday before beginning a three-game home series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Scheduled starters are Adrian Houser (1-1, 1.80) for Milwaukee and JT Brubaker (1-0, 1.93) for Pittsburgh.</p>
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