Nico Hoerner

Hoerner and shortstop Dansby Swanson were responsible for four of the seven hits the Cubs strung together on the evening. Unfortunately, none of those hits resulted in runs, as the Cubs spent the evening being stifled by Colin Rea and the Brewers' bullpen. Hoerner has now hit safely in three-straight games and has two doubles over that span. He's hitting .296 in the month of July and continues to be a run-scoring machine for the Cubbies - with the exception of tonight's shutout loss.

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The Cubs had just one hit over eight innings before Hoerner's shot down the right field line got things started in the ninth. Seiya Suzuki went on to single him in afterwards. The 10th was a complete mess for the Diamondbacks, featuring a leadoff intentional walk and then a bunt single because of some indecisive defense on an attempt sacrifice. To tell the truth, Hoerner didn't even have to work the five-pitch walk; only the 3-0 pitch was anywhere close to the strike zone.

The Chicago Cubs entered the ninth with just one hit before Nico Hoerner sparked the late rally

The 36-year-old right-hander also allowed two free passes on the night while striking out three. All of the scoring done against him came in the second inning, as Miguel Amaya clubbed a two-run homer, while Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki chipped in run-scoring singles. Gibson generated nine swings and misses on 97 pitches on the night, registering an underwhelming CSW of only 23 percent. He finishes a tumultuous first half with a 7-3 record, 4.16 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and a 96/41 K/BB ratio over 101 2/3 innings through his first 18 starts.