MILWAUKEE — Brice Turang hit Milwaukee's fifth grand slam in its last eight games as part of a seven-run fourth inning, and the Brewers rolled to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Freddy Peralta (6-4) and Jakob Junis combined on a two-hitter to help the NL Central-leading Brewers win their ninth straight home series. Milwaukee hasn't dropped a series at American Family Field since the New York Yankees took two of three from April 26-28.
The Brewers became the second team in major league history to hit five grand slams in an eight-game span, joining San Diego in 2020.
''We just have to keep doing what we've been doing,'' Peralta said. ''Probably some people around don't see us — at the end of the season, they don't see us being in a good spot — or probably in spring training they didn't expect us to be where we are right now. But we're the Brewers, and we've been doing this for like the last six years.''
Milwaukee's highest-scoring inning of the season backed up a sparkling performance from Peralta, who worked seven innings and retired his last 14 batters.
After Nico Hoerner sent Peralta's second pitch of the game over the left field wall, the right-hander bore down and struck out eight while allowing only two hits and two walks. Junis walked one over the final two innings.
Christian Yelich hit a 422-foot, two-run homer in the fourth off Kyle Hendricks to put Milwaukee ahead. With one out, Cubs right fielder Ian Happ misjudged a fly ball from Rhys Hoskins, who was credited with a single.
''I kind of had a good bead on it, and it turned and moved a long way, kind of towards left-center there on its way down,'' Happ said. ''I probably wasn't in a great spot. I kind of thought it was going to be more up against the wall over there, and it got turned around. Obviously not my best moment out there and it puts Kyle in a tough spot.''
