Kyle Harrison's dominant outing leads Brewers to first Wrigley Field sweep in five years

When the Milwaukee Brewers kicked off their series against their arch-rivals, the Chicago Cubs, on Monday night, they were 1.5 games back in the NL Central. However, as they head back to Milwaukee for an off-day before a big weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the script has been flipped, and the Brew Crew now holds a 1.5-game advantage over the Cubs, who are now in third place in the division -- 0.5-game behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

The sudden change was due to a three-game sweep from the Brewers, who dominated their NL Central rivals the entire series. On Monday night, it was an offensive explosion, including home runs from Christian Yelich and Jake Bauers, that powered the Brew Crew to a 9-3 victory at Wrigley Field.

On Tuesday, Jacob Misiorowski toed the rubber, and given the way he's pitching in the month of May, that's about all you need to know to assume that the Brewers brought home another victory. Miz was spotless once again, covering six scoreless innings and collecting eight strikeouts in the process. The Brewers' flame-throwing ace has yet to allow a run in the month of May despite making four starts and covering 24.1 innings during that span.

However, for as impressive as Misiorowski was in game two of the series, Kyle Harrison was even better in Wednesday's series finale. The Brewers' southpaw, who they acquired from the Boston Red Sox during the offseason, tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out 11, while surrendering just two hits and one walk. Simply put, Harrison was dominant in last night's outing, and his efforts propelled the Brewers to a 5-0 victory and a series sweep of the Cubs.

Kyle Harrison and Jacob Misiorowski have created a formidable 1-2 punch at the top of the Brewers' rotation

There was uncertainty about the Brewers' rotation entering the 2026 season. With a lack of experience, injury concerns with 2025 breakout starter Quinn Priester, and caution about what to expect from veteran right-hander Brandon Woodruff, it felt almost certain that Milwaukee's starting staff would experience some growing pains in the early weeks of the season.

However, the opposite has been the case. Milwaukee's starting pitchers, specifically the duo of Misiorowski and Harrison, have come out of the gates hot in 2026, and their display against the Chicago Cubs this week was clear evidence. Brandon Sproat, who has a sub-4.00 ERA in his last seven outings, certainly deserves his flowers, but Miz and Harrison have been on a different level through the first two months of the season.

Miz holds a 1.89 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP while leading all of MLB with 88 strikeouts. Harrison, meanwhile, is boasting a 1.77 ERA that is better than all qualified starters in the National League (Harrison is just barely short of the threshold to be considered a qualified starter). Expectations were high for both Miz and Harrison, but no one expected them to be this good through the first eight weeks of the season.

Their efforts this week were a key part of the Brewers' first series sweep at Wrigley Field since August of 2021. For as good as the Brewers have been against their rivals on the North Side of Chicago in recent history, sweeping a series at Wrigley Field is no easy task, but the Crew certainly made it look easy this week.

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