Sep 2, 2026 6:01 PM

The Milwaukee Brewers bullpen was thrilled to see JoJo Romero and Abner Uribe dominate the Chicago Cubs.

The Milwaukee Brewers are now 1-1 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in this crucial four-game series.

Two more wins for the Brewers would secure them the season series, and that's something that could be locked up before these teams play at American Family Field from September 7-9.

There's still a lot of baseball left to be played, but coming off a 9-4 win last night, the Brewers completely erased all of the momentum the Cubs had built up from their 17-3 win the day prior.

Christian Yelich and Joey Ortiz both homered in this game, but the Brewers bullpen really held things down after a rock-solid start from Robert Gasser.

In particular, JoJo Romero looked fantastic in his team debut, and Abner Uribe was as dialed in as it gets in his first appearance since Sunday, Aug. 9.

Romero recorded two outs in 11 pitches

Somehow, Romero allowed a pair of hits but still picked up his 21st hold of the year as he threw 11 strikes in nine pitches and recorded two outs.

Keep in mind, these weren't exactly the best hits in the world from the Cubs. Romero should've had a first-pitch out, but instead, Ortiz, Cooper Pratt, and Jackson Chourio all collided into one another in left field.

Regardless, Romero did his thing and proved this is exactly why the Brewers wanted to acquire him in the Dustin May deal at the deadline.

It certainly helps that Romero, the former St. Louis Cardinals reliever, is no stranger to Wrigley Field. Obviously, manager Pat Murphy doesn't want to overwork him so soon off the Injured List, but it would be huge if Romero could pitch in each of the remaining two games, depending on the situation.

Uribe has never looked better

Uribe, 26, is arguably the Brewers' biggest X-factor. Having just picked up his 19th hold of the year, Uribe did so with a pair of strikeouts in 14 pitches.

In total, 10 of the 14 pitches he threw were for strikes, and he looked as dialed in as ever when the Cubs faced him in the seventh inning.

Murphy decided to have Uribe come in for the seventh, and Ashby pitch the eighth, but those two are almost interchangeable depending on matchups.

All eyes were locked on Pete Crow-Armstrong, the National League MVP frontrunner, and Uribe made him look silly with a 99 mph sinker.

Together, Romero and Uribe have strengthened what was already a dominant Brewers bullpen, and now the sky truly is the limit with everyone basically at 100%.

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