Milwaukee Brewers stalwart Christian Yelich gave rookie starter Jacob Misiorowski high praise following the team's win on Monday.

Andrew Vaughn, Sal Frelick and Christian Yelich homered and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a shaky start from All-Star rookie Jacob Misiorowski to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Monday night and take sole possession of first place in the NL Central.

Brewers rookie sensation Jacob Misiorowski found out Monday night that it’s not always smooth sailing on the mound in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs head into a three-game series at American Family Field tied for first place.

The Chicago Cubs made a pair of roster moves prior to their Tuesday game against the Milwaukee Brewers, designating pitcher Chris Flexen for assignment.

Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, the same year that the Cubs retired his No. 23 jersey. The team unveiled a Sandberg statue outside of Wrigley Field last year, too, which was quickly covered in flowers, Cubs gear and other memorabilia after news of his death broke on Monday.

Milwaukee Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski already has won matchups with Paul Skenes and Clayton Kershaw and has pitched in the All-Star Game since reaching the major leagues six weeks ago.