MILWAUKEE -- Dexter Fowler picked up where he left off in his return from the disabled list on Friday.
The Chicago Cubs outfielder hit a home run and drove in three runs in his first game since June 18, powering the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
The Cubs activated Fowler before the game after the outfielder missed a month with a hamstring injury. Without Fowler, the Cubs had an 11-17 record and scored 0.7 fewer runs in games compared to when Fowler was in the lineup, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Fowler went 3-for-4 with a walk and scored twice against the Brewers.
"I was just happy to be back around the boys,'' Fowler said.
Fowler was hitting .290 with seven homers, 28 RBIs and six steals in 64 games before landing on the DL after injuring his right hamstring running to first base.
The Cubs also added pitcher Mike Montgomery to the roster after acquiring him from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
"It's exciting. It kind of feels like the first day of school again," Montgomery said. "I was a little shocked [about the trade]. I'm not going to lie. But now I'm excited."
Montgomery, who played for Cubs manager Joe Maddon during his time with the Tampa Bay Rays, was 3-4 with a 2.34 ERA in 32 appearances with the Mariners this season.
"He has a great arm. I'll attempt to ease him in however if the moment arises and we run out of people, and [if] it has to be him, it will be him," Maddon said.
Outfielder Albert Almora Jr. and right-hander Spencer Patton were optioned to Triple-A Iowa to make room for Fowler and Montgomery.