Turning to the final leg of this same-game parlay, Chicago first baseman Michael Busch has posted a high-end .386 wOBA, .267 ISO, and .904 OPS against righties this year, and he’s also ripe for a slump-busting game. He’s mired in a 1-for-13 funk across the past four.

The Cubs are set to host the best team in baseball, the Brewers, for a five-game series this week at Wrigley Field. It starts with a doubleheader on Monday. Several weeks ago, it looked like this would be a huge series to shape how the division race for the NL Central title would shake out.

As is traditional here at BCB for doubleheaders, there will be only one StoryStream with all the threads for both games. The game preview for Game 2 will post at 5 p.m. CT and will contain a brief summary of Game 1 and all the lineups,

Expert recap and game analysis of the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs MLB game from August 18, 2025 on ESPN.

Chicago Cubs fans are fed up and have started booing Kyle Tucker at Wrigley Field. Now, the team says it's going to give the former Astros star some time off to figure out his struggles at the plate.

The Cubs plan to give struggling outfielder Kyle Tucker some days off to reset him, manager Craig Counsell said Monday. Tucker hasn't homered since mid-July and has no extra-base hits in August.

On Sunday, during the sixth inning, boos echoed through the stadium when Tucker didn't run to first base after a grounder. Counsell, aware of the frustration from both the fans and the player himself,