{"id":761304,"date":"2026-06-26T09:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/761304\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:54:33","slug":"cubs-bring-4-game-win-streak-into-game-against-the-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/761304\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs bring 4-game win streak into game against the Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Cubs<\/a> (44-37, second in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> (49-29, first in the NL Central)<\/p>\n

Milwaukee; Friday, 7:45 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea<\/a> (5-5, 4.99 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski<\/a> (8-3, 1.45 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 138 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Brewers -277, Cubs +220; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will try to continue a four-game win streak with a victory against the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee has a 25-15 record in home games and a 49-29 record overall. Brewers pitchers have a collective 3.38 ERA, which ranks second in MLB play.<\/p>\n

Chicago has gone 21-20 on the road and 44-37 overall. The Cubs have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the NL at .243.<\/p>\n

Friday’s game is the fourth time these teams square off this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Brice Turang<\/a> has 16 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs while hitting .265 for the Brewers. William Contreras<\/a> is 13 for 34 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Ian Happ<\/a> has 15 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 38 RBI for the Cubs. Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> is 18 for 41 with two doubles, a triple and five home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .243 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs<\/p>\n

Cubs: 7-3, .271 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Brewers: Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Lockridge<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Brian Fitzpatrick<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Quinn Priester<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Carlos Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Coleman Crow: 15-Day IL (forearm), Logan Henderson: 15-Day IL (back), Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Zerpa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm)<\/p>\n

Cubs: Justin Steele<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 60-Day IL (tricep), Riley Martin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Cade Horton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shelby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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