Sept. 3, 2026 Updated 2:16 pm EDT
The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs square off on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. ET, at Wrigley Field. Logan Henderson (9-2, 2.48 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 87-53 this season and first in the NL Central. Kevin Gausman (8-11, 4.52 ERA) is starting for the Cubs, who are 78-62 and second in the NL Central.
How to watch Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago CubsBrewers vs. Cubs odds
Favorite Moneyline: Brewers -118
Underdog Moneyline: Cubs -102
Total: 8.5
Total Over Odds: -102
Total Under Odds: -118
Injury reportsBrewers
Bryse Wilson: 15 Day IL (Back), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Rob Zastryzny: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Quinn Priester: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
Cubs
Dansby Swanson: 10 Day IL (Side), Gavin Hollowell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Blister), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Phil Maton: 60 Day IL (Knee), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 60 Day IL (Neck), Pedro Ramírez: day-to-day (Back), Jacob Webb: day-to-day (Forearm)
Stats to know
Milwaukee’s Brice Turang is slashing .254/.348/.424 this season with 17 home runs, 80 RBIs (18th in MLB) and an OPS of .772. He has a 25% strikeout rate and a 12.6% walk rate in 588 plate appearances, and he has scored 83 total runs. Turang has recorded 18 steals on 23 attempts.
In 559 plate appearances, William Contreras has hit 13 long balls, tallied 72 RBIs and scored 70 runs. He is batting .274/.343/.405 and has posted a 13.8% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate.
Chicago’s Pete Crow-Armstrong is slashing .280/.375/.568 this season with 38 home runs (2nd in MLB), 91 RBIs (7th in MLB) and an OPS of .943 (2nd in MLB). He has a 26.3% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate in 627 plate appearances, and he has scored 102 total runs. Crow-Armstrong has recorded 32 steals on 39 attempts.
In 628 plate appearances, Alex Bregman has slashed .260/.346/.444 this season. He has hit 24 long balls and driven in 81 runs (17th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 15.4% and a walk rate of 10.5%. and has scored 82 runs.
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