The Cubs (43-37) are on a bit of a streak right now after sweeping the lousy Mets in four games at Citi Field. They have gone 10-3 in their last 13 games despite enduring what can only be described as a biblical plague \u2014 which should not be confused with biblical losses \u2014 of pitching injuries. Next up is a very difficult challenge against the mighty Brewers in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee (49-29) has shown no signs of cooling down and is 6.5 games ahead of Chicago in the National League Central. The driving force behind their success is the pitching staff, which has a 3.38 team ERA that is higher than only the Yankees among all MLB teams.<\/p>\n
The Brewers\u2019 starting rotation has been unbelievable in 2026, especially Cy Young<\/a> favorite Jacob Misiorowski<\/a>, who has been basically unhittable the past two months. Kyle Harrison<\/a> and Brandon Woodruff<\/a> have also been very difficult to hit as the second and third starters.<\/p>\n Milwaukee\u2019s bullpen is not quite as strong as it has been in previous seasons, but it hasn\u2019t needed to be with the rotation being so good. Trevor Megill<\/a> and Abner Uribe<\/a> have been sharing closing duties, though they have not been perfect.<\/p>\n The Crew\u2019s offense has been good but not spectacular, with a .729 team OPS that is 10th-best in MLB. Power has been the one area they are lacking a bit, with just 70 home runs on the season. Of course, more games against the Cubs\u2019 pitching could improve that.<\/p>\n First baseman Jake Bauers<\/a> is having an excellent season with 14 homers and an .885 OPS. Center fielder Jackson Chourio<\/a> came back strong after a spring training hamstring injury with 10 home runs out of the leadoff spot for the Brewers.<\/p>\n The North Siders face a tall task in this series, going against Milwaukee\u2019s top three starters without a firm plan as to who they are going to pitch on Saturday and Sunday. It would honestly be an accomplishment if they could grab one of these games and avoid a sweep. That being said, maybe something strange will happen.<\/p>\n Game Time and Broadcast Info<\/p>\n Friday, June 26 at 6:45pm CT on Apple TV+. Starting Pitchers<\/p>\n Date 6\/26 Jacob Misiorowski 6\/27 Kyle Harrison 6\/28 Brandon Woodruff What to Watch For<\/p>\n The Cubs have not announced who will start Saturday or Sunday, but new acquisition David Peterson<\/a> is a possibility.
\nSaturday, June 27 at 6:10pm CT on Marquee.
\nSunday, June 28 at 1:10pm CT on Marquee.<\/p>\n
\nPitcher
\nAge
\nT
\nERA
\nW\/L
\nFIP
\nK\/BB<\/p>\n
\nColin Rea<\/a>
\n35
\nR
\n4.99
\n5-5
\n4.72
\n3.86<\/p>\n
\n24
\nR
\n1.45
\n8\u20133
\n1.66
\n6.00<\/p>\n
\nTBA<\/p>\n
\n24
\nL
\n2.50
\n8-1
\n3.05
\n4.83<\/p>\n
\nTBA<\/p>\n
\n33
\nR
\n3.00
\n2-1
\n3.27
\n5.00<\/p>\n
\nDansby Swanson<\/a> had a huge series in New York with three home runs and 15 RBI.
\nNico Hoerner<\/a> has five doubles in his last four games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cubs (43-37) are on a bit of a streak right now after sweeping the lousy Mets in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":736064,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2401],"tags":[5,136,733,843,59,4280,4,33],"class_list":["post-736063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-milwaukee-brewers","tag-baseball","tag-brewers","tag-dansby-swanson","tag-milwaukee","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-milwaukeebrewers","tag-mlb","tag-nico-hoerner"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116816585912430654","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=736063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/736064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=736063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=736063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}