Cubs vs Brewers— Despite two ten-game winning streaks before the end of May, the Chicago Cubs are tied in the loss column with the Milwaukee Brewers, who’ve come surging back from last place with a 10-4 month of May.
With three more wins than the Brewers, the Cubs still have a 1.5-game lead in the NL Central, but it’s a mighty tight division (and that’s without mentioning the fact that the Cardinals have just one more loss than the Cubs and Brewers as of Monday morning). Woof.
But here’s the good news: the Cubs have arguably their best starters going this series. Well, best they can produce without Cade Horton, Matthew Boyd, or Justin Steele.
Tonight, Shota Imanaga will face Brandon Sproat in what is – by far – the most winnable game of the series. Tomorrow, Ben Brown, who’s been great but on a tight pitch count, squares up against Jacob Misiorowski in the least winnable game of the series. And on Wednesday, the finale will be started by a struggling Edward Cabrera for the Cubs and a red-hot left-hander, Kyle Harrison, for the Brewers.
Harrison has been really quite fantastic this season, but the Cubs are *still* the second-best offense in MLB versus left-handed pitching, so maybe that will help. That said, the Brewers (109 wRC+, 8th best) are one of the top offenses versus right-handed pitching, so maybe it all evens out.
That does underscore how winnable and important tonight’s game is, though, because Shota Imanaga, a lefty, has been awesome all season *and* the Brewers are one of the weakest offenses vs LHP. Really can’t afford to lose that first one, unfortunately.
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Jacob Misiorowski has also been just freakin’ unreal this season, with 80(!) strikeouts over 51.0 innings of work. He already has four 10+ K games in nine starts, and hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last three games. Ben Brown may be on the upswing, and I’m glad he’s in the rotation, but that’s not going to be a particularly easy one to win. Chris Sale, Jacob deGrom, Davis Martin, and now Misiorowski. Tough little stretch for the Cubs bats (not an excuse, as they also just need to be, you know, better).
Speaking of Brown, he’s the guy I’m most excited to see this week. His first two starts have been great, but capped at 4.0 innings because of the pitch count. But with this one being his third start in a row, I wouldn’t be surprised if the limit goes up to 75-80 pitches. Maybe he can get through 5.0+ innings with that.
All three games are at 6:40 pm CT, and all three will be on Marquee. This is the first Cubs-Brewers matchup of the season, but it already feels hugely important. After three straight series losses, the Cubs could really use a big series win to get the vibes back right.
Cubs vs Brewers – Pitching Probables:
Game 1: Monday, May 18 at 6:40 PM CT at Wrigley FieldBroadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, 104.3 The Score
Cubs: Shota Imanaga, LHP Brewers: Brandon Sproat, RHPGame 2: Tuesday, May 19 at 6:40 PM CT at Wrigley FieldBroadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, 104.3 The Score
Cubs: Ben Brown, RHP Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski, RHPGame 3: Wednesday, May 20 at 6:40 PM CT at Wrigley FieldBroadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, 104.3 The Score
Cubs: Edward Cabrera, RHP Brewers: Kyle Harrison, LHPCubs vs Brewers – Key Injuries:
Chicago Cubs:
Matthew Boyd, SP Hunter Harvey, RP Riley Martin, RP Caleb Thielbar, RP (maybe back today?) Tyler Austin, IF/OF (60-Day IL) Porter Hodge, RP (60-Day IL) Cade Horton, SP (60-Day IL) Shelby Miller, RP (60-Day IL) Justin Steele, SP (60-Day IL)Milwaukee Brewers:
Brandon Lockrdige, OF Quinn Priester, SP Jared Koenig, RP Brandon Woodruff, SP Angel Zerpa, RP Rob Zastryny, RP Akil Baddoo, OFHence then, the article about the first cubs brewers series of the season starts tonight here s what you need to know was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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