Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Brewers

27-18

9-3

Final

Cubs

29-19

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
MIL	0	1	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	9
CHC	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3

Who won: Brewers 9-3

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Monday, May 18, 2026 at Wrigley Field. The Brewers win the series 3-0. The Brewers outscored the Cubs 4-0 in the 4th inning. Jake Bauers went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Brewers. Dansby Swanson went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · May 18

Jake Bauers homers, drives in 4 runs as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-3 in series opener

Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Monday night in the first meeting this season between the longtime NL Central rivals.

What it means

Season series: MIL wins series 3-0.
Brewers have won 4 of the last 5.
Cubs have lost 3 straight.
Brewers 12-9 on the road; Cubs 18-6 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Brewers1st in NL Cent

Angel Zerpa RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Brandon Woodruff SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Brian Fitzpatrick RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Grant Anderson RP
Biceps, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Quinn Priester SP
Shoulder, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Brewers1st in NL Cent

Brandon Sproat SP

Probable starter · 3-7, 5.57 ERA, 101 K, 1.44 WHIP

Lineup

1Jackson ChourioLF
2Brice Turang2B
3William ContrerasC
4Christian YelichDH
5Andrew Vaughn1B
6Jake Bauers1B
7Luis Rengifo3B
8Sal FrelickRF
9Joey OrtizSS

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Shota Imanaga SP

Probable starter · 11-10, 3.77 ERA, 174 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1Nico Hoerner2B
2Michael Busch1B
3Alex Bregman3B
4Ian HappLF
5Seiya SuzukiRF
6Michael ConfortoDH
7Carson KellyC
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
9Dansby SwansonSS

The series

MIL wins series 3-0

Last 5

MIL

W@ CHC9-3
L@ MIN4-5
W@ MIN2-1
W@ MIN3-2
Wvs SD7-1

CHC

Lvs MIL3-9
L@ CHW8-9
L@ CHW3-8
W@ CHW10-5
W@ ATL2-0

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 37,647
Officials: Derek Thomas (Home Plate Umpire), Jansen Visconti (First Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Second Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Third Base Umpire)