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New York Times
10 hours ago
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- New York Times
Division lead on the line, Misiorowski on the mound: How to watch the Cubs-Brewers series
In far and away the coolest series on this week's opening slate, two of MLB's best teams go at it Monday through Wednesday. Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs haul up I-94 to see the searing Milwaukee Brewers, who start the proceedings with rookie fireballer Jacob Misiorowski on the bump. Nothing like a division rivalry with summer stakes and galloping bratwurst. The Cubs are still one of baseball's best outfits, but they've simmered down across the past two months. They went 13-13 in June and now enter this series at 13-8 in July. Still, tempered Cubs baseball is a sharp offering and a fun watch. Across the past month, the offense is tied for 10th in batting average (.250), tied for sixth in home runs (31) and alone in seventh for OPS (.748). Chicago is ranked No. 3 in all three of those categories for the whole season. Advertisement Craig Counsell's crew arrives in Wisconsin with a 29-24 road record and a plus-70 run differential away from Wrigley Field. Crow-Armstrong is not only a rarified power-speed force but also an awe-inspiring outfielder. Last week, he moved into the 100 percentile for fielding run value, and he has the best defensive range in the sport by outs above average. Fellow All-Star starter Tucker is slumping, though, down to a muddled .200/.337/.271 line in the last 28 days. Elsewhere, Michael Busch is batting just .129 in his last two weeks, with 14 Ks in 35 plate appearances; Nico Hoerner has a .353 average in that same span, with as many stolen bases as strikeouts (3). Reinforcements may come at the MLB trade deadline, but the Cubs will need a more rounded consistency to lock down a competitive division race. Milwaukee is loaded with momentum right now, pressuring Chicago out of what originally looked like a comfortable NL Central bid. It followed a resurgent June (16-9) by winning 15 of its first 21 July outings. The Brewers have swept the defending champion Dodgers twice this month, and though their 11-game winning streak ended last Tuesday, Pat Murphy's team is coming into this series with comeback walk-off vibes: Comeback complete ❕❕❕@theBlakePerkins — Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 27, 2025 Monday's pitching matchup is worthy of headliner status, but so is Wednesday's. The series opens with remade lefty Matthew Boyd (11-3, 2.20 ERA). He's in the 96 percentile for pitching run value and has been remarkably disciplined in his walk rate, currently on a streak of three total free passes in 33 innings. He's matched by the hyped RHP newcomer Misiorowski, who has a fastball clocking in above 101 mph and a slider that does unholy things to opposing batters. Advertisement Wednesday's probables are southpaw Shota Imanaga (7-4, 3.12 ERA) and mainstay ace Freddy Peralta (12-4, 2.81 ERA). The latter leads all NL pitchers with 12 wins, and hitters are a hapless .204 against him this season. With such pitching talent in tow, Milwaukee's airborne home run slide might get a rest this week. But Brewers slugger Christian Yelich (team-best 19 HR) is due for a deep ball, going homer-less since July 11. Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Jacob Misiorowski: John Fisher / Getty Images)
Washington Post
a day ago
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- Washington Post
Ben Brown and Nico Hoerner help the Cubs top the White Sox 5-4
CHICAGO — Ben Brown pitched five effective innings, Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs topped the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Sunday. Nico Hoerner added two hits and a key defensive play as the Cubs won the rubber game in the weekend set. The North Siders went 5-1 in the season series against the South Siders. The Cubs (62-43) remained tied with Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. They open a three-game series against the Brewers on Monday night. Andrew Benintendi homered twice and drove in four runs for the White Sox (38-68), who finished with three errors. Brown (5-7) got his first win since June 17. The right-hander went 1-4 with an 8.10 ERA in his previous five appearances. The Cubs jumped in front in the first against Grant Taylor (0-2). Crow-Armstrong picked up a two-run double on a well-placed grounder up the third base line. The Cubs added a valuable insurance run in the eighth, opening a 5-1 lead. Ian Happ trotted home after White Sox third baseman Colson Montgomery was called for interference on a rundown. Benintendi hit a three-run drive against Ryan Brasier in the bottom half. But Daniel Palencia got four outs for his 14th save in 15 chances. The White Sox threatened in the third, putting runners on first and second with one out. But Chase Meidroth popped up and was called out via the infield fly rule. Hoerner let the ball drop, then cut down Lenyn Sosa when he attempted to take third on the play. The Cubs struck out 13 times, including four for Michael Busch in the leadoff spot. Cubs: LHP Matthew Boyd (11-3, 2.20 ERA) takes the mound in the series opener at Milwaukee. RHP Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 2.45 ERA) goes for the Brewers. White Sox: RHP Davis Martin (2-8, 3.89 ERA) faces Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez (9-2, 2.40 ERA) on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series. ___ AP MLB:
CBS News
a day ago
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- CBS News
Ben Brown and Nico Hoerner help Cubs top White Sox
Ben Brown pitched five effective innings, Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs topped the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Sunday. Nico Hoerner added two hits and a key defensive play as the Cubs won the rubber game in the weekend set. The North Siders went 5-1 in the season series against the South Siders. The Cubs (62-43) remained tied with Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. They open a three-game series against the Brewers on Monday night. Andrew Benintendi homered twice and drove in four runs for the White Sox (38-68), who finished with three errors. Brown (5-7) got his first win since June 17. The right-hander went 1-4 with an 8.10 ERA in his previous five appearances. The Cubs jumped in front in the first against Grant Taylor (0-2). Crow-Armstrong picked up a two-run double on a well-placed grounder up the third base line. The Cubs added a valuable insurance run in the eighth, opening a 5-1 lead. Ian Happ trotted home after White Sox third baseman Colson Montgomery was called for interference on a rundown. Benintendi hit a three-run drive against Ryan Brasier in the bottom half. But Daniel Palencia got four outs for his 14th save in 15 chances. The White Sox threatened in the third, putting runners on first and second with one out. But Chase Meidroth popped up and was called out via the infield fly rule. Hoerner let the ball drop, then cut down Lenyn Sosa when he attempted to take third on the play. The Cubs struck out 13 times, including four for Michael Busch in the leadoff spot. Cubs: LHP Matthew Boyd (11-3, 2.20 ERA) takes the mound in the series opener at Milwaukee. RHP Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 2.45 ERA) goes for the Brewers. White Sox: RHP Davis Martin (2-8, 3.89 ERA) faces Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez (9-2, 2.40 ERA) on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Ben Brown and Nico Hoerner help the Cubs top the White Sox 5-4
CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Brown pitched five effective innings, Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs topped the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Sunday. Nico Hoerner added two hits and a key defensive play as the Cubs won the rubber game in the weekend set. The North Siders went 5-1 in the season series against the South Siders. The Cubs (62-43) began the day in a tie with Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. They open a three-game series against the Brewers on Monday night. Andrew Benintendi homered twice and drove in four runs for the White Sox (38-68), who finished with three errors. Brown (5-7) got his first win since June 17. The right-hander went 1-4 with an 8.10 ERA in his previous five appearances. The Cubs jumped in front in the first against Grant Taylor (0-2). Crow-Armstrong picked up a two-run double on a well-placed grounder up the third base line. The Cubs added a valuable insurance run in the eighth, opening a 5-1 lead. Ian Happ trotted home after White Sox third baseman Colson Montgomery was called for interference on a rundown. Benintendi hit a three-run drive against Ryan Brasier in the bottom half. But Daniel Palencia got four outs for his 14th save in 15 chances. Key moment The White Sox threatened in the third, putting runners on first and second with one out. But Hoerner let Chase Meidroth's popup fall because of the infield fly rule, then cut down Lenyn Sosa when he attempted to take third on the play. Key stat The Cubs struck out 13 times, including four for Michael Busch in the leadoff spot. Up next Cubs: LHP Matthew Boyd (11-3, 2.20 ERA) takes the mound in the series opener at Milwaukee. RHP Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 2.45 ERA) goes for the Brewers. White Sox: RHP Davis Martin (2-8, 3.89 ERA) faces Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez (9-2, 2.40 ERA) on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series. ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
a day ago
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- Reuters
Cubs hold on to lead for crosstown series win over White Sox
July 27 - Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Ben Brown pitched five strong innings to lift the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. An early spurt staked the Cubs to a 2-1 lead before they held on to take two of three in the crosstown series. Daniel Palencia worked around a hit-by-pitch with two outs in the ninth inning to earn his 14th save. White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi reached reliever Ryan Brasier for a three-run home run in the eighth inning, his second homer of the game, to bring the White Sox within the final margin. Ian Happ scored the deciding run in the top half when White Sox third baseman Colson Montgomery was called for obstruction in a rundown between home and third. It was one of three White Sox errors in the game. The Cubs scored a pair of first-inning runs against opener Grant Taylor, who struck out Michael Busch to begin the game before encountering trouble. Crow-Armstrong punctuated the rally with a two-run double that followed a double and walk. Benintendi cut the deficit in half with a solo home run against Brown in the bottom of the inning. Brown (5-7) regrouped from a rough relief outing Tuesday, his first major league appearance since June 23. He spaced one run and three hits in five innings with zero walks and four strikeouts. Right-hander Sean Burke kept the White Sox afloat with 4 2/3 innings of two-run, five hit relief. Burke retired eight straight Cubs during one stretch while matching a career high with eight strikeouts against just one walk. Burke allowed the leadoff man to reach just once, and it hurt him. Carson Kelly led off the sixth with a single and scored on Nico Hoerner's two-out RBI single. Matt Shaw extended his hitting streak to nine games with a run-scoring double one batter later. Taylor (0-2) allowed two runs and two hits in one inning. He walked one and struck out two. Luis Robert Jr. returned to the White Sox lineup after missing the past two games with adductor soreness. Robert Jr. went 0-for-3 as his nine-game hitting streak ended. --Field Level Media
