MILWAUKEE – When Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer swung the trade to bring Kyle Tucker into the fold last offseason, the goal was to transform the offense and make a run at the World Series. If those goals were met, the fact that Tucker was around for only

MILWAUKEE -- What do six days in July say about what might be in store for the coming days in October? As the Brewers prepare to take on the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, they hope those midsummer meetings say a lot. But they realize they probably don’t.

MILWAUKEE -- Chad Patrick didn’t get the lowdown from Brewers manager Pat Murphy on when he might pitch in the decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series, or what leverage he could inherit. The same went for Jacob Misiorowski. “Nothing. I knew nothing,” Misiorowski admitted. “I knew my

MILWAUKEE – Before the 2025 season began, Andrew Vaughn still hadn’t lived up to the lofty expectations bestowed upon him as the third overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft. Eight months later, Vaughn is the poster child for a change of scenery.

MILWAUKEE – As streamers descended from the American Family Field dome, fireworks popped and the Brewers’ players formed a mob scene on the infield Saturday night, a handful of Cubs players remained in the dugout watching the celebration. Nico Hoerner looked on for a few moments before turning and heading

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers have gone into postseasons as underdogs and as favorites. They have been hot and cold, home and away, with a multitude of stars or a collection of undersized hitters and unheralded out-getters. And yet no matter the circumstances, the venue or their talent on paper, the

MILWAUKEE -- On the Cubs’ quest for 27 outs, manager Craig Counsell turned to six of his 11 available pitchers in Saturday night’s 3-1 loss to the Brewers in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the National League Division Series at American Family Field. In a series where there had been

MILWAUKEE -- After failing to keep Cubs hitters in the ballpark during the first inning of each of the first four games of the National League Division Series, the Brewers tried something novel in the winner-take-all Game 5 on Saturday night.

There have been 40 winner-take-all Game 5s in Division Series history since the best-of-five series was added to the postseason docket in 1995, when MLB expanded to allow a Wild Card team from each league. That list grew by two in 2025, courtesy of the Mariners' thrilling 15-inning win over

MILWAUKEE -- The crux of manager Pat Murphy’s explanation for why Christian Yelich batted leadoff before Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Thursday was simple. “He hits more today.”

CHICAGO -- All the world’s a stage, and the Cubs and Brewers are set to take it Saturday night in a win-or-go-home meeting in Milwaukee. The I-94 Rivalry heads back north for Game 5 of the National League Division Series, something that seemed unlikely after the Brewers jumped out to

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers have gone from removing rookie Jacob Misiorowski from the starting rotation at the end of the regular season to fielding persistent questions about whether he would even make the postseason roster to potentially needing him to help save the season. In the MLB playoffs, life comes

The Brewers and Cubs, before this series, had never played each other in the postseason -- though they did play a notable Game 163 tiebreaker in 2018 -- and it sure feels like they’ve packed decades of tension into the first four games of this National League Division Series.

MILWAUKEE -- For the Cubs and Brewers, it comes down to Game 5 of the NLDS on Saturday night.

MILWAUKEE -- Pat Murphy had an unprompted message for Brewers fans going into Saturday’s must-win Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Cubs. Actually, he had a couple of messages.

CHICAGO -- What’s the path to 27 outs? A trend throughout this postseason for Cubs manager Craig Counsell has been waiting until necessary to reveal his pick for the next game’s starter. That didn’t change during Friday afternoon’s Zoom, which offered no answer as to who will toe the rubber

CHICAGO – The environment inside Wrigley Field was already frenzied on Thursday night, but Kyle Tucker ratcheted things up several notches by sending a baseball to the fans partying in the center-field bleachers. His seventh-inning shot eased some of the tension and served notice that the National League Division Series

CHICAGO – After the standing ovation from the raucous crowd at Wrigley Field on Thursday night, Matthew Boyd went right to the top step of the Cubs’ dugout. The veteran lefty waited and watched Daniel Palencia’s escape of the fifth inning, letting out a yell as the reliever induced a

CHICAGO -- The Brewers’ choice of who to start Game 4 of the NLDS at Wrigley Field on Thursday was also the obvious one: Right-hander Freddy Peralta. But it didn’t go to plan from the very first inning of a 6-0 loss to the Cubs, and now the Brewers find

CHICAGO -- There’s been a pattern through the first four games of this National League Division Series: If the Brewers don’t strike fast, they might not strike at all. On Thursday night, it was the latter. The Cubs shut down one of the best offenses in the National League to

CHICAGO – Facing elimination for the second consecutive night, the Cubs’ longest-tenured player took matters into his own hands on Thursday at Wrigley Field. Ian Happ crushed a three-run homer off Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta in the first inning of a 6-0 victory in Game 4 of the National League

CHICAGO -- It was at this ballpark in late August that the Brewers’ zen master, Christian Yelich, urged calm. The Brewers were fresh off a franchise-record 14-game winning streak when they came to Wrigley Field to play five games over four days, and when they took the series opener from

CHICAGO -- While the Cubs staved off elimination in front of the Wrigley Field faithful on Wednesday night, the Brewers will get another crack at capturing their first postseason series since 2018 when the teams face off on Thursday night in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. "I

CHICAGO – Cubs manager Craig Counsell did not name his next starting pitcher in the immediate wake of Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Counsell explained that there were still conversations to be had behind the scenes before making the plans

If we learned anything from Wednesday’s National League Division Series action, it’s that no one’s going down easily. Now we’re one step closer to seeing at least one rare comeback. The Cubs and Phillies were facing elimination but rebounded with Game 3 victories to save their seasons. Even better, both