Jake Bauers and Christian Yelich each homered for the Brewers in a 9-3 drubbing of the Cubs at Wrigley Field, the teams' first meeting of 2026.

In what could be another season-long battle to the finish line, a victory for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday would propel them to the top of the NL Central division.

Entering Monday, the Chicago Cubs had won 15 straight games at Wrigley Field. An offensive outburst from the Milwaukee Brewers stopped the streak right there.

The Milwaukee Brewers are missing three key contributors to their starting lineup right now. Milwaukee is somehow 12-9 on the season, despite missing Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn right now. Yelich is on the Injured List right now due ...

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

The Milwaukee Brewers currently hold a 26-18 record and sit 1.5 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. In the past 24 hours, the club lost a close 5-4 series finale to the Minnesota Twins.

The Milwaukee Brewers have announced their starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins (in Minnesota).

Milwaukee is once again breathing down their rival's neck ahead of a crucial series at Wrigley. How can Chicago finally grab hold of this division for good?