Page 14 - Tim Lopes News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The Cubs are beginning their third series of the season against the Brewers today, and so far it hasn’t gone well for Chicago (2-4). I’d like to say that they’re fortunate *not* to face Milwaukee again after this series until the end of June (given how hot the Brewers have been), but if the Cubs don’t find a way to beat them this weekend, they might actually WANT some more matchups to help close what could be a widening division gap in a season with less time to prove themselves than usual. The Brewers could already be the favorite in the NL Central, and this Cubs team needs to prove ...

Former All-Star Dee Strange-Gordon has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and been assigned to the alternate training site in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Former All-Star Dee Strange-Gordon has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and been assigned to the alternate training site in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Alzolay expected to start for the Cubs against Brewers Milwaukee; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Adbert Alzolay (0-1, 7.20 ERA) Brewers: Freddy Peralta (1-0, .00 ERA) LINE: Brewers favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs face the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. The Brewers went 19-21 in division games in 2020. Milwaukee pitchers had a WHIP of 1.23 last season while striking out 10.2 hitters per game. The Cubs went 22-18 in division games in 2020. Chicago averaged 7.0 hits with 2.7 extra base hits per game and 74 total...

Things are … not going well. Sure, on the surface, there’s room for reasonable, optimistic reflection: The Cubs are only one-game below .500. It’s still so early. Kris Bryant, Javy Baez, and the bullpen have played well. They get another chance against the Brewers this week! Etc. But dig 3 feet deeper and you find some harsh realities: The Cubs are only one game below .500. Yeah, but they split their first six games with the Pirates, arguably the worst team in MLB, and were outscored 26-19 in the process. It’s still so  early. Yes, that’s true. But a lot of the problems we’re ...