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    Cubs-Brewers Game One Thread, By The Numbers

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    Brock Beauchamp

    By Brock Beauchamp

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    Milwaukee and Chicago open their series at American Family Field today at 1:08 p.m. CDT, with right-hander Freddy Peralta scheduled for the Brewers and left-hander Matthew Boyd for the Cubs. 

    Peralta threw 176 2/3 innings across 33 starts with a 2.70 ERA, a 3.65 FIP, a 28.2 percent strikeout rate, and a 9.1 percent walk rate. He allowed 1.07 home runs per nine innings. Boyd logged 179 2/3 innings in 31 starts with a 3.21 ERA and a 3.65 FIP. His strikeout rate was 21.4 percent with a 5.8 percent walk rate, and he allowed 0.95 home runs per nine innings. 

    Brewers Offense
    Milwaukee’s offense produced a .322 wOBA and a 107 wRC+. Brice Turang led regulars with a .346 wOBA and a 124 wRC+ across 659 plate appearances. William Contreras had 659 plate appearances with a .332 wOBA and a 113 wRC+. Christian Yelich added a .343 wOBA and a 121 wRC+ in 644 plate appearances. Sal Frelick logged 594 plate appearances with a .332 wOBA and a 114 wRC+, and Jackson Chourio had 589 plate appearances with a .328 wOBA and a 111 wRC+. 

    Matthew Boyd vs. Milwaukee Brewers: Current Batters Table
    Rk Player B PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GIDP
    1 Andrew Vaughn R 14 12 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 .250 .357 .667 1.024 0 0 0 0 0
    2 Jake Bauers L 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182 0 0 0 0 0
    3 Christian Yelich L 11 11 3 1 0 1 2 0 3 .273 .273 .636 .909 0 0 0 0 0
    4 William Contreras R 9 9 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222 0 0 0 0 1
    5 Brice Turang L 8 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .286 .250 .286 .536 0 1 0 0 0
    6 Isaac Collins B 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Sal Frelick L 6 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .400 .500 .400 .900 0 0 0 0 0
    8 Joey Ortiz R 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 0
    9 Caleb Durbin R 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0
    10 Brandon Lockridge R 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
    11 Jackson Chourio R 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667 0 0 0 0 0
    12 Rhys Hoskins R 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
    13 Blake Perkins B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
    Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
    Generated 10/4/2025.

    Cubs Offense
    Chicago’s offense finished with a .325 wOBA and a 110 wRC+. Kyle Tucker had 597 plate appearances with a .363 wOBA and a 136 wRC+. Michael Busch posted a .369 wOBA and a 140 wRC+ over 592 plate appearances. Seiya Suzuki contributed a .343 wOBA and a 123 wRC+ in 651 plate appearances. At the top of the order, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner each recorded a 109 wRC+, with Crow-Armstrong adding 31 home runs and 35 steals and Hoerner adding 29 steals. 

    Freddy Peralta vs. Chicago Cubs: Current Batters Table
    Rk Player B PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GIDP
    1 Ian Happ B 38 32 2 0 0 1 2 6 14 .063 .211 .156 .367 0 0 0 0 0
    2 Nico Hoerner R 31 28 5 3 0 1 5 2 5 .179 .258 .393 .651 0 0 0 1 0
    3 Seiya Suzuki R 27 23 3 0 0 1 3 4 12 .130 .259 .261 .520 0 0 0 0 0
    4 Dansby Swanson R 22 20 2 0 0 1 1 2 8 .100 .182 .250 .432 0 0 1 0 0
    5 Michael Busch L 20 16 2 0 0 2 2 4 7 .125 .300 .500 .800 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Kyle Tucker L 15 11 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 .455 .600 .545 1.145 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Pete Crow-Armstrong L 13 11 5 1 0 1 3 1 1 .455 .500 .818 1.318 1 0 0 0 0
    8 Carson Kelly R 11 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 .100 .182 .100 .282 0 0 0 0 0
    9 Justin Turner R 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 0 0 0 0 0
    10 Willi Castro B 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 0 0 0 0 0
    11 Matt Shaw R 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 0 0 1 0
    12 Moisés Ballesteros L 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0 0 0 0 0
    13 Reese McGuire L 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
    14 Jameson Taillon R 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
    Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
    Generated 10/4/2025.

    From a run-prevention standpoint, Peralta’s profile paired a high strikeout rate with a FIP close to his ERA. Boyd’s season line showed comparable FIP to ERA with fewer walks and a lower home-run rate. 

    Brock Beauchamp is the technical and community lead for the DiamondCentric network of sites. He has been an avid baseball fan since the mid-80s and founded his first baseball site, Battle Your Tail Off, in the mid-2000s.

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    Dfan25

    Dfan25 191

    Posted

    And one other thing , if someone is going to come up with a fake injury to get Assad  into the roster , it should be Soroka 

    Derwood

    Derwood 3,372

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    Worst sports day ever

    Max Power

    Max Power 43

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    From a personal standpoint, this is better than a 3-2 loss. 

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    Max Power

    Max Power 43

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    Nico bomb.

    How can we complain about it?

    Edited by Max Power
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    Guest

    Guest

    Posted

    nico!

    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,540

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    Just four or five more runs and they'll really be cooking with gasoline.

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

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    Ian Happ doesn't give 2 effs about HR celebrations he's just doing what they do after every HR.  Not sure i've ever criticized Happ yet this decade, he's such a baller, seems like a great teammate and person, plays the game the right way and wants to win.  You can't ask for much else.

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    Geographyhater8888

    Geographyhater8888 418

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    I’d love to know how rare it is to out homer a team 3-0 and trail by 6 in the 8th inning or at any point in a game.

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    Caesar

    Caesar 10

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    5 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

    It is baseball today. He did a muted version of what the. In’s so when they hit a homer. Really nbd. So many other things to complain about it is strange this is what you picked. I seem to remember Dodger playoff game either last year or the year before wheee they were down something like 10-0 and Mookie doubled. He did a dance on second base. 

    Multiple things to complain about and everyone has pointed them out. I’m curious to know why he’s celebrating his personal accomplishment?  It’s seems strange. I understand PCA getting angry because he feels he let the team down in crucial moments.

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    Geographyhater8888

    Geographyhater8888 418

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    I’d love to know how rare it is to out homer a team 3-0 and trail by 6 in the 8th inning or at any point in a game.

    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,540

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    5 minutes ago, Caesar said:

    Multiple things to complain about and everyone has pointed them out. I’m curious to know why he’s celebrating his personal accomplishment?  It’s seems strange. I understand PCA getting angry because he feels he let the team down in crucial moments.

    When you're at the point of being so mad that an athlete can hit the ball 415 feet and you're still mad at them, it's rarely the athlete doing something wrong in that moment. 

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    Lagartijo

    Lagartijo 4

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    57 minutes ago, Stratos said:

    Brewers have scored 9 runs with no HR.   I guess this is how they do it.

    True but that error in the 1st inning by Hoerner cost several runs. Just two of the six runs were earned that inning. Unfortunately that error was very costly 

    Rcal10

    Rcal10 1,541

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    5 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

    When you're at the point of being so mad that an athlete can hit the ball 415 feet and you're still mad at them, it's rarely the athlete doing something wrong in that moment. 

    Similar to what I always used to say to my daughters. If you have issues with multiple different people about different things you might want to look in the mirror and see who the problem is. 

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    Guest

    Guest

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    You guys all said ben brown sucks but he's been pitching quite well today. Bums the lot of ya

    Gjfificifjdej

    Gjfificifjdej 48

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    Boyd on short rest against a team that has blasted him this season looks even worse after the Brewers got shut down by Civale and Ben Brown of all people

    Rcal10

    Rcal10 1,541

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    Just now, Pinerider said:

    You guys all said ben brown sucks but he's been pitching quite well today. Bums the lot of ya

    Sure. He was great in a 6 run game. Wouldn’t trust him in a one run game. And I didn’t even say he suckled. I think he has a lot of potential but too unreliable right now. When he is good, he is very good. But when he unravels he can’t get it back. 

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    Tangled Up in Plaid

    Tangled Up in Plaid 407

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    35 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

    And there it is. Someone said Happ hitting a homer would somehow have his haters comment against him. Right on que, Caesar responds. 

    I thought it would be something like "He sucks, only homers in garbage time" but that works.

    Guest

    Guest

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    4 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

    Sure. He was great in a 6 run game. Wouldn’t trust him in a one run game. And I didn’t even say he suckled. I think he has a lot of potential but too unreliable right now. When he is good, he is very good. But when he unravels he can’t get it back. 

    thats what 5 quality innings pitched for the young man

    Rcal10

    Rcal10 1,541

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    5 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

    I thought it would be something like "He sucks, only homers in garbage time" but that works.

    Dansby doubles with 2 outs in the 9th trailing by 6. Maybe he should try hitting when it counts…….. Is that good???!

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    chopsx9

    chopsx9 98

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    Changing the pitcher here would be a small victory.

    Guest

    Guest

    Posted (edited)

    finally mo gets a GD AB

    Edited by Pinerider
    Max Power

    Max Power 43

    Posted

    Steal game two, which starts in about 52 HOURS, the vibe totally changes. 
     

    52 hours 

    Rcal10

    Rcal10 1,541

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    2 minutes ago, Pinerider said:

    thats what 5 quality innings pitched for the young man

    What does this mean? I am confused. Brown pitched 2 innings. 

    Gjfificifjdej

    Gjfificifjdej 48

    Posted

    Just now, Rcal10 said:

    What does this mean? I am confused. Brown pitched 2 innings. 

    Think he meant in Brown’s entire career maybe

    DrCub

    DrCub 71

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Stratos said:

    Agreed.   And same with any decision.   Including starting Boyd on 3 days rest.  It was a gamble and Counsell lost. 

    There are good gambles and bad ones.  History tells us that this was bad based on 3 days rest starters and Boyd’s track record.  



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