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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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    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,541

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Derwood said:

    Assad left off roster is a head scratcher

    Just not sure he has a spot. Cubs already have Colin Rea, Aaron Civale and Michael Soroka who all are in the same "eat some innings" RHP role. Ben Brown has been really good in small samples against Milwaukee and offers a different type of look; RHP with velo. Assad has been fine this year, but I'm not sure there's a right or a wrong way to rank Assad with the other 3 "RHP who eat innings". If the Cubs have him ranked fourth there, I think it's pretty understandable.

    And Brown can even eat some innings if they want to go that way. So between Brown and whomever you have ranked fourth there, I think going with Brown has an argument as well.

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    Guest

    Guest

    Posted

    What I like about Brown is he's a guy who can come in, in a tight spot and deliver a strikeout

    chibears55

    chibears55 799

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    Cubs win today, they're sweeping the series

    s2obed

    s2obed 80

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    2 minutes ago, Pinerider said:

    What I like about Brown is he's a guy who can come in, in a tight spot and deliver a strikeout

    And give up bombs and miss the zone a lot too 

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    chibears55

    chibears55 799

    Posted

    When did they stop televising the teams introduction before game 1s, i love watching those even if cubs aren't playing. 

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    Stratos

    Stratos 503

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    1 hour ago, Tryptamine said:

    They really need to figure out a way to get Ballesteros in these line ups. They score 6 runs over 3 games and just keep marching the same lineup out there. 

    I hear you but Mo isn't the best fielder so he's really a DH or pinch hitter in these playoffs.  He can pinch hit for someone like Kelly or Shaw late in the game and not much else unfortunately.

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    cubfansince77

    cubfansince77 79

    Posted

    9 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

    To me the Cubs are playing house money, all eyes, all pressure on the Brewers.  Don't know if means anything or if it'll be a positive for the Cubs but, hell, at least they have this.

    Mostly agree, but IF we could steal one today they'd really feel the pressure. Hoping their rusty after their layoff. Timing is huge in baseball, especially with regard to hitting. Just hope Boyd has some gas left in the tank today and can go 4/5 innings. 

    chibears55

    chibears55 799

    Posted

    LET Go !!!!!!

    How about crooked numbers in the first inning to start this game 

    Eeyore

    Eeyore 199

    Posted

    Boosh!

    UMFan83

    UMFan83 3,016

    Posted

    You go we go!

    JHBulls

    JHBulls 856

    Posted

    Nice start. 

    chibears55

    chibears55 799

    Posted

    Busch gets them on the board 

    Let Go

    muntjack

    muntjack 227

    Posted

    Amazing

    Rex Buckingham

    Rex Buckingham 702

    Posted

    Seiya is leading the world in taking strike 3.

    At least we got 1. Always feel better when we get the first one

    chibears55

    chibears55 799

    Posted

    Not a crooked number but their on the board early 

    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, Pinerider said:

    What I like about Brown is he's a guy who can come in, in a tight spot and deliver a strikeout

    Counsell isn’t putting Brown in that spot

    Chicago Al

    Chicago Al 65

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

    Anyone know where I can stream this game?

    Mlb66

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    DrCub

    DrCub 71

    Posted

    Boyd looking sharp so far…….

    DrCub

    DrCub 71

    Posted

    Three days rest almost always goes well.

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

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    WTF is happening

    UMFan83

    UMFan83 3,016

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    Boyd on 3 days rest seems like it was a great idea so far



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