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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

    Hey, the good news is that the Brewers only have an xBA of .441 so they're technically getting a little lucky today...

     

    (This post is dripping with sarcasm for anyone who needs that assurance)

    BigSlick

    BigSlick 700

    Posted

    Michael Soroka has gotta be one of the worst trades we’ve made in some time

    • Like 1
    Gjfificifjdej

    Gjfificifjdej 48

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

    Pitchers have bad games.  Probably not worthy of writing him off for the rest of his career.

    Not really what I meant. 

    SpongeWorthy

    SpongeWorthy 377

    Posted

    it looks like the brewers are impervious to chasing and none of our starters are overpowering in the zone

    Ding Dong Johnson

    Ding Dong Johnson 1,520

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

    Didn’t the Cubs have the best rotation in baseball post All-Star game?

    No

    cubfansince77

    cubfansince77 79

    Posted

    1 minute ago, JHBulls said:

    Are the Brewers the new Cardinals with pixie dust coming out of their arses? 

    Yeah....that's it. Just better that's all. Proved it during the regular season too. Some of you guys need to get a grip on reality. Man up, they're better until the Cubs prove differently. Been that way for YEARS now. Nothing new. Stealing their overrated Mgr. didn't help it turns out. Just a better run organization.

    Guest

    Guest

    Posted

    This is an tremendous beatdown

    JHBulls

    JHBulls 856

    Posted

    No pixie dust on that. I fully expected that batted ball to drop in front of Happ.

    ….

    Oh look. There it is. 

    Irrelevant Dude

    Irrelevant Dude 1,546

    Posted

    When everything is going wrong...

    Western Baseball Fan

    Western Baseball Fan 0

    Posted

    Every single Brewer has reached base and its the second inning

    We Got The Whole 9

    We Got The Whole 9 1,144

    Posted

    66 EV gets 2 more runs. Can we hold them under 20?

    Caesar

    Caesar 10

    Posted

    Why waste your bullpen? Just leave him in and save it for tomorrow. .How many people think they’ll score more than 3? 6 total against Padres?

    • Like 1
    Derwood

    Derwood 3,372

    Posted

    Smoking doubles, blooping singles, seeing eye ground balls, errors from gold glovers....you know, typical game

    cl smooth

    cl smooth 1,629

    Posted

    Go get em on Monday!

    cubfansince77

    cubfansince77 79

    Posted

    Soroka....the Nats are laughing their azzes off and rightfully so. Nice trade Jed....you the man

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    Max Power

    Max Power 43

    Posted

    1 minute ago, BigSlick said:

    Michael Soroka has gotta be one of the worst trades we’ve made in some time

    Not too many thought he was any good. It’s just those who tried to convince themselves out loud that he was a good pickup that were really annoying and really wrong.

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    Geographyhater8888

    Geographyhater8888 418

    Posted

    Losing to The horsefeathers brewers in a playoff series would really sour my memory of this team.

    We Got The Whole 9

    We Got The Whole 9 1,144

    Posted

    I cant prove it but you look at the talent on that lineup and I don't think any offense matches their preparation. They must do some insane revolutionary level of VR/visualization or some horsefeathers.

     

     

    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,541

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

    Michael Soroka has gotta be one of the worst trades we’ve made in some time

    It certainly hasn't worked out, but the worst case scenario in that trade is like, we lost a backup OF'er. It's barely on the register of bad trades in history. 

    Irrelevant Dude

    Irrelevant Dude 1,546

    Posted

    I honestly can't remember the last time I've seen a manager reacting like Counsell right now.  Every time the camera is on him, it looks like he is in complete agony.

    BigSlick

    BigSlick 700

    Posted

    Just now, Jason Ross said:

    It certainly hasn't worked out, but the worst case scenario in that trade is like, we lost a backup OF'er. It's barely on the register of bad trades in history. 

    I certainly don’t object to the process behind it, but boy howdy has it not worked out 

    We Got The Whole 9

    We Got The Whole 9 1,144

    Posted

    Uncompetitive walks to horsefeathers Joey Ortiz. Fun stuff.



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