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    Cubs-Brewers Game One Thread, By The Numbers

    The Cubs head up I-94 to open the NLDS to face the Brewers. Join our game thread!
    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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    Derwood

    Derwood 3,372

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    Brewers are going to smoke us and then get swept by LA or Philly, mark my words

    soccer10k

    soccer10k 546

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    More runs allowed in one inning today than 3 games against SD.

    Do you think Manfred would be mad if we threw position players for the last 6 innings to save the pen?

    Dfan25

    Dfan25 191

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    I didn’t have this type of bloodbath on my bingo card for today . Yikes . A lot of alcohol coming for me the rest of the day 

    Max Power

    Max Power 43

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    Silly to not get something out of Soroka.

    Irrelevant Dude

    Irrelevant Dude 1,546

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    At least our garbage time long relief guy gave us... Checks notes... 1 inning

    abuck1220

    abuck1220 207

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    rarely see a manager make such obviously poor decisions that actively hurt a team in the postseason. and he’s allegedly the best manager in the game. 

    • Like 4
    cubfansince77

    cubfansince77 79

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

    Soroka can only throw fastballs for strikes, 

    Finally out....and another mighty pickup in for him. What a mess

    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,541

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    1 minute ago, BigSlick said:

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

    Yeah, he's been really bad. Have to wonder if he rushed back from injury and his mechanics are off some. He was really good in Washigon and hurt by a bad defense! And the stuff is there. I don't know. 

    I barely have anything optimistic to say today and ya'll know how rare that is. 

    It's game 1, though. And it doesn't matter if you lose by 1 or 50, it only counts once. 

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    Tangled Up in Plaid

    Tangled Up in Plaid 409

    Posted

    Just now, Max Power said:

    Silly to not get something out of Soroka.

    Yeah, let's intentionally injure him because he was bad.

    Chicago Al

    Chicago Al 65

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    It’s funny how much the Brewers boo and hate on CC. If they loved him so much why didn’t they extend him? 

    cubfansince77

    cubfansince77 79

    Posted

    Just now, abuck1220 said:

    rarely see a manager make such obviously poor decisions that actively hurt a team in the postseason. and he’s allegedly the best manager in the game. 

    He's the highest paid Mgr. not the best. I don't know anyone still saying that frankly. Getting humiliated today.

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    s2obed

    s2obed 80

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    1 minute ago, abuck1220 said:

    rarely see a manager make such obviously poor decisions that actively hurt a team in the postseason. and he’s allegedly the best manager in the game. 

    Clearly Murphy was running the show behind the scenes. 

    Guest

    Guest

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    2 minutes ago, Dfan25 said:

    I didn’t have this type of bloodbath on my bingo card for today . Yikes . A lot of alcohol coming for me the rest of the day 

    Same

    Gjfificifjdej

    Gjfificifjdej 48

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    Craig better get flamed by the reporters postgame. 

    • Like 1
    Max Power

    Max Power 43

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    1 minute ago, abuck1220 said:

    rarely see a manager make such obviously poor decisions that actively hurt a team in the postseason. and he’s allegedly the best manager in the game. 

    After watching for a couple years, that ship has sailed.

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    Dfan25

    Dfan25 191

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    Maybe they will use all their series hit today ?

    Max Power

    Max Power 43

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    1 minute ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

    Yeah, let's intentionally injure him because he was bad.

    His feelings?

    *is bad

    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

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    10 minutes ago, Ding Dong Johnson said:

    No

    Second best starter ERA post All-Star game

    Irrelevant Dude

    Irrelevant Dude 1,546

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    3 minutes ago, Chicago Al said:

    It’s funny how much the Brewers boo and hate on CC. If they loved him so much why didn’t they extend him? 

    Because they had a better, cheaper option in-house.  Now they get to have it both ways, hating the guy who left and loving the guy who stayed.

    Edited by Irrelevant Dude
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    cubfansince77

    cubfansince77 79

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    2 minutes ago, Chicago Al said:

    It’s funny how much the Brewers boo and hate on CC. If they loved him so much why didn’t they extend him? 

    lol...seriously? They got stronger getting rid of his overrated azz....that much is obvious the last two seasons. Joke is on the Cubs and us

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    s2obed

    s2obed 80

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    What’s the most lopsided loss in the playoffs? I’m feeling this will be up there when the game ends.

    Edited by s2obed
    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, Chicago Al said:

    It’s funny how much the Brewers boo and hate on CC. If they loved him so much why didn’t they extend him? 

    They tried to, but Counsell wouldn't sign and wanted to leave

    Max Power

    Max Power 43

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Chicago Al said:

    It’s funny how much the Brewers boo and hate on CC. If they loved him so much why didn’t they extend him? 

    They’re small market, small budget and in most cases it’s pretty silly to spend on a manager.



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