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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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    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

    Posted (edited)

    5 minutes ago, Pinerider said:

    Captain negative, so you're saying don't even try to fix his catching? 

    Definitely try to fix it, but you don't become a serviceable MLB catcher in one offseason. He has to also beat out two pretty solid MLB catchers. 

    Edited by Wilson A2000
    javy knows my name

    javy knows my name 846

    Posted

    My god, Ron Darling not knowing what a fuckin changeup is

    Guest

    Guest

    Posted

    Alright let's put up a crooked number here, as JDS would say

    gflore34

    gflore34 966

    Posted

    Oh, well, thought a bad idea to start Boyd on a short rest and it was.  Also, thinking game 2 is Cubs best shot at a split and maybe, Counsell was thinking along the same lines.  Doesn't really matter how the Brewers win by today, if the Cubs get game 2 it's on.  At least, the Illini won today, wasn't really that close.

    Illiterate Scholar

    Illiterate Scholar 98

    Posted

    Great work by Civale. Looking like we can get out of this using just Soroka, Civale and maybe Brown. Small victories!

    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

    Posted

    1 minute ago, gflore34 said:

    Oh, well, thought a bad idea to start Boyd on a short rest and it was.  Also, thinking game 2 is Cubs best shot at a split and maybe, Counsell was thinking along the same lines.  Doesn't really matter how the Brewers win by today, if the Cubs get game 2 it's on.  At least, the Illini won today, wasn't really that close.

    The offense has to start showing something and they haven't done that all playoffs 

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

    Posted

    24 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

    Guess Civale should have started. 

    Civale the Game 4 SP haha.

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

    The offense has to start showing something and they haven't done that all playoffs 

    Yea, 9 runs sucks but we have 2.

    Caesar

    Caesar 10

    Posted

    Why was Happ pumping his hands after hitting a home run down 9 to 1 ? Do that crap when you actually hit a meaningful hit.

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    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,541

    Posted

     We're going to go live in the 8th. Come vent with us. I took a few innings off. Now I'm just sad.

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

    Posted

    14 minutes ago, Pinerider said:

    Captain negative, so you're saying don't even try to fix his catching? 

    Mo has been working on catching all season in AAA.   I'm sure they want him to be a catcher.  He'll have to wait until an injury or Kelly walks after next year in order to get much time there though.

    He's probably going to be our DH next year at least against RHP so it is what it is.

    Rcal10

    Rcal10 1,541

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Caesar said:

    Why was Happ pumping his hands after hitting a home run down 9 to 1 ? Do that crap when you actually hit a meaningful hit.

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

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    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Caesar said:

    Why was Happ pumping his hands after hitting a home run down 9 to 1 ? Do that crap when you actually hit a meaningful hit.

    Just their thing after every hit or homer. It was a muted version. 

    Transmogrified Tiger

    Transmogrified Tiger 2,745

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Caesar said:

    Why was Happ pumping his hands after hitting a home run down 9 to 1 ? Do that crap when you actually hit a meaningful hit.

    Not saying anything is free

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    Max Power

    Max Power 43

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, Caesar said:

    Why was Happ pumping his hands after hitting a home run down 9 to 1 ? Do that crap when you actually hit a meaningful hit.

    There’s plenty to complain about today, but this?

    Seriously?

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    Caesar

    Caesar 10

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    2 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. 

    Again why is he celebrating a meaningless homer down 9 to 1? 

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    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,541

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, Pinerider said:

    Captain negative, so you're saying don't even try to fix his catching? 

    Catchers get hurt often. Kelly or Amaya will go down next year. Between now and then, he will likely continue to work on his catching. He's one of only three catchers 22-and-under to play innings behind the plate in 2025. He's very, very young for his position. Him getting some innings and practice yet before he's an MLB catcher is the right choice.

    Rcal10

    Rcal10 1,541

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Stratos said:

    Civale the Game 4 SP haha.

    He might be. But even if not, he did a great job today eating innings. May come back to be a big deal at some point in the series.

    Max Power

    Max Power 43

    Posted

    Hat tip to Civale

    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,541

    Posted

    Just now, Caesar said:

    Again why is he celebrating a meaningless homer down 9 to 1? 

    When PCA throws his helmet when they're losing, people claim he's too emotional. Ian Happ hits a home run and feels good (regardless of the score) of hitting the baseball very far and he's a bad guy for being happy. 

    For a sport where people want to ensure real life umpires stay for the "human element" some people want the entire thing to be played by a bunch of robots.

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    Caesar

    Caesar 10

    Posted

    Just now, Caesar said:

    Again why is he celebrating a meaningless homer down 9 to 1? 

    It’s like a wide receiver dancing because he caught a touchdown and still losing by 50? I get it. It’s about having fun right?

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    Guest

    Guest

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    1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

    Catchers get hurt often. Kelly or Amaya will go down next year. Between now and then, he will likely continue to work on his catching. He's one of only three catchers 22-and-under to play innings behind the plate in 2025. He's very, very young for his position. Him getting some innings and practice yet before he's an MLB catcher is the right choice.

    Thanks and yes i agree sir

    Caesar

    Caesar 10

    Posted

    Just now, Caesar said:

    It’s like a wide receiver dancing because he caught a touchdown and still losing by 50? I get it. It’s about having fun right?

    Yes I know I’m answering my own questions! Lolhahahah

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    Dfan25

    Dfan25 191

    Posted (edited)

    I would go with Rea starting game 2 , even if it is for 12 outs or so . Then matchup with the pen . Taillon gets game 3 . Boyd shouldn’t start anymore . Yes , Civale would be in play to make Boyd’s next start 

    Edited by Dfan25
    Rcal10

    Rcal10 1,541

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Caesar said:

    Again why is he celebrating a meaningless homer down 9 to 1? 

    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. 



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