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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

    Forgot how to play baseball

    We Got The Whole 9

    We Got The Whole 9 1,144

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    horsefeathers now Nico kills us with an error 

    Jason Ross

    Jason Ross 2,541

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    Goddamnit. You know it's a rough inning when Hoerner is making errors.

    SpongeWorthy

    SpongeWorthy 377

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    maybe don't tie one off after clinching things 

    BigSlick

    BigSlick 700

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    I think it’s “cool” the game and perhaps the series goes to horsefeathers almost immediately 

    Eeyore

    Eeyore 199

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    I might go back to watching football 

    We Got The Whole 9

    We Got The Whole 9 1,144

    Posted

    On a ball hit less than 50 EV holy horsefeathers

    s2obed

    s2obed 80

    Posted (edited)

    Fuckin voodoo brewers   - this is what they did all of the 2nd half. It’s wild. 

    Edited by s2obed
    Derwood

    Derwood 3,372

    Posted

    PIXIE DUST

    UMFan83

    UMFan83 3,016

    Posted

    Just now, Wilson A2000 said:

    Counsell is the team’s weakest link

    He’s a Brewers sleeper agent!  Allowed the Brewers to pass the Cubs in the division and now giving them a pass to the NLCS lol

    DrCub

    DrCub 71

    Posted

    Screw CC

    Chicago Al

    Chicago Al 65

    Posted (edited)

    That Frelick hit is the most Brewers way ever

    Edited by Chicago Al
    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

    Posted

    Just now, Derwood said:

    PIXIE DUST

    And 3 doubles

    Cubbies1996

    Cubbies1996 101

    Posted

    Colin Rea or Assad would’ve been such better decisions

    • Like 1
    Stratos

    Stratos 503

    Posted (edited)

    So Boyd had a 7.84 ERA vs the Brewers in the regular season this year.

    They may need to consider faking an injury for him after this and rostering Assad.

    Edited by Stratos
    Soul

    Soul 595

    Posted

    So much for the Brewers being rusty.

    DrCub

    DrCub 71

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Wilson A2000 said:

    And 3 doubles

    Exactly.  That were smoked nonetheless. 

    We Got The Whole 9

    We Got The Whole 9 1,144

    Posted

    Just now, Stratos said:

    So Boyd had a 7.84 ERA vs the Brewers in the regular season this year.

    And a 5:8 KBB 

     

     

    DrCub

    DrCub 71

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Stratos said:

    So Boyd had a 7.84 ERA vs the Brewers in the regular season this year.

    So it’s not just the dumbass 3 days rest decision?

    Gjfificifjdej

    Gjfificifjdej 48

    Posted

    Losing is one thing, losing because of managerial terrorism and a pitcher being selfish is just unacceptable 

    cubfansince77

    cubfansince77 79

    Posted (edited)

    12 minutes ago, DrCub said:

    Three days rest almost always goes well.

     Too late now. 

    Edited by cubfansince77
    cubfansince77

    cubfansince77 79

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, Cubbies1996 said:

    Colin Rea or Assad would’ve been such better decisions

    Which is what a majority of this board (including me) said going into this game. Another run or two and it's all but over with Peralta out there

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

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    Boyd is gone.



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