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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

    After today the Cubs will have the rest of their pitching on normal rest. First inning has been rough, but I understand the logic here. 

    Colin Rea has not been particularly great against Milwaukee himself.

    5.2IP, 3ER, 5BB, 4 K in August
    4IP, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K in August
    So that's 5 runs in 9 innings with as many walks as K's. 

    I'm not sure there was a great choice game 1 coming off the series. But this the advantage of being the 1 seed and not the 4 seed.

    • Disagree 1
    We Got The Whole 9

    We Got The Whole 9 1,144

    Posted

    And now and exhausting AB leads to another run

     

    Great horsefeathers decision Cubs. He's now allowed 13 runs in 11 innings vs them and has thrown 30 pitches in the 1st.

    Derwood

    Derwood 3,372

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    i'm out game of thrones GIF by Amanda

    • Like 2
    Soul

    Soul 595

    Posted

    Typical Brewers at bat.  Spoiled a bucket load of pitches then a hit.

    DrCub

    DrCub 71

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, cubfansince77 said:

    Huge majority of guys on this board said as much (including me) and yet CC and the Cubs brain trust did what they did. Shoulda been Rea or Assad like I said before. Too late now. 

    That was dripping with sarcasm just so you know. 

    JHBulls

    JHBulls 856

    Posted

    This is disgusting. 

    mk49

    mk49 99

    Posted

    Rea should have started.

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    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

    Posted

    Counsell knows this is almost all on him

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    UMFan83

    UMFan83 3,016

    Posted

    And in 2/3 of an inning Boyd has allowed almost as many runs as the entire staff allowed against the Padres (albeit with an error)

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

    Posted

    Making up 3 runs on Peralta will be very tough.

    Derwood

    Derwood 3,372

    Posted

    Just now, Wilson A2000 said:

    Counsell knows this is almost all on him

    does he, though?

    DYMNO

    DYMNO 197

    Posted

    Just now, Derwood said:

    i'm out game of thrones GIF by Amanda

    Yup

    Soul

    Soul 595

    Posted

    Just now, mk49 said:

    Rea should have started.

    Yep

    Wilson A2000

    Wilson A2000 598

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

    After today the Cubs will have the rest of their pitching on normal rest. First inning has been rough, but I understand the logic here. 

    Colin Rea has not been particularly great against Milwaukee himself.

    5.2IP, 3ER, 5BB, 4 K in August
    4IP, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K in August
    So that's 5 runs in 9 innings with as many walks as K's. 

    I'm not sure there was a great choice game 1 coming off the series. But this the advantage of being the 1 seed and not the 4 seed.

    It’s been rough? Lol. 

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

    Posted

    Just now, mk49 said:

    Rea should have started.

    My mom should have started.

    Irrelevant Dude

    Irrelevant Dude 1,546

    Posted

    Counsell's body language is not great.  He knows he screwed up.

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    Soul

    Soul 595

    Posted

    Just now, Stratos said:

    Making up 3 runs on Peralta will be very tough.

    Even if it happens it’s unlikely they are done scoring 

    Stratos

    Stratos 503

    Posted

    For some reason i'm getting like half a second delay of the broadcast where the sound happens before the video.

    s2obed

    s2obed 80

    Posted

    Stupid decision. Everyone questioned it, except counsel apparently

    abuck1220

    abuck1220 207

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    my goodness counsell has been atrocious since his WC game 1 A+ effort. 



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