Brock Beauchamp

And you have no actual evidence of this.

You're aware that it's 100% legal for a runner at second to steal and communicate signs, right? If a runner at second is stealing signs, get better at using signs. That's the solution.

Baseball is the best, amirite?

All eyes are on Jameson Taillon.

The Cubs (again) jumped out to an early lead against the Brewers, and (again) gave up the lead in the bottom of the first. With their backs now against the wall, the team returns to Chicago and Wrigley Field for game three. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball View full article

Image courtesy of © Matt Marton-Imagn Images Milwaukee will open Monday's game with Aaron Ashby on the mound, followed by a to-be-determined bulk plan. Ashby has worked as a reliever this season and is expected to face the top of Chicago’s order before turning it over to, in all likelihood, Quinn Priester. Chicago counters with left-hander Shota Imanaga. After game one on Saturday, both teams had Sunday off, leaving bullpens broadly available. Milwaukee used Freddy Peralta to strike out nine, then turned to Jared Koenig, who allowed a solo homer to Nico Hoerner, and Nick Mears to record the final out. Chicago started Matthew Boyd, followed by Michael Soroka, and leaned heavily on Aaron Civale in long relief; Civale delivered 4 1/3 scoreless innings, and Ben Brown also appeared. With the rest day, everyone who used up their allotment in Game 1 should be able to go again tonight. Chicago’s bats had a mixed September, but there were several standout performances; Michael Busch produced a .244/.337/.634 line in Sept/Oct, with a .398 wOBA and 160 wRC+. Ian Happ posted .287/.382/.511 that month, with a .381 wOBA and 148 wRC+. Seiya Suzuki’s September line was .232/.333/.478 with a .349 wOBA and 126 wRC+. Nico Hoerner paired a .369 OBP with a 162 wRC+ in September and October. Quinn Priester 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 Nico Hoerner R 11 10 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 .400 .364 .700 1.064 0 1 0 0 0 2 Seiya Suzuki R 11 10 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 .300 .364 .600 .964 0 0 0 0 2 3 Dansby Swanson R 11 10 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 .273 .200 .473 0 0 0 0 0 4 Ian Happ B 10 6 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 .500 .700 .667 1.367 0 0 0 0 0 5 Michael Busch L 8 8 2 0 0 1 4 0 2 .250 .250 .625 .875 0 0 0 0 0 6 Pete Crow-Armstrong L 8 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .286 .375 .714 1.089 0 0 0 0 0 7 Kyle Tucker L 8 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 .200 .500 .200 .700 0 0 0 0 0 8 Reese McGuire L 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 0 0 0 0 0 9 Willi Castro B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 1 0 10 Carson Kelly R 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 11 Matt Shaw R 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0 0 0 0 0 12 Justin Turner R 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results. Generated 10/6/2025. For Milwaukee, the day begins with the Ashby opener and then a flexible script. The club publicly left open how it would sequence the bulk of the innings behind him. Brewers hitters in September: Brice Turang posted a .294/.400/.435 line in 100 plate appearances, with two home runs and two stolen bases. William Contreras hit .266/.355/.313 across 76 plate appearances. Christian Yelich finished at .224/.298/.355 in 84 plate appearances, with two home runs and one stolen base. Sal Frelick recorded .237/.302/.368 over 86 plate appearances, with two home runs and one stolen base. Turang added 15 walks and 25 strikeouts; Contreras nine walks and 15 strikeouts; Yelich seven walks and 19 strikeouts; Frelick eight walks and 14 strikeouts. Collectively, the quartet combined for six home runs and four stolen bases in September. Shota Imanaga 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 William Contreras R 11 10 3 0 0 2 2 1 2 .300 .364 .900 1.264 0 0 0 0 0 2 Christian Yelich L 11 10 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 .300 .364 .600 .964 0 0 0 0 0 3 Isaac Collins B 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 0 0 0 0 1 4 Joey Ortiz R 9 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .444 .444 .556 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 5 Brice Turang L 9 9 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 .111 .111 .444 .556 0 0 0 0 0 6 Andrew Vaughn R 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .429 .500 .429 .929 0 0 0 0 0 7 Caleb Durbin R 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 8 Sal Frelick L 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .143 .167 .310 0 1 0 0 0 9 Jackson Chourio R 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0 0 0 10 Brandon Lockridge R 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 11 Blake Perkins B 4 4 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 .750 .750 2.000 2.750 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jake Bauers L 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 13 Rhys Hoskins R 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results. Generated 10/6/2025. Join our game thread and follow along with the action! View full article

Craig Counsell and the Cubs were roughed up from the get-go in the first game of the National League Divisional Series against the Brewers. While Matthew Boyd and Michael Soroka struggled, Aaron Civale pitched important innings to keep the Cubs bullpen fresh for later in the series. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball View full article

Image courtesy of © David Banks-Imagn Images 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. View full article

Mitch and Jason break down the winner-take-all game three against the Padres, and look forward to the Brewers series, which starts in Milwaukee on Saturday. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball View full article

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Mitch, Jason, and Brock talk about the Cubs being shut out against Dylan Cease and the Padres, forcing an elimination game three on Thursday at Wrigley Field. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball View full article

Mitch and Jason are joined by Brock Beauchamp as they break down the Cubs' crucial game one win against the Padres.\ Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball View full article

Swanson's playing, at least.

With no outs, it was a fine decision IMO. Good on Boyd for squirming out of the jam.

Can't expect a guy to catch the ball when you throw the ball into his glove.

Yeah, that was a weird statement.

Huge pop-out there... maybe.

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