Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers, August 18, 2025 (Game 1)
August 18, 2025, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Milwaukee Brewers
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Milwaukee BrewersChicago Cubs
.735
OPS.750
166
HR223
806
Runs793
3.58
ERA3.79
1.23
WHIP1.18
1432
Strikeouts by pitchers1265
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Milwaukee Brewers, MLBDB pick
Milwaukee Brewers, MLBDB pick
Milwaukee Brewers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Milwaukee Brewers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Turang2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Caleb Durbin3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| William ContrerasDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian YelichLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Brandon LockridgeLF/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Vaughn1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake PerkinsCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac CollinsPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal FrelickRF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny JansenC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey OrtizSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
Seiya Suzuki and Owen Caissie led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin TurnerPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen CaissieLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nico HoernerSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Castro2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Freddy Peralta went 6.0 innings for Milwaukee Brewers (6 SO, 0 ER); Cade Horton went 2.2 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Freddy Peralta | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Abner Uribe | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Koenig | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Anderson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Cade Horton | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Luke Little | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Gavin Hollowell | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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