NLDS Game 1: Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs, October 4, 2025
NLDS Game 1
October 4, 2025, 2:08 PM ET | American Family Field
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Milwaukee Brewers
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Chicago CubsMilwaukee Brewers
.750
OPS.735
223
HR166
793
Runs806
3.79
ERA3.58
1.18
WHIP1.23
1265
Strikeouts by pitchers1432
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
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Milwaukee Brewers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
6 players led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle TuckerDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisés BallesterosPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
Jackson Chourio led Milwaukee Brewers with 3 hits and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson ChourioLF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac CollinsPR/LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon LockridgeLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Turang2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| William ContrerasC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian YelichDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Vaughn1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake BauersPH/1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal FrelickRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Durbin3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Blake PerkinsCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey OrtizSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Aaron Civale went 4.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 0 ER); Freddy Peralta went 5.2 innings for Milwaukee Brewers (9 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Matthew Boyd | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Soroka | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Civale | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Brown | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Freddy Peralta | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Aaron Ashby | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Koenig | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Mears | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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