Brewers 7, Cubs 0 in a rain-soaked makeup at Wrigley. Chicago could muster only two hits and three walks while the pitching staff labored, with Cade Horton exiting early with a blister and the bullpen splintering after Luke Little’s sixth-inning appearance (even a pitch timer violation). Seiya Suzuki celebrated his 31st birthday with a patient at-bat, but Owen Caissie supplied the Cubs’ lone bright moment with his first big-league hit as Chicago failed to find offense in a lopsided day.

What looms now is a Tuesday doubleheader that could reshape the Cubs’ immediate plans. Jameson Taillon was listed to start the day game, with Jordan Wicks likely serving as the 27th man for the nightcap, while the weather forecast promises better conditions. The Brewers, meanwhile, used a steady attack and a weather-delayed rhythm to cruise to the win, leaving Chicago to reset during a pivotal late-season stretch.

Cade Horton exited with a finger blister in the Cubs' third against Milwaukee, going 2 2/3 innings, allowing four hits, one walk and a hit-by-pitch while striking out three. Brice Turang answered with a solo homer in the third to put the Brewers on top 1-0 as Horton departed.

Drew Pomeranz came on with two outs and the bases loaded, escaping the jam by retiring Blake Perkins and holding Milwaukee’s lead. Horton entered Monday's doubleheader with a 7-3 record and a 3.07 ERA, and the Cubs will monitor the blister ahead of the nightcap at 7:05 p.m. CT.

Fantasy takeaway: health matters for Horton pitchers, and his early exit reshapes Cubs bullpen plans in a rare day-night pairing. Turang’s homer highlights Milwaukee’s opportunistic approach, while Pomeranz’s out of the jam appearance is a small boost for Chicago’s relief usage in upcoming starts.

The Cubs host Milwaukee’s surging crew in a five-game tilt that could reshape the NL wild-card landscape. Milwaukee carries momentum as the hottest team in baseball, while Chicago tries to keep pace in a tight playoff race. Expect the Brewers’ offense to lean on Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio when available, and a mix of veteran and rookie bats like Brice Turang, Sal Frelick, Caleb Durbin and Isaac Collins to support the lineup. Milwaukee’s rotation anchors—Freddy Peralta and Brandon Woodruff—are complemented by a rising group (Misiorowski, Priester, Quintana) that has kept hitters off balance. The Cubs counter with a TBD-heavy series, but Cade Horton and Shōta Imanaga are the sort of young arms capable of flipping games in Chicago’s favor. The series could swing tiebreaker scenarios and set the tone for a late-season stretch, culminating in a nine-game road trip that follows. In short: big hitters, promising pitching, and a postseason-sized vibe in each game.

Fantasy implications sit squarely with Milwaukee’s offense humming behind Yelich and Frelick, plus Durbin and Collins offering cheap pop in deeper leagues. For Chicago, Horton and Imanaga provide intriguing two-stretch upside, while the Cubs chase runs against a Brewers bullpen that has been sturdy lately. Watch how the Brewers’ elite righty duo fares against a Cubs lineup that’s facing RH streaks; the series folds into October-like pressure, with intrigue around lineup construction, risk-reward starts, and bullpen usage in daily fantasy and DFS lineups.

Brewers and Cubs launch a Monday doubleheader at Wrigley in a marquee NL Central clash that carries heavy fantasy buzz. Freddy Peralta faces Cade Horton in Game 1, a veteran ace vs a rising rookie whose 3.07 ERA belies his youth. Milwaukee owns MLB’s best record and rode a 14-game win streak into Sunday, while Chicago sits atop the NL wild-card standings despite a sizable gap in the division. For fantasy and betting angles, Peralta’s upside is clear with six or more Ks in 16 of 25 starts, and Horton’s 11 wins in 16 outings signal a battler but with mid-pack xERA/xBAA marks that could tee up a keeper-type lineup shakeup. The prop to target is Peralta Over 5.5 strikeouts, a value target given his whiff rate and past K velocity against Chicago.

The betting picture skews toward Milwaukee in Game 1, with a +108 moneyline and a favorable run line, reflecting their recent dominance and Chicago’s volatility against top arms. As a fantasy lens, rostering Peralta makes sense for K upside, while Horton represents a risky but high-ceiling young-play option depending on your format. This one shapes up as a pitching duel with meaningful implications for both teams’ paths in a tight NL framework.

Milwaukee travels to Wrigley Field for a day-night doubleheader against Chicago, a marquee tilt in which the Brewers (78-45) look to extend their NL Central lead behind Freddy Peralta and a strong Milwaukee rotation. Cade Horton, a Cubs rookie, gets the ball in the opener as Chicago (70-53) tries to swing a critical series back in their direction eight games out in the division race.

Chicago wore yesterday’s 4-3 win over the Pirates as a springboard, with Dansby Swanson driving in the decisive run and Pete Crow-Armstrong heating up after an August drought, amassing five hits over the weekend. Milwaukee’s side saw the Reds end a 14-game win streak, but Jose Quintana offered another quality start that kept the Brewers in the top tier of the league. The clash features a high-upside fantasy matchup: Peralta’s elite strikeout upside vs Horton’s rookie upside, with Yelich riding an August hot streak for Milwaukee and Crow-Armstrong threatening Cubs outfield upside.

Rotoworld’s betting framework leans toward a high-scoring affair given line details (over/under near 8) and bullpen leverage, though the model treads carefully on the moneyline for a Brewers tilt. For fantasy managers, the brewing narratives center on Peralta’s strikeout pace, Horton’s rookie ceiling, Yelich’s August surge, and the Cubs’ emerging outfield momentum from Crow-Armstrong, all of which could shape daily lineups and waiver decisions this slate.