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.