Brewers @ Cubs · May 18, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Mon, May 18, 2026

Wrigley Field Regular Season

Milwaukee Brewers Brewers 9

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NIGHT game

3 Chicago Cubs Cubs

Away starter

Brandon Sproat

Home starter

Shota Imanaga

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Brewers earn decisive win in series opener vs. division-rival Cubs

CHICAGO -- Memories came flooding back for Milwaukee president of baseball operations Matt Arnold on Monday while he sat in Wrigley Field’s first-base dugout. The first pitch of the first meaningful Brewers-Cubs regular-season game since last year’s National League Division Series was fast approaching. “Think of the magnitude of that

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Yelich, Bauers combine for six RBI's in Brewers' win00:03:14

Christian Yelich and Jake Bauers each homer and combine for six RBI's, powering the Brewers to a 9-3 win

Condensed Game: MIL@CHC - 5/18/2600:12:38

Condensed Game: Christian Yelich and the Brewers take on Dansby Swanson and the Cubs on May 18, 2026

Christian Yelich's solo homer (3)00:00:34

Christian Yelich drills a solo home run to right field to give the Brewers' the lead, 1-0

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Brewers @ Cubs · 9–3

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