The Cubs defeated the Brewers in Game 1 of the doubleheader 6-4. Owen Caissie hit his first MLB home run and drove in three, and Willi Castro hit a three-run blast for his first Cubs homer. Daniel Palencia recorded his 17th save with a game-ending double play.

Brandon Woodruff (4-0, 2.06) starts for the Brewers and will be countered by Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon (7-6, 4.44). The Cubs won Game 1, 6-4. With two outs in the first, William Contreras singles, Christian Yelich walked and Andrew Vaughn singled to drive in Contreras for the quick 1-0 lead.

Turning to the final leg of this same-game parlay, Chicago first baseman Michael Busch has posted a high-end .386 wOBA, .267 ISO, and .904 OPS against righties this year, and he’s also ripe for a slump-busting game. He’s mired in a 1-for-13 funk across the past four.

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The baseball that Owen Caissie launched over the left-center gap on Tuesday afternoon hit the bleachers and ricocheted back into the outfield. By the time the Cubs rookie was receiving high fives and helmet slaps in the home dugout,

The Chicago Cubs have quickly gone from favorites in the National League Central to fighting to keep the race close. Jed Hoyer spoke on his team.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs were set to play a doubleheader on Monday, but Game 2 was rained out, setting up a doubleheader for Tuesday instead. In G

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