FinalFinal lineupsNL Central

Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · American Family FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 7, 4:55 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET

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3–4

FINAL · 9 innings

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FINAL · 9 innings

Brewers rally for three in the eighth to edge Cubs 4-3

Milwaukee flipped the game in the eighth inning and held on for a 4-3 win over the Cubs on Monday at American Family Field.

Chicago carried a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth behind seven strong innings from Matthew Boyd, who struck out seven. The Cubs had built that edge on solo home runs from Pedro Ramírez in the fifth and Pete Crow-Armstrong in the seventh.

But the Brewers broke through against the Chicago bullpen. Garrett Mitchell and Jackson Chourio supplied the production in the eighth, with Chourio finishing with two RBIs as Milwaukee scored three times to turn a one-run deficit into a 4-2 lead. Ryan Zeferjahn was charged with the blown save and loss.

That swing was enough to overcome a solid night from Alex Bregman, who went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Bregman drove in Chicago’s final run in the ninth, but Trevor Megill closed it out anyway, recording his 27th save despite allowing a run.

Both clubs finished with six hits, but Milwaukee made its biggest burst count. After the Cubs got only one hit outside their three scoring innings, the Brewers’ eighth-inning rally decided it.

Milwaukee erased a 2-1 deficit with a three-run eighth and won 4-3.
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Pedro Ramírez each homered for Chicago, but the Cubs could not protect the lead.
Jackson Chourio drove in two runs, and Trevor Megill finished the game for his 27th save.

Pitching recap

Pitcher	Team	Role	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P
Matthew Boyd	CHC	StarterLoss	7.0	5	3	2	7	100
Robert Gasser	MIL	Starter	4.2	3	1	2	5	83
Abner Uribe	MIL	ReliefWin	1.0	0	0	0	0	13
Trevor Megill	MIL	ReliefSave	1.0	1	1	0	0	11

Scoring by inning

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	6	0
Milwaukee Brewers	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	6	0

Top hitters

Pete Crow-Armstrong2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI

Pedro Ramírez1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI

Jackson Chourio1-for-4 · 2 RBI · 1 R

Alex Bregman2-for-3 · 1 RBI · 1 BB

Garrett Mitchell1-for-2 · 1 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation

CategoryComparisonWhy

Starting pitcherEvenBoth starters enter with comparable season profiles; neither holds a meaningful statistical advantage.

Offense vs handCubsChicago has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.

LineupCubsThe confirmed Chicago order includes 7 hitters with an OPS above .750 against left-handed pitching.

BullpenBrewersMilwaukee has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.

Starter formBrewersGasser has a 3.51 ERA over his last five starts, while Boyd is at 5.16.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

Matthew Boyd LHP

Chicago Cubs

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

4.05

93rd

WHIP

1.23

76th

K/9

6.95

178th

BB/9

2.73

72nd

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FIP

–

HR/9

1.32

89th

OPS/R

–

102.1

Last 5 starts

ERA

5.16

QUALITY
START %

40%

(2 of 5)

DAYS
REST

Robert Gasser LHP

Milwaukee Brewers

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

4.57

89th

WHIP

1.29

68th

K/9

8.52

95th

BB/9

2.80

87th

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FIP

–

HR/9

1.35

124th

OPS/R

–

86.2

Last 5 starts

ERA

3.51

QUALITY
START %

20%

(1 of 5)

DAYS
REST

How the starters differ

·Gasser owns a 8.5 K/9 compared with Boyd's 7.0.

·Boyd enters with a 4.05 ERA compared with Gasser's 4.57.

·Boyd has completed a quality start in 40% of starts, compared with 25% for Gasser.

·Boyd enters with a 2.86 road ERA; Gasser owns a 3.40 ERA at home.

Brewers’ bullpen edge meets Cubs’ stronger bats in a key NL Central matchup

The standings say Milwaukee has controlled this division race. The underlying matchup for Sept. 7 says Chicago still brings a real challenge.

The first-place Brewers enter at 88-55, seven games ahead of the second-place Cubs at 81-62, but this is not a matchup built around one-sided team profiles. Chicago has been the more productive offense over the full season, averaging 5.31 runs per game to Milwaukee’s 5.00 while also holding the edge in slugging (.431 to .400) and OPS (.770 to .739). That offensive advantage has shown up recently too: the Cubs have scored 7.0 runs per game over their last 10, compared with 5.8 for the Brewers.

Milwaukee, though, has paired its record with a much stronger bullpen. That may be the clearest team-level edge in the game. Brewers relievers carry a 3.55 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, all comfortably better than Chicago’s 4.32 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.1 K/9. In a matchup between division rivals with fairly comparable overall records, that late-inning gap stands out.

The probable starters offer a more mixed comparison.

Chicago’s Matthew Boyd has the better surface line in several categories, bringing a 4.05 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and a 39 percent quality-start rate into his 19th start. Milwaukee’s Robert Gasser sits at a 4.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 25 percent quality-start rate through 16 starts. If the question is who has more often provided steadier run prevention deep enough into games, the numbers lean to Boyd.

But Gasser’s profile is not without its counters. His 4.36 FIP is a bit lower than Boyd’s 4.57, and he has generated more strikeouts, 8.5 per nine against Boyd’s 7.0. That gives Milwaukee’s probable starter the better swing-and-miss number even if Chicago’s has been slightly cleaner in ERA, WHIP and home-run rate.

There is a broader theme to this game: Chicago’s season line points to the stronger offense, while Milwaukee’s record and bullpen numbers point to a team that has been more reliable at closing games out. Even the probable starters split the comparison rather than handing one side a clean advantage.

That is what makes this matchup interesting. The Cubs have the bats to pressure Milwaukee early. The Brewers have the relief corps and the standings edge that suggest they have been better at turning close games into wins.

Chicago owns the better season offensive profile, leading Milwaukee in runs per game (5.31 to 5.00), slugging (.431 to .400) and OPS (.770 to .739).
Milwaukee’s biggest statistical edge is in the bullpen: 3.55 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 9.6 K/9 versus Chicago’s 4.32, 1.32 and 8.1.
Probable starter Matthew Boyd has the better ERA, WHIP and quality-start rate, while Robert Gasser brings the lower FIP and higher strikeout rate.