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Milwaukee Brewers 1, Chicago Cubs 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Wrigley FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 3, 9:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score68
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 68
1
1–2
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
89–73 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 59
2
T-Score59
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBrewersHenderson owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
LineupBrewersThe confirmed Milwaukee order includes 7 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee owns a 3.65 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Chicago's 4.32.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
PowerCubsChicago has 197 home runs this season, 67 more than Milwaukee.

Starting pitchers

MIL
Logan Henderson RHP
Logan Henderson
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.48
8th
WHIP
0.83
3rd
K/9
10.14
31st
BB/9
1.65
7th
P-Score71i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.30
129th
OPS/R
–
IP
76.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.23
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CHC
Kevin Gausman RHP
Kevin Gausman
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.52
141st
WHIP
1.27
101st
K/9
9.04
55th
BB/9
2.49
43rd
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.16
137th
OPS/R
–
IP
155.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.14
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Henderson allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.83 WHIP compared with 1.27.
·Henderson enters with a 2.48 ERA compared with Gausman's 4.52.
·Henderson strikes out 1.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Henderson has produced a quality start in 100% of outings versus 40%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricHendersonGausmanNote
Career vs opponent–5.40 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Henderson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%93.1
Changeup35%82.9
Cutter15%87.8
Sweeper3%81.1
Gausman arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam51%93.8
Splitter39%84.0
Slider8%84.0
Changeup1%83.9
Sweeper1%79.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Brewers vs RHP (Kevin Gausman)
2nd
in MLB
0.759OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cubs vs RHP (Logan Henderson)
3rd
in MLB
0.757OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Kevin Gausman
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Gausman (BvP)
1Jackson ChourioRLF79.83825.7781-for-3Very small sample
2Brice TurangL2B76.81621.9010-for-3Very small sample
3William ContrerasRC74.75818.7570-for-3Very small sample
4Jake BauersL1B84.87326.8630-for-2Very small sample
5Andrew VaughnR1B69.8346.7643-for-6Very small sample
6Christian YelichLDH58.69312.7220-for-4Very small sample
7Garrett MitchellLCF71.77011.8020-for-2Very small sample
8Joey OrtizRSS58.7309.7681-for-5Very small sample
9David HamiltonL3B40.6504.6680-for-2Very small sample
1Jackson Chourio LF · R.291 / .838 · 25 HRvs hand .778 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample79H-Score2Brice Turang 2B · L.268 / .816 · 21 HRvs hand .901 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample76H-Score3William Contreras C · R.270 / .758 · 18 HRvs hand .757 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample74H-Score4Jake Bauers 1B · L.266 / .873 · 26 HRvs hand .863 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample84H-Score5Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .764 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample69H-Score6Christian Yelich DH · L.235 / .693 · 12 HRvs hand .722 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample58H-Score7Garrett Mitchell CF · L.262 / .770 · 11 HRvs hand .802 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample71H-Score8Joey Ortiz SS · R.270 / .730 · 9 HRvs hand .768 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample58H-Score9David Hamilton 3B · L.245 / .650 · 4 HRvs hand .668 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample40H-Score
Chicago CubsOfficial lineupvs RHP Logan Henderson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Henderson (BvP)
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF81.94245.973No MLB historyNo history
2Seiya SuzukiRRF75.84126.797No MLB historyNo history
3Michael BuschL1B65.74520.736No MLB historyNo history
4Alex BregmanR3B73.81928.799No MLB historyNo history
5Ian HappSLF64.73824.816No MLB historyNo history
6Nico HoernerR2B49.6668.665No MLB historyNo history
7Pedro RamírezS2B52.7236.662No MLB historyNo history
8Michael ConfortoLDH68.80015.774No MLB historyNo history
9Carson KellyRC56.71210.638No MLB historyNo history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280 / .942 · 45 HRvs hand .973 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270 / .841 · 26 HRvs hand .797 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Michael Busch 1B · L.242 / .745 · 20 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Ian Happ LF · S.218 / .738 · 24 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263 / .666 · 8 HRvs hand .665 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score7Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261 / .723 · 6 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score8Michael Conforto DH · L.240 / .800 · 15 HRvs hand .774 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score9Carson Kelly C · R.258 / .712 · 10 HRvs hand .638 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMILMIL·CHCCHC
AVG.258 2nd.251 6th
OPS.744 3rd.767 1st
Home runs154 29th220 3rd
Runs832 2nd850 1st
OBP.341 1st.339 2nd
SLG.403 11th.428 1st
PitchingMILMIL·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.51vs4.12
MILCHC
WHIP1.18vs1.26
MILCHC
K/99.6vs7.8
MILCHC
HR Allowed171vs231
MILCHC
BullpenMILMIL·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.65vs4.32
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.20vs1.32
no league rank
Saves55vs36
MILCHC
ResultsMILMIL·CHCCHC
+4631st
Run differential
+4502nd
103–59 Record89–73
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Milwaukee Brewers (6–4)
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
Chicago Cubs (4–6)
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Logan Henderson (2.48 ERA, 9–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cubs?+
Kevin Gausman (4.52 ERA, 8–11) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 PM ET at Wrigley Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Brewers and Cubs performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cubs 7–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Logan Henderson is at 71; Kevin Gausman is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.