Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers, at Wrigley Field, May 18, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Milwaukee Brewers

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Milwaukee Brewers
Record 26-18
Manager Pat Murphy
Game # 45
On This Date 23-25
Standing 2nd (1.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 13-7
Last 30 18-12
Home 15-9
Away 11-9
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 18-13
vs. LHP 8-5
1-Run Games 6-5
vs. East 4-5
vs. Central 2-3
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 16-8

MIL Last 10 Games

Brandon Sproat (#23, 25, RHP, 1-2, 5.75)

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 29-18
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 48
On This Date 72-46
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 21-9
Home 18-5
Away 11-13
Extra Innings 4-2
vs. RHP 22-13
vs. LHP 7-5
1-Run Games 9-3
vs. East 11-5
vs. Central 5-2
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 7-8

CHC Last 10 Games

Shota Imanaga (#18, 32, LHP, 4-3, 2.32)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, May 18, 2026MIL@CHC7:40pm
Tue, May 19, 2026MIL@CHC7:40pm
Wed, May 20, 2026MIL@CHC7:40pm
Fri, Jun 26, 2026CHC@MIL7:45pm
Sat, Jun 27, 2026CHC@MIL7:10pm
Sun, Jun 28, 2026CHC@MIL2:10pm
Mon, Aug 31, 2026MIL@CHC7:40pm
Tue, Sep 01, 2026MIL@CHC7:40pm
Wed, Sep 02, 2026MIL@CHC7:40pm
Thu, Sep 03, 2026MIL@CHC7:40pm
Mon, Sep 07, 2026CHC@MIL2:10pm
Tue, Sep 08, 2026CHC@MIL7:40pm
Wed, Sep 09, 2026CHC@MIL7:40pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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MIL Batters vs CHC Pitchers
MIL Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Brewers Batters (4.95 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.23 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Brewers Batters (4.95 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.23 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 18. Imanaga* 58. Blach* 88. Maton 41. Milner* 48. Palencia 39. Roberts 33. Rolison* 49. Thornton 71. Webb
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
9. Bauers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 8/.542 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.250 1/2.000
11. Chourio G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 3/.666 4/.500 ··· 2/1.500 1/ ··· 2/1.000 1/.000
24. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/1.264 3/2.667 2/1.000 1/5.000 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 ···
10. Frelick* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.310 3/.666 3/.000 1/.000 3/.667 1/ ··· ··· 2/.500
6. Hamilton* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 3/.333 2/.000
5. Mitchell* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Ortiz G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.500 2/2.000
16. Perkins# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/2.750 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 1/2.000
13. Rengifo# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 10/.733 2/1.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 7/.714
99. Sánchez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 2/2.500 4/.833 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 9/1.194 4/1.000
2. Turang* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.555 2/2.500 4/1.000 1/.000 7/.715 1/.000 1/2.000 2/2.500 2/.000
28. Vaughn G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.929 ··· 9/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 5/.733 3/1.333
22. Yelich* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.964 7/1.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/ 1/.000 3/.000 ···

MIL Batters

MIL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Bauers* G ·  S ·  vP 151 .281 .358 .489 .847 117 .881 34 .732 .681 77 .930 4 1 6 4
11. Chourio G ·  S ·  vP 52 .306 .346 .469 .816 40 .849 12 .705 1.326 52 .816 2 0 1 0
24. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 187 .283 .358 .386 .744 137 .792 50 .606 .666 103 .684 0 0 3 0
10. Frelick* G ·  S ·  vP 164 .225 .304 .310 .614 117 .715 47 .378 .675 85 .665 3 2 3 0
6. Hamilton* G ·  S ·  vP 123 .225 .325 .245 .570 93 .565 30 .585 .680 64 .610 8 3 0 4
5. Mitchell* G ·  S ·  vP 146 .223 .345 .355 .700 111 .702 35 .690 .805 79 .590 6 3 2 1
3. Ortiz G ·  S ·  vP 111 .198 .275 .250 .525 70 .531 41 .514 .393 53 .594 4 2 1 3
16. Perkins# G ·  S ·  vP 62 .111 .213 .167 .380 35 .088 27 .762 .431 25 .336 2 0 0 0
13. Rengifo# G ·  S ·  vP 142 .203 .270 .266 .535 86 .708 56 .277 .526 76 .571 2 0 0 2
99. Sánchez G ·  S ·  vP 108 .198 .361 .430 .791 70 .602 38 1.155 .599 52 .538 0 0 5 1
2. Turang* G ·  S ·  vP 188 .288 .409 .484 .892 132 1.005 56 .628 .722 100 .793 9 2 6 2
28. Vaughn G ·  S ·  vP 39 .281 .410 .438 .848 24 .701 15 1.100 .771 35 .893 0 0 1 1
22. Yelich* G ·  S ·  vP 65 .283 .338 .450 .788 44 .864 21 .636 .950 9 .556 3 0 2 0
TOTAL .244 .333 .360 .693 .733 .603 .671 .686 49 14 30 20

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
18. Imanaga* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 54.1 2.32 9.8 211 .183 .547 148 .502 63 .654 .506 129 .565 5 2 0
58. Blach* G ·  S ·  vP ·············· .0 .00 .0
32. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···X 33.2 1.60 9.1 129 .164 .439 66 .473 63 .402 .554 62 .336 1 5 0
30. Cabrera G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 51.0 4.06 7.9 211 .259 .747 89 .721 122 .766 .744 120 .848 8 7 2
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP X··oX··o···o·o 12.1 9.49 11.7 61 .320 1.017 37 .822 24 1.308 .557 37 .937 3 0 0
41. Milner* G ·  S ·  vP X··X···o···X·o 21.2 2.08 3.7 86 .197 .547 42 .514 44 .578 .611 51 .493 2 3 0
48. Palencia G ·  S ·  vP o··X···o··o·o· 9.0 2.00 9.0 37 .235 .680 18 .399 19 .957 .549 18 .863 1 1 0
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 47.0 4.98 7.7 207 .280 .748 75 .587 132 .840 .699 138 .822 6 3 1
39. Roberts G ·  S ·  vP ·X······Xo···· 7.2 .00 5.9 27 .048 .307 12 .350 15 .267 .286 17 .235 0 1 0
33. Rolison* G ·  S ·  vP ooo··X···o··Xo 12.1 4.38 9.5 52 .267 .864 32 1.110 20 .485 1.021 49 .878 3 0 0
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 50.2 4.97 7.5 210 .230 .818 102 .717 108 .918 .775 115 .825 16 7 2
49. Thornton G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X····Xo·· 5.0 .00 5.4 18 .176 .458 9 .347 9 .556 .619 18 .458 0 0 0
71. Webb G ·  S ·  vP X··X·o··X··oX· 19.2 3.20 10.5 86 .260 .728 33 .927 53 .602 .614 45 .513 3 1 1
TOTAL 3.99 8.2 .232 .695 .650 .719 64 33 8
CHC Batters vs MIL Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
MIL Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (5.13 RS/G) vs. Brewers Pitchers (3.57 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (5.13 RS/G) vs. Brewers Pitchers (3.57 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Sproat 56. Anderson 26. Ashby* 55. Drohan* 37. Hall* 29. Megill 39. Patrick 45. Uribe 41. Woodford
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
9. Amaya G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ 3/3.500 ··· ··· 5/.800
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.333 3/.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000 5/.000 1/ ···
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/2.500 5/.650 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/ 7/.762
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/.000 6/1.000 4/.500 ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 10/.900 ··· ··· 2/2.000 6/.733 3/1.667 13/.331
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/1.000 5/.400 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 5/.400 5/.200
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.250 4/1.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 3/.333 2/.000
5. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· 2/1.000
6. Shaw G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 5/.800 ··· 2/1.000 ··· 4/1.250 1/.000 ···
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 7/1.096 ··· 1/ 5/.000 6/1.500 2/.000 5/.000
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 6/1.267 ··· 1/3.000 5/.800 5/.000 7/.286 2/1.000

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 80 .242 .367 .394 .761 52 .736 28 .808 .598 40 .727 0 0 3 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 120 .250 .308 .463 .771 112 .788 8 .536 .805 72 .625 0 0 6 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 211 .259 .346 .368 .714 154 .701 57 .744 .699 114 .791 2 0 4 3
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 203 .232 .355 .369 .724 139 .759 64 .639 .898 119 .925 1 0 4 1
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 68 .345 .456 .655 1.110 65 1.107 3 1.167 1.463 39 1.274 0 0 3 0
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 192 .234 .314 .374 .688 121 .648 71 .757 .665 104 .779 12 3 5 1
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 204 .228 .368 .455 .823 147 .886 57 .667 1.021 116 .771 2 0 10 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 214 .262 .341 .390 .731 151 .685 63 .839 .773 117 .579 9 1 4 1
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 126 .300 .389 .409 .798 76 .633 50 1.065 .802 62 .694 0 0 2 3
5. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 .000 2 .000 5 .000 0 0 0 0
6. Shaw G ·  S ·  vP 103 .245 .294 .404 .698 52 .576 51 .821 .600 45 .606 3 1 3 1
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 146 .258 .363 .460 .823 107 .824 39 .817 .968 105 .895 0 0 7 0
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 180 .192 .302 .351 .653 121 .621 59 .716 .562 94 .609 3 0 6 4
TOTAL .246 .343 .406 .749 .739 .772 .793 .757 33 5 57 21

MIL Pitchers

MIL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
23. Sproat G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 36.0 5.75 9.0 154 .267 .857 77 .789 77 .930 .726 80 .780 8 2 4
56. Anderson G ·  S ·  vP X··X·········o 19.2 3.20 7.8 75 .221 .749 44 .757 31 .740 .681 31 .989 3 1 3
26. Ashby* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··XX··X·· 29.0 2.17 13.7 121 .217 .597 73 .543 48 .674 .675 62 .514 1 1 0
55. Drohan* G ·  S ·  vP ·····o···X···X 16.2 3.24 8.1 71 .219 .532 42 .510 29 .552 .695 56 .473 0 0 0
54. Gasser* G ·  S ·  vP X············· 4.0 4.50 6.8 20 .200 .733 16 .466 4 1.500 .733 20 .733 0 0 0
37. Hall* G ·  S ·  vP X··X···XX··o·X 21.1 1.69 10.1 88 .141 .532 50 .518 38 .549 .517 44 .311 1 0 1
52. Harrison* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 38.2 2.09 11.2 160 .229 .640 116 .618 44 .697 .707 100 .621 3 2 1
43. Henderson G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 18.0 3.50 11.5 71 .235 .665 20 .876 51 .582 .649 62 .625 2 2 1
29. Megill G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X·o···X·· 16.0 5.62 11.2 70 .230 .620 40 .686 30 .526 .379 34 .425 0 1 0
32. Misiorowski G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 51.0 2.12 14.1 202 .162 .493 89 .536 113 .456 .404 91 .353 4 1 0
39. Patrick G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o··X····X 39.1 2.75 6.6 160 .229 .660 74 .579 86 .729 .821 85 .695 2 1 2
45. Uribe G ·  S ·  vP ··o·XX·o···X·· 17.1 4.67 9.3 72 .215 .630 39 .646 33 .606 .721 35 .705 2 0 0
41. Woodford G ·  S ·  vP X············X 17.1 4.67 7.8 77 .301 .722 46 .467 31 1.105 .850 37 .642 1 0 0
TOTAL 3.29 9.8 .225 .651 .676 .604 34 15 15

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