The Milwaukee Brewers, who finally lost a game on Sunday after riding a 14-game win streak dating back to the start of August, sit eight games ahead of the Cubs entering a big five-game, four-day series in Wrigley against the Chicago Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday at Wrigley Field to prevent a fourth straight series loss. Now the Milwaukee Brewers come to town.

The 2025 season has been a mixed bag for Cubs manager Craig Counsell. His team opened the year on a 59-39 tear—only to find themselves outpaced by a once-in-a-generation Brewers squad, currently in the process of setting Milwaukee ablaze two years after its ex-skipper's departure.

"The Brewers are never going to lose again." Fans celebrate Milwaukee's franchise-record 14th straight win, Andruw Monasterio's monumental home run.

The Chicago Cubs once had a strong lead in the National League Central. However, the Milwaukee Brewers entered Sunday with a nine-game lead.

The Chicago Cubs have found themselves looking up at the Milwaukee Brewers when not too long ago it looked like they were running away with the division with a