Find out why millions of sports fans trust theScore as their number one sports app!

theScore App

Get all your news, scores and stats personalized to you!

Penalty Kicks

Timeline

Brewers

Almora Jr. popped out to second baseman Hiura.

Happ homered to left on a 3-1 count, Phegley scored.

Homered to left on a 3-1 count, Phegley scored.

Heyward grounded out, second baseman Hiura to first baseman Smoak, Schwarber scored.

Grounded out, second baseman Hiura to first baseman Smoak, Schwarber scored.

Cubs

Contreras doubled to right, Schwarber scored.

Hoerner singled to center, Contreras scored, Heyward to second.

Singled to center, Contreras scored, Heyward to second.

Caratini singled to right, Heyward scored, Hoerner to third.

Singled to right, Heyward scored, Hoerner to third.

Happ singled to center, Hoerner scored, Caratini to second.

Singled to center, Hoerner scored, Caratini to second.

Arcia singled to right, Narváez scored, Gamel to third.

Singled to right, Narváez scored, Gamel to third.

Contreras homered to left on a 2-2 count.

Cubs second.  Schwarber doubled to right.  Contreras struck out.  On Peralta's wild pitch, Schwarber to third.  Heyward grounded out, second baseman Hiura to first baseman Smoak, Schwarber scored.  Hoerner doubled to left.  Caratini struck out.

Cubs fourth.  Schwarber walked.  Contreras doubled to right, Schwarber scored.  Heyward walked on a full count.  Knebel pitching.  Hoerner singled to center, Contreras scored, Heyward to second.  Caratini singled to right, Heyward scored, Hoerner to third.  Happ singled to center, Hoerner scored, Caratini to second.  Bryant struck out.  Lauer pitching.  Rizzo struck out.  Báez walked on four pitches, Caratini to third, Happ to second.  Schwarber struck out.

Brewers fifth.  Morrison grounded out, second baseman Hoerner to first baseman Rizzo.  Narváez walked.  Cain struck out.  Gamel singled to right, Narváez to second.  Arcia singled to right, Narváez scored, Gamel to third.  Sogard lined out to shortstop Báez.

Cubs seventh.  Wahl pitching.  Báez struck out.  Schwarber popped out to second baseman Hiura.  Contreras homered to left on a 2-2 count.  Heyward singled to left.  Hoerner flied out to center fielder Cain.

Cubs eighth.  Gyorko in as third baseman.  Grimm pitching.  Phegley walked.  Happ homered to left on a 3-1 count, Phegley scored.  Bryant struck out.  Rizzo homered to left on a 1-1 count.  Báez lined out to center fielder Cain.  Almora Jr. popped out to second baseman Hiura.

 This will be only the second time the Brewers and Cubs will meet in their season-opening series along with the 2008 season (Milwaukee won two of three). Current Brewers manager Craig Counsell scored the winning run for Milwaukee on Opening Day in 2008 (4-3 in 10 innings).

 The Brewers are looking to make the postseason in three straight seasons for the first time in franchise history. Milwaukee finished 89-73 in 2019 despite a run differential of just +3. The last NL team to finish 16+ games over .500 with a lower run differential was the 2007 Diamondbacks (90-72, -20 run diff).

 Former Cub David Ross will take over for Joe Maddon as manager in Chicago. The Cubs haven't had a manager last more than five years since Leo Durocher managed the club for six and a half seasons from 1966-1972. Including Ross, Chicago has had 28 different managers since 1972, most in MLB.

 After winning NL MVP in 2018, Christian Yelich improved on his numbers in 2019, leading all of MLB with a 1.100 OPS and leading the NL with a .329 batting average. However, he narrowly lost out on the 2019 NL MVP to Cody Bellinger after missing the last three weeks of the season with a fractured kneecap.

 Kyle Hendricks will make his first Opening Day start, getting the nod over Jon Lester, who had opened for the Cubs in four of the last five years. Hendricks had a 2.04 ERA at Wrigley Field last season, the second-best home ERA among qualifiers behind Hyun Jin Ryu (1.93). Hendricks owns a 2.61 career ERA at Wrigley.

 The Cubs (256) and Brewers (250) each set franchise records for most home runs in a season, ranking second and third in the NL, respectively, behind the Dodgers (279). Chicago had 11 different players hit at least 10 homers, tied for third most in MLB.

HP - Tumpane, 1B - Navas, 2B - Nelson, 3B - Bucknor

Emotions could run high once again as the Chicago Cubs and visiting Milwaukee Brewers square off in the rubber match of a season-opening, three-game series Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs and Brewers have intensified their rivalry during the past few seasons, with both teams competing at or near the top of the National League Central. Neither team appears willing to back down, not even during a pandemic, as cameras showed players shouting at each other from opposite dugouts during Saturday's contest.

Rival Cubs, Brewers set for key rubber match

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Chatwood pitched three-hit ball over six innings, Willson Contreras homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-1 on Sunday to take two of three in their opening series.
Chatwood (1-0) gave the Cubs just the sort of outing they were looking for after working mostly out of the bullpen last season. He struck out eight and walked two in an impressive start for a pitcher who struggled with his control his first two years in Chicago.

Pitching

Scoring Summary

Game Details

Game Details

Pitching

RELATED NEWS

Line Score
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
MIL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
CHC	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	3	X

Milwaukee Brewers @ Chicago Cubs on July 26, 2020

Pitching

Scoring Summary

Game Details

Game Details

Pitching

RELATED NEWS