After another blown lead, the Chicago Cubs are hoping to avoid a series loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday and regain a lead in the Wild Card race. No pre

The Cubs and Brewers often look evenly matched on paper, yet the results say otherwise: Milwaukee is closing in on another NL Central title.

The Milwaukee Brewers will try to move their magic number to win the division to seven with a win over the Chicago Cubs with Jacob Misiorowski on the mound. Misiorowski (14-5, 1.97 ERA) opposes David Peterson (7-8, 5.39) in the starting-pitching matchup Sept. 8 at American Family Field. Brewers.TV

The Milwaukee Brewers took another step towards locking up the NL Central division on Monday, taking Game 1 of their series with the Chicago Cubs, 4-3.  These t

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the Chicago Cubs on Monday to start a three-game series. Milwaukee is 88-56 overall and 47-25 in home games. The Brewers have gone 27-9 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Ryan Rolison has seized his opportunity with the Chicago Cubs after earning a mid-April call-up. Entering Tuesday, he owns a 2.89 ERA and 146 ERA+ in 52 appearances.

The Milwaukee Brewers opened their three-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a 4-3 victory Monday afternoon.