A dominant effort from Freddy Peralta will help Milwaukee start a new win streak at Wrigley Field today, as our Brewers vs. Cubs predictions for Monday, August 18, 2025 explain.

Brewers coaches and front office officials have spent hours in meetings and Zoom sessions over recent days discussing how to get through this particularly burdensome stretch of the schedule without blowing out the pitching on the cusp of a pennant push.

Freddy Peralta has been as hot as the weather in the Midwest as of late. Peralta continued his Cy Young efforts with another strong outing on Monday. Peralta went six strong innings, allowing just a single hit and no runs. He struck out six batters and walked three in the game.

Who doesn’t love a little doubleheader to kick off a Monday in MLB? The two top teams in the NL Central – the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs – will battle o

Peralta (15-5) earned the win over the Cubs on Monday, allowing one hit and issuing three walks while striking out six batters over six scoreless innings.

CHICAGO - The red-hot Milwaukee Brewers continue to roll through the league, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-0 in the series opener on Monday. With the Crew

Freddy Peralta allowed one hit in six innings for his major league-leading 15th win, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Monday.

Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 3.89 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (9-5, 3.99 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 90 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -114, Cubs -105; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs lead 2-1 in a five-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.