For the first time since the 2025 National League Divisional Series, the Chicago Cubs are coming to Milwaukee for a series.

The Milwaukee Brewers sit at 49-29 and have one of the best records in all of baseball. Currently, they hold a 6.5-game lead on the second-place Cubs.

Chicago is 44-37 and is 7-3 in their last 10, the same record Milwaukee possesses. Both teams were able to enjoy an off-day, and now, carry four-game winning streaks into American Family Field.

Milwaukee posted a comparison of these team's statistics heading into the heated I-94 Rivalry Series. Chicago is fresh off a dominant sweep in New York and proved to be the last team Carlos Mendoza would manage with the Mets. Mendoza was fired by the Mets on Friday morning.

That said, the Brewers have eight more runs, are hitting over a full tenth higher, and have 20 more stolen bases than Chicago.

Pat Murphy's squad had 407 runs this season compared to Craig Counsell's team which sits at 399. When it comes to batting average, Milwaukee is hitting .254 while Chicago is hitting .243.

Milwaukee's speed is second to none, and that should once again take center stage in this series. The Brewers have stolen 77 bases this season compared to Chicago's 57. Of all the stats highlighted coming into this three-game slate, it's clear the Brewers speed could be a deciding factor.

The Cubs have 673 hits on the year which just so happens to be one more than Milwaukee's 672. Obviously, the Brewers are still winning games even with less hits, but the number of walks Chicago has drawn is quite alarming.

Through 81 games, the Cubs have drawn 355 walks. That is more than Milwaukee, by far, as Murphy's team has drawn 329 themselves. Again, there's nothing necessarily wrong with that total, and there are a ton of variables that help get to that point.

Either way, it's something that has to be noted. Chicago is as patient as it gets, and Milwaukee can't afford to give them any free baserunners.

A 6.5-game division lead looks great on paper, but after this weekend is over, a bad performance from Milwaukee could have the Cubs just three and a half games back, and that's the last thing the Brewers plan to do in front of their sold-out crowds. 

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