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Cubs vs Brewers

Final · NLDS Game 1 · Sat Oct 4 · 2:08 PM ET · American Family Field

Chicago CubsCubs92-70
3
FinalOct 4, 2025
Milwaukee BrewersBrewers97-65
9
TVTBSStreamHBO Max

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch
Moneyline
CHC+120
MIL−145
Run line
CHC +1.5−190
MIL −1.5+145
Total O/U
Over 7.5−115
Under 7.5−105
  • Run line: Brewers −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 7.5 (12 runs).

Recap

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 in Game 1 of the NLDS at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Oct 4, 2025 to move to 97-65.

Milwaukee leads the NLDS 1-0. They scored 6 runs in the first inning.

Score by inning

Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers, score by inning
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CHC1000010103
MIL63000000x9

W: Peralta (1-0) · L: Boyd (0-1)

Scoring plays

Top 1

  1. CHCHome runBusch homered to right center (385 feet).1-0

Bottom 1

  1. MILDoubleTurang doubled to right, Chourio scored.1-1
  2. MILDoubleContreras doubled to center, Turang scored.1-2
  3. MILReached on errorFrelick safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Hoerner, Contreras scored, Vaughn to second.1-3
  4. MILSinglePerkins singled to center, Vaughn scored, Frelick to third.1-4
  5. MILSingleChourio singled to left, Frelick scored and Perkins scored, Ortiz to second.1-6

Bottom 2

  1. MILSingleDurbin singled to center, Contreras scored and Yelich scored, Vaughn to second.1-8
  2. MILSingleChourio reached on infield single to third, Vaughn scored, Ortiz to second, Durbin to third.1-9

Top 6

  1. CHCHome runHapp homered to center (415 feet).2-9

Top 8

  1. CHCHome runHoerner homered to left (404 feet).3-9

Team stats

CHCMIL
Hits
6
13
Home Runs
3
0
Runs Batted In
3
8
Walks
3
5
Strikeouts
12
8
Runners Left On Base
9
22
Errors
1
0

Player stats

Cubs · Batting

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Michael Busch 1B1-4411110117.357.438.786
Nico Hoerner 2B1-4411110218.333.313.600
Kyle Tucker DH0-3300001019.214.267.214
Seiya Suzuki RF0-4400000217.200.200.533
Ian Happ LF1-4411110112.133.133.400
Carson Kelly C1-4401000215.333.429.583
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF1-440100019.286.286.286
Dansby Swanson SS1-4401000319.231.286.308
Matt Shaw 3B0-1100002016.000.200.000
Moises Ballesteros PH0-110000006.000.000.000

Cubs · Pitching

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Matthew Boyd P0.246211030-215.4030
Michael Soroka P1.053321038-2016.2038
Aaron Civale P4.130003055-370.0055
Ben Brown P2.010023043-250.0043

Brewers · Batting

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Jackson Chourio LF3-33133000131.0001.0001.333
Isaac Collins LF0-220000017.000.000.000
Brandon Lockridge LF0-000000000.000.000.000
Brice Turang 2B2-5512100323.400.400.600
William Contreras C2-5522100012.400.400.600
Christian Yelich DH1-4411001023.250.400.250
Andrew Vaughn 1B1-3321001011.333.500.333
Jake Bauers 1B0-000000107.0001.000.000
Sal Frelick RF1-5511000016.200.200.200
Caleb Durbin 3B1-4401200212.250.250.250
Blake Perkins CF2-4412100128.500.500.750
Joey Ortiz SS0-2200002114.000.500.000

Brewers · Pitching

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Freddy Peralta P5.242239295-563.1895
Aaron Ashby P1.100001016-110.0016
Jared Koenig P1.011100117-139.0017
Nick Mears P1.010002020-150.0020

Game info

VenueAmerican Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
Attendance42,678
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Edwin Moscoso · First Base Umpire: Mike Estabrook · Second Base Umpire: Will Little · Third Base Umpire: Lance Barksdale
TVTBS · national

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