Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs

May 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIL	0	1	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	0	5
CHC	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	7

loss:

S. Imanagawin: Milwaukee Brewers logo

S. Drohan

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- Memories came flooding back for Milwaukee president of baseball operations Matt Arnold on Monday while he sat in Wrigley Field’s first-base dugout. The first pitch of the first meaningful Brewers-Cubs regular-season game since last year’s National League Division Series was fast approaching. “Think of the magnitude of that...

Scoring Summary

MILCHC

2
Christian Yelich homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
4
Jake Bauers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. William Contreras scores. Andrew Vaughn to 3rd. [1 run]
20
4
Sal Frelick doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Andrew Vaughn scores. Jake Bauers scores. [2 runs]
40
4
Jackson Chourio singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Sal Frelick scores. Joey Ortiz to 3rd. [1 run]
50
5
Jake Bauers homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Yelich scores. Andrew Vaughn scores. [3 runs]
80
5
Dansby Swanson homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Carson Kelly scores. [2 runs]
82
5
Michael Busch doubles (10) on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Chourio. Nico Hoerner scores. [1 run]
83
6
Christian Yelich doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Brice Turang scores. William Contreras to 3rd. [1 run]
93

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jackson ChourioCF-LF	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.315
2Brice Turang2B	0	4	1	0	2	1	0	3	.280
3William ContrerasC	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.287
4Christian YelichDH	2	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	.297
5Andrew Vaughn1B	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	.314
Blake PerkinsCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109
6Jake BauersLF-1B	2	4	2	4	0	0	1	1	.288
7Luis Rengifo3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.205
8Sal FrelickRF	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.226
9Joey OrtizSS	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.202
TOTAL	13	37	9	9	4	4	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brandon SproatRHP	4.2	3	3	3	5	3	1	78	5.75
Shane DrohanLHP	4.1	4	0	0	5	0	0	42	2.57

TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	10	3	1	120	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nico Hoerner2B	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	.258
2Michael Busch1B	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.241
3Alex Bregman3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	.254
4Ian HappLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.222
5Seiya SuzukiRF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.266
6Michael ConfortoDH	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.328
Matt ShawPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242
7Carson KellyC	2	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.307
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.229
9Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.194
TOTAL	7	33	3	3	10	3	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shota ImanagaLHP	4.1	9	8	8	2	3	2	79	3.38
Ethan RobertsRHP	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	28	0.96
Ty BlachLHP	3.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	30	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	13	9	9	4	4	2	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMILCHC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Jackson Chourio flies out sharply to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Brice Turang strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — William Contreras grounds out, pitcher Shota Imanaga to first baseman Michael Busch. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Nico Hoerner walks.
00
WALK — Michael Busch walks. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
00
LINEOUT — Alex Bregman lines out to center fielder Jackson Chourio. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Ian Happ called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Seiya Suzuki flies out to left fielder Jake Bauers. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

MIL

CHC

9Runs3

13Hits7

0Errors0

.351Batting Avg.212

37At Bats33

5Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs1

9Runs-Batted-In3

4Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts10

5Left on Base7

22Total Bases12

Game Details

Monday, May 18, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 37,647 (90.4%)

weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CHC -163

over/under: 10.5