It’s a rivalry weekend in Milwaukee. After a 4-2 road trip, the Brewers are back home to open a seven-game homestand against two division rivals. This also marks the beginning of 18 games in 17 days leading into the All-Star Break, and is the final homestand before the break.
Jacob Misiorowski is back on the mound to make tonight’s start. In his last game, Misiorowski was still strong but had his “worst” game in a while. He pitched just six innings, allowed two runs, and only struck out seven (his lowest strikeout total since April 14). That’s obviously still a very good start, but a step down from what he had been doing. This is his second start against the Cubs this season. In his previous start against them, he pitched six shutout innings on May 19.
For the Cubs, former Brewer Colin Rea starts tonight’s game. He is one of the few healthy arms in the Cubs’ rotation, but has been having a rough season. In 16 games (12 starts) he has a 4.99 ERA and 4.83 FIP. His last start came against the Blue Jays, where he pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings. The last time the Brewers faced him was in the 2025 NLDS. He mostly kept the Brewers in check then, allowing just one run over six innings in two appearances.
The Brewers made one roster move prior to today’s game. Yesterday, they optioned Craig Yoho back to Triple-A Nashville. That cleared a roster spot for Jared Koenig to be activated for tonight’s game. Koenig has missed over two months with an elbow sprain, but is finally back in the bullpen.
It’s a pretty standard lineup for tonight. Christian Yelich is batting leadoff as usual, with Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, and William Contreras behind him. Jake Bauers is playing in right field with Andrew Vaughn manning first base. Garrett Mitchell, Cooper Pratt, and David Hamilton round out the lineup.
First pitch is at 6:45 p.m. The game will be exclusively on Apple TV, with the usual radio broadcast available on the Brewers Radio Network.